Dear Partner, We appreciate the strong interest to support increasing provider participation in the Unaccompanied Children (UC) program. We wanted to share new information. Specifically, below are categories and options for an organization or government jurisdiction to work with the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to expand licensed beds to care for and house children and youth based on individual circumstances (see attached fact sheet for specific service and responsibility requirements). We also have included information for businesses and organizations who are interested in providing other support resources that UC providers need to be able to care for and house children and youth (e.g., buildings, bi-lingual staff, licensed childcare workers, staff who can perform case management). Please feel free to share this information broadly with your constituents, networks and other interested stakeholders. To best address many of the questions we have been receiving, we will also be starting a weekly open call for any non-UC organizations and providers interested in learning about the opportunity and how to become engaged. Stay tuned for more details this week on the specific information for joining the call. Please fill out this survey, which will prompt you to share information about your organization’s resources and ability to meet the present needs to support the effort to expand licensed beds for unaccompanied children. The survey will help you understand the best path or option for considering if this is a fit for your organization’s capabilities, resources, and interests. Additional details for possible paths are below. Interested Provider Survey: https://orrresponse.force.com/s/ If you have questions, please direct them to the Office of Refugee Resettlement Unaccompanied Children Program at
[email protected]. 1) Provider organizations that have an active state license for shelter care of children/youth and have adequate staff capacity , including fluent Spanish speaking staff, have two options based on desired nature of grantee relationship (Option A or B), OR a city, county or state government (Option A): Option A: Become a direct ORR grantee or short-term contractor (for organizations or city, county, or state governments) Interested eligible providers review and submit corresponding materials based on best fit for the applying organization: Grant (multi-year) using the single source application materials (provided in documents attached to this email) Submit a single source application based on the attached guidance materials. Please submit your application along with the required forms listed in the attachment to Peter Thompson, Director of the Office of Grants Policy, at
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[email protected]. The required forms are available at https://www.grants.gov. Please download, fill out, and return the required forms along with your application. Contract (up to one year) Submit a contract response using materials provided in the ORR-UC-Shelter and Foster care services contract response. Option B: Contract with a current UC direct grantee provider as a subrecipient For licensed providers interested in a shorter-term relationship with ORR through a subrecipient relationship with a current UC provider, please use the link provided and complete the information requested. ORR will share the list of interested and eligible subrecipients with current unaccompanied children grantees who may reach out to develop a subrecipient relationship and submit a proposal to ORR. Please complete Interested Provider Survey: https://orrresponse.force.com/s/ 2) Businesses, organizations, and associations with support resources that UC providers need to be able to care for and house children and youth (e.g., buildings, bi-lingual staff, licensed childcare workers, staff who can perform case management) Please complete Interested Provider Survey: https://orrresponse.force.com/s/ Option A: Providers with staffing and other resources, including staffing case management, licensed building Staff and other resources may be considered for an ORR contract if viable and relevant to the needs. Please complete the information in the linked Interested Provider Survey: https://orrresponse.force.com/s/ For staff resources: Please complete the information in the linked survey noting number of available staff, location, availability, specific skills, expertise and licenses (if relevant). For other resources: Please complete the information in the linked survey noting the specific resources, time available, and any other details that ORR will need to understand capacity and availability. Option B: Respond to an open contracts solicitation There are existing open contract solicitations for a key group of required services: Direct Care Services (https://beta.sam.gov/opp/3aaddb538f09474cbdafea42152c1294/view?keywords=75ACF121R00027&sort=-relevance&index=&is_active=true&page=1) Child Advocate Services (https://beta.sam.gov/opp/3031c32531d14a76bb31dcd371aa5f86/view?keywords=75ACF121R00026&sort=-relevance&index=&is_active=true&page=1) Providers may review the solicitation and apply directly to the opportunity. Thank you for your interest and commitment to support the unaccompanied children effort. Best Regards, The Office of Refugee Resettlement Unaccompanied Children Program