Closed · HHS-2025-ACF-ACYF-CY-0006 · CFDA 93.623 · Discretionary

Basic Center Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$200K-$350K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 28, 2025
Close date
67
Expected awards

The verdict

Basic Center Program is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB that offered $199,999 -- $350,000 across 67 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 115 other opportunities from Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB.

$200K-$350K
award range
Closed
application status
67
expected awards
93.623
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Basic Center Program is closed (last close July 28, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB still indexes 115 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 28, 2025

Posted Jul 9 Closes Jul 28

Est. Total Funding

$23,364,000

Expected Awards

67

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The primary purpose of BCP is to provide temporary, emergency shelter and counseling services to youth less than 18 years of age. We award community-based organizations funding to operate short-term shelters (including group home care and host family homes) and provide counseling services to youth who have run away or are experiencing homelessness or housing instability and who are not already receiving services from the child welfare or juvenile justice systems.

Wide-open applicant board · 13 Grants.gov doors

Basic Center Program prints 13 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +9 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Income Security and Social Services · Opportunity Zones (ISS;OZ). 26 other Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB listings share this eligibility-code string (22% of 116).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 05
Independent school districts
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 08
Public / Indian housing authorities
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.

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Agency Contact

Gloria Watkins Gloria.Watkins@acf.hhs.gov

What to do next

Basic Center Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants