Closed · HHS-2025-ACF-OFA-ZD-0013 · CFDA 93.086 · Discretionary
Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Children and Families - OFA, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $400K-$1.3M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 29, 2025
- Close date
- 26
- Expected awards
The verdict
Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life) is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Children and Families - OFA that offered $400,000 -- $1,250,000 across 26 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $400K-$1.3M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 26
- expected awards
- 93.086
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life) - is cataloged under number HHS-2025-ACF-OFA-ZD-0013 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.086, posted by Administration for Children and Families - OFA. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on July 15, 2025. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $400,000 -- $1,250,000. The agency has projected $23.1 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 26 awards. If the agency funds the expected 26 awards from the $23.1 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $888,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on July 29, 2025. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$400,000 -- $1,250,000
Close Date
July 29, 2025
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.
Posted
July 15, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$23,100,000
Expected Awards
26
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) announces its plan to solicit applications for the competitive award of grants that support healthy marriage and relationship education activities including parenting, and job and career advancement activities as authorized under Section 403(a)(2) of the Social Security Act. The Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life) grants will be targeted exclusively to projects designed to provide healthy marriage and relationship education skills, parenting (for young fathers and mothers as applicable), financial management, job and career advancement, and other activities, to youth that are high-school aged (grades 9-12) or in late adolescence and early adulthood (ages 14 to 24), including parenting and/or pregnant youth. Grants awarded will support family formation and healthy marriage promotion activities under the authorizing legislation, through marriage and relationship education/skills (MRES). Applicants must provide evidence of organizational capacity to implement their proposed project for the community specified.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 11, 12, 13, 20, 22, 23, 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Toya Joyner ofa@grantreview.org
Key Dates
Frequently Asked Questions
What is this grant opportunity?
Is this opportunity still open?
How much funding is available?
How do I apply?
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Related
| Publisher | PlainGrants |
| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |