Closed · HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-CY-0016 · CFDA 93.623 · Discretionary
FY 2026 Basic Center Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$350K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 17, 2026
- Close date
- 77
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY 2026 Basic Center Program is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB that offered $100,000 -- $350,000 across 77 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.
- $100K-$350K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 77
- expected awards
- 93.623
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on August 17, 2026. CFDA 93.623 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $100,000 -- $350,000.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed August 17, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$27,000,000
Expected Awards
77
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The Basic Center Program (BCP) provides temporary, emergency shelter; and counseling services to youth who have left home without permission of their parents or guardians, have been forced to leave home, or other homeless youth who might otherwise end up in the law enforcement or in the child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems. BCPs work to establish or strengthen community-based programs that meet the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families. BCPs provide youth under 18 years of age with food, clothing, counseling and referrals for health care. BCPs can provide up to 21 days of shelter for youth and seeks to reunite young people with their families, whenever possible, or to locate appropriate alternative placements.
Wide-open applicant board · 13 Grants.gov doors
FY 2026 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 code maps to Income Security and Social Services (ISS). 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.
Agency Contact
Gloria Watkins Gloria.Watkins@acf.hhs.gov
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What to do next
FY 2026 Basic Center Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
- Look up CFDA 93.623 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
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