The Basic Center Program (BCP) provides temporary 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. BCP award recipients provide youth under 18 years of age with emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling and referrals for health care. BCP award recipients 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. Additional services may include: street-based services; home-based services for families with youth at risk of separation from the family; drug abuse education and prevention services; and at the request of runaway and homeless youth, testing for sexually transmitted diseases.
Basic Center Program
Organization
Administration for Children & Families
Application Deadline
Description
Minimum
$50000
Maximum
$250000
Eligible Entities Details
Unrestricted
Cooperative Agreement
No
Cost-Share
Yes
Eligible Entities
Nonprofits / Community-based organizations (CBOs)
Educational institutions
Tribal non-government entities
Tribal governments
Local governments
State governments
Other
Funding Opportunity ID
A182
Deadline Submission Status
Closed
Eligible Locations Details
United States & Territories
Eligible Locations
U.S. & Territories