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Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life)
HHS-2025-ACF-OFA-ZD-0013
Toya Joyner
Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2025-ACF-OFA-ZD-0013
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Expected Number of Awards: 26
CFDA Number(s): 93.086 -- Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Posted Date: Jul 29, 2024 12:00:00 AM EDT
Closing Date: N/A
Estimated Total Program Funding: 23100000
Award Ceiling: $1250000
Award Floor: $400000
Eligible Applicants: Independent school districts,Public and State controlled institutions of higher education,Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education,City or township governments,Private institutions of higher education,For profit organizations other than small businesses,Special district governments,Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education,County governments,Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments),State governments,Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized),Small businesses,Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification),Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Additional Information on Eligibility: All public and private entities are eligible to apply under this funding opportunity announcement (including, but not limited to, state, territorial, local, and quasi-governmental agencies, Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations, independent school districts, public, private or Tribal institutions of higher education, and for-profit entities). Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from the merit review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization's religious character, affiliation, or exercise.
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. ACF is interested in funding a diverse range of projects, from high impact projects, to moderate scope projects, to smaller scope projects, as well as smaller new/initial projects.
