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The primary function of Office of Refugee Resettlement/Division of Unaccompanied Children’s Operations (ORR/DUCO) is to provide temporary shelter care and other related services to unaccompanied alien children (UAC) in ORR custody. An unaccompanied alien child is defined as a child who:
(A) has no lawful immigration status in the United States;
(B) has not attained 18 years of age; and
(C) with respect to whom—
(i) there is no parent or legal guardian in the United States; or
(ii) no parent or legal guardian in the United States is available to provide care and physical custody.
Although the UAC population generally consists of adolescents 12 to 17 years of age, with males representing a higher percentage of the overall population, ORR is seeking applicants who can provide services for a diverse population of UAC of all ages and genders, as well as pregnant and parenting teens. UAC come from all over the world, but most are from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico. Unless otherwise specified, successful applicants are expected to provide services for UAC from any country.
Shelter care is the initial placement for the majority of UAC entering the care and custody of ORR. Shelter care providers (care providers) include state licensed shelters, group homes, and transitional foster care (TFC) providers, with a minimum capacity of 50 beds, who provide 24 hours 7 days a week care and services that begin at intake and end in discharge of UAC from care. Applicants can apply for basic shelter care, group home, and/or TFC with a combined minimum capacity of 50 beds. Although this announcement stipulates applicants provide a minimum of 50 beds per submission, a submission of less than 50 beds will not automatically disqualify or exclude an applicant from further consideration
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