EmpowerYouth Program: Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life

EmpowerYouth Program: Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life is sponsored by Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

Opportunity Listing - Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life) Simpler. Grants. gov uses Login.

gov to verify your identity and manage your account securely. You don't need a separate username or password for this site. Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life) Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OFA 93.

086 -- Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants Closed Closed opportunity Last Updated: May 13, 2026 View version history on Grants.

gov 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.

Private institutions of higher education Independent school districts Public and state institutions of higher education Special district governments City or township governments Federally recognized Native American tribal governments Public and Indian housing authorities Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3) Other Native American tribal organizations Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3) For-profit organizations other than small businesses 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.

Grantor contact information File name Description Last updated hhs-2025-acf-ofa-zd-0013_rev3. pdf hhs-2025-acf-ofa-zd-0013_rev3.

pdf Jul 15, 2025 07:51 PM UTC Link to additional information Funding opportunity number : Cost sharing or matching requirement : Funding instrument type : Opportunity Category Explanation : Category of Funding Activity : Income security and social services Your account requires additional identity verification.