Youth Regional Treatment Center Aftercare Program

The Youth Regional Treatment Center Aftercare Program is a forecasted federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Indian Health Service. The opportunity number is HHS-2027-IHS-YRTC-0001, and the assistance listing is 93.654, Indian Health Service Behavioral Health Programs. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding in the Health funding activity category and will use a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument. The forecast was dated August 6, 2026, and was last updated on August 6, 2026. The Indian Health Service expects to make two awards and estimates total program funding of $900,000. The goal of the Youth Regional Treatment Center Aftercare Program is to help American Indian and Alaska Native youth achieve and sustain safety, sobriety, and long-term success following discharge from a Youth Regional Treatment Center. The program is intended to strengthen culturally appropriate, community-based aftercare services for youth. Its stated objectives include improving care coordination and building partnerships across the continuum of care so that youth transitioning from treatment can receive stronger community-based support. The program also seeks to enhance Youth Regional Treatment Center capacity to address barriers, support effective case management, and improve outcomes for youth. These objectives indicate an emphasis on coordinated behavioral health aftercare and organizational capacity that supports successful transitions following treatment. The forecast does not provide a detailed list of allowable or prohibited expenditures, individual award amounts, indirect cost restrictions, subaward limitations, or a specified period of performance. Applicants should therefore rely on the future posted funding announcement for any additional spending rules and award-specific requirements. No cost sharing or matching requirement applies according to the forecast. Eligible applicants include Native American tribal organizations and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. The additional eligibility information specifically identifies a federally recognized Tribe as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603 (14) and a Tribal organization as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603 (26). The source does not identify additional applicant organization types beyond these Tribal entities. It also does not state specific state, county, city, or other sub-state geographic restrictions. The opportunity is currently forecasted rather than open for applications. The estimated posting date is August 1, 2027, which is when the funding opportunity is expected to become available. The estimated application deadline is October 1, 2027. Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the listed application due date. The forecast does not identify a letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, or other pre-application gating requirement. It also does not provide application questions, required attachments, narrative requirements, evaluation criteria, or other detailed submission components. The estimated award date is November 15, 2027, and the estimated project start date is also November 15, 2027. The source does not state that this opportunity recurs annually, biennially, quarterly, or according to another recurring schedule, so recurrence is not established. Questions may be directed to the Indian Health Service Division of Grants Management at dgm@ihs.gov or 301-443-5204. Because this is a forecasted opportunity, the stated posting, application, award, and project start dates are estimates, and the source does not provide a direct PDF notice or complete additional-information URL.

Align the proposed approach with the stated program goals of culturally appropriate community-based aftercare, improved care coordination, partnerships across the continuum of care, enhanced YRTC capacity, addressing barriers, effective case management, and improved outcomes for youth.