Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP)
Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) supports Idaho youth service providers with housing, street outreach, and host home projects to address homelessness among young people age 24 and younger.
Funder: Idaho Housing and Finance Association
Due Dates: Application deadline not announced | November 1, 2025 or later (originally anticipated project start)
Funding Amounts: $3.8 million awarded to IHFA; the majority designated for youth service provider sub-grants
Summary: HUD’s YHDP supports youth service providers addressing homelessness among youth and young adults age 24 and younger in Idaho.
Key Information: IHFA has announced its intent to award five projects following Youth Action Board funding recommendations.
Description
The Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program addressing youth and young adult homelessness. Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) is the primary recipient and local administrator of Idaho’s award, announced by HUD in October 2024. The program serves youth experiencing homelessness who are age 24 and younger, including unaccompanied youth and pregnant or parenting youth.
Leadership by youth with lived experience is a cornerstone of planning, project design, implementation, and evaluation. Youth leaders selected three project types for local funding: joint transitional housing/rapid re-housing, street outreach, and host homes. Following a local competition, the Youth Action Board recommended five projects for funding, and IHFA announced its intent to award those providers.
