Youth Homelessness NOFO for FY2024 and FY2025
HUD is offering grants for up to 100 communities to improve or create systems and projects that address youth homelessness for individuals age 24 and under, including housing and supportive services.
Funder: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Due Dates: July 8, 2026 (Community registration) | August 10, 2026 (Full application)
Funding Amounts: Total: $193 million | Typical YHSI award: ~$1M (30 months, non-renewable) | YHDP project: $500,000–$15M (24–30 months, renewable for select projects)
Summary: Competitive grants to support communities in establishing, improving, and implementing systems and projects to prevent and end youth homelessness.
Key Information: Registration in e-snaps is required by July 8, 2026, before full application.
Description
This federal funding opportunity, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), provides significant support to communities across the United States to address youth homelessness. The program offers two distinct funding tracks:
- Youth Homelessness System Improvement (YHSI) Grants: Designed to help communities establish or enhance system-level responses to youth homelessness, focusing on planning, coordination, infrastructure, and capacity-building.
- Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP): Funds direct housing and supportive services projects for homeless youth, including transitional housing, supportive services, crisis response, and system planning.
Applicants may apply for either or both funding streams. Technical assistance is available for awarded communities, and all recipients are expected to participate in evaluation activities.
