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The Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) is a competitive grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) designed to help communities build and carry out a coordinated, youth-focused strategy to prevent and end youth homelessness. HUD plans to select up to 24 communities (about 25 awards anticipated overall) to participate in this demonstration, with the central expectation that selected communities will create and implement a Coordinated Community Plan (CCP). The CCP is meant to pull local partners into a single, shared approach that improves how a community identifies youth experiencing homelessness, connects them to help quickly, and delivers housing and supportive services in a way that is youth-centered and effective. Technical assistance is available to participating communities to support both planning and implementation.

Eligibility is narrow: only Continuum of Care (CoC) Collaborative Applicants may apply on behalf of a community. The application is essentially a community selection process, submitted through Grants.gov, and HUD uses published rating and ranking criteria to score applications competitively. At the same time, the notice makes clear HUD reserves discretion to select a lower-scoring application under certain circumstances. Communities seeking selection must show they have the right table of partners involved, including a youth action board (so young people with lived experience help shape decisions), the local or state public child welfare agency, and a broader network of stakeholders needed to address youth homelessness across systems.

The program targets youth age 24 and under who are experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied youth as well as pregnant or parenting youth. A major emphasis is on understanding the different subgroups of unaccompanied youth and designing responses that match their distinct needs and pathways into homelessness. The NOFO signals that HUD expects communities to go beyond business-as-usual by using innovative practices, strengthening local system coordination, and building projects and policies that can show measurable reductions in youth homelessness.

Funding is substantial and scaled to community need. Selected communities can apply for project funding ranging from about $600,000 up to $15 million per community, with award size based on factors like the community's youth population size and poverty rate. Across the demonstration, HUD expects to fund roughly $60 million total. Funded projects may include all project types allowed under the CoC Program to support homeless youth, and the NOFO also allows communities to propose innovative project types that could require waivers or exceptions from typical CoC Program or McKinney-Vento requirements, as described in the NOFO's appendix. Grants are structured as two-year terms, and projects can later be eligible for renewal under the CoC Program as long as they meet statutory CoC requirements.

Key administrative details from the listing include: the program is a discretionary grant under CFDA 14.276 (Community Development), with an award ceiling of $15,000,000. The opportunity is issued by HUD under Funding Opportunity Number FR 6700 N 35. Eligible applicant types in the posting include state, county, city or township, and special district governments, but the governing eligibility requirement is that applications must be submitted by the CoC Collaborative Applicant for the community. The NOFO indicates community selection applications were due April 25, 2023, with selected communities expected to be announced in July 2023, and the posting also lists an original closing date of June 27, 2023 (11:59:59 PM Eastern), reflecting the overall opportunity timeline as published.

  • The US Department of Housing and Urban Development in the community development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Youth Homeless Demonstration Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 14.276.
  • This funding opportunity was created on Apr 13, 2023.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 27, 2023 The application deadline is 115959 PM Eastern time on. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
  • Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $15,000,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 25 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP)

1) What is the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP)?

The Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) is a competitive grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It is designed to help selected communities build and carry out a coordinated, youth-focused strategy to prevent and end youth homelessness.

2) What is the main expectation for communities selected under YHDP?

The central expectation is that selected communities will create and implement a Coordinated Community Plan (CCP). The CCP is intended to align local partners around a shared approach to identify youth experiencing homelessness, connect them to assistance quickly, and deliver youth-centered housing and supportive services.

3) How many communities does HUD plan to select?

HUD plans to select up to 24 communities to participate in the demonstration. The notice indicates about 25 awards are anticipated overall.

4) Who is eligible to apply for YHDP?

Eligibility is narrow. Only a Continuum of Care (CoC) Collaborative Applicant may submit an application on behalf of a community.

5) Can a city, county, state, township, or special district submit the application directly?

The posting lists eligible applicant types such as state, county, city or township, and special district governments. However, the governing eligibility requirement in the opportunity description is that the application must be submitted by the CoC Collaborative Applicant for the community.

6) Is this a competitive grant?

Yes. YHDP is described as a competitive grant opportunity. HUD uses published rating and ranking criteria to score community selection applications competitively.

7) Does HUD have discretion in selecting communities?

Yes. The notice indicates HUD reserves discretion to select a lower-scoring application under certain circumstances.

8) What is the application process and where is it submitted?

The application is described as a community selection process and is submitted through Grants.gov.

9) What partners are communities expected to include?

Communities seeking selection must demonstrate they have the right partners at the table, including a youth action board (to ensure young people with lived experience help shape decisions), the local or state public child welfare agency, and a broader network of stakeholders needed to address youth homelessness across systems.

10) What age group does YHDP focus on?

The program targets youth age 24 and under who are experiencing homelessness.

11) Does YHDP include unaccompanied youth and pregnant or parenting youth?

Yes. The target population includes unaccompanied youth as well as pregnant or parenting youth experiencing homelessness.

12) What does HUD emphasize about youth subgroups?

HUD emphasizes understanding the different subgroups of unaccompanied youth and designing responses that match their distinct needs and pathways into homelessness.

13) What does HUD mean by going beyond "business-as-usual"?

The notice signals that HUD expects communities to strengthen local system coordination, use innovative practices, and build projects and policies that can demonstrate measurable reductions in youth homelessness.

14) Is technical assistance available to selected communities?

Yes. Technical assistance is available to participating communities to support both planning and implementation.

15) How much funding can a selected community seek?

Selected communities can apply for project funding ranging from about $600,000 up to $15 million per community, with the award ceiling listed as $15,000,000.

16) What factors affect the funding level for a community?

The award size is scaled to community need and is based on factors such as the community's youth population size and poverty rate.

17) How much total funding does HUD expect to award across the demonstration?

Across the demonstration, HUD expects to fund roughly $60 million total.

18) What kinds of projects can be funded?

Funded projects may include all project types allowed under the CoC Program to support homeless youth.

19) Can communities propose innovative project types outside typical CoC program rules?

Yes. The NOFO allows communities to propose innovative project types that could require waivers or exceptions from typical CoC Program or McKinney-Vento requirements, as described in the NOFO's appendix.

20) What is the grant term length?

Grants are structured as two-year terms.

21) Can YHDP-funded projects be renewed later?

Yes. Projects can later be eligible for renewal under the CoC Program as long as they meet statutory CoC requirements.

22) What is the CFDA number and program classification listed for this opportunity?

The listing identifies the program as a discretionary grant under CFDA 14.276 (Community Development).

23) What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this YHDP notice?

The Funding Opportunity Number listed is FR 6700 N 35.

24) What were the key dates listed for this opportunity?

The NOFO indicates community selection applications were due April 25, 2023, and selected communities were expected to be announced in July 2023. The posting also lists an original closing date of June 27, 2023 (11:59:59 PM Eastern), reflecting the overall opportunity timeline as published.

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