Federal Project Grant Award Summary

Waking The Village, doing business as Tubman House, received a $350,000 project grant from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families under the Transitional Living for Homeless Youth program (CFDA 93.550). The award, effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028, funds the operation of a Transitional Living Program (TLP) providing safe, stable shelter and comprehensive supportive services to runaway and homeless youth ages 16 to under 22 in California. Services include basic life skills training, educational and employment support, counseling, case management, and transitional housing for up to 18 months (extendable to 21 months under extenuating circumstances), with the objective of facilitating youth transition to self-sufficiency and stable, independent living.

This award supports Waking The Village's established capacity to deliver evidence-based, trauma-informed services to vulnerable youth populations in Sacramento. The organization's grant portfolio demonstrates sustained experience administering federal youth homelessness programs through multiple concurrent federal awards from both the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, totaling approximately $2.1 million through 2028. Continued funding under this three-year project period is contingent on satisfactory progress, compliance with award terms and conditions, and demonstrated outcomes across four core areas: safe and stable housing, education or employment, permanent connections, and social and emotional well-being.