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Applications are due by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on 08/10/2026.

Community Planning and Development

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Youth Homelessness NOFO for FY2024 and

FY2025

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I. BASIC INFORMATION

A. Summary

B. Agency Contact(s)

II. ELIGIBILITY

A. Eligible Applicants

B. Eligible Applications

C. Cost Sharing or Matching

III. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

A. Purpose

B. Goals and Objectives

C. Authority

D. Unallowable Costs

E. Indirect Costs

F. Program History

G. Other Information

IV. APPLICATION CONTENTS AND FORMAT

A. Standard Forms, Assurances, and Certifications 21

B. Budget

C. Narratives and Other Attachments

D. Other Application Content

V. APPLICATION REVIEW INFORMATION

A. Threshold Review

B. Merit Review

C. Risk Review

D. Selection Process

E. Award Notices

VI. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND

DEADLINES

A. Deadlines

B. Submission Methods

C. Other Submission Information

D. False Statements

VII. POST-AWARD REQUIREMENTS AND

ADMINISTRATION

A. Administrative, National and Departmental Policy

Requirements, and General Terms and Conditions

B. Environmental Requirements

C. Remedies for Noncompliance

D. Reporting

VIII. CONTACT AND SUPPORT

A. Agency Contact

B. esnaps.hud.gov

C. SAM.gov

D. Debriefing and Appeals

E. Applicant Experience Survey

F. Other Online Resources

APPENDIX

Appendix I. Definitions

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If you are a good candidate for this funding opportunity, register in the required systems and review the application materials. If you are already registered, confirm that your information is current and active.

SAM.gov Registration You must have an active and up-to-date account with SAM.gov, at the time of application and throughout the life of any award.

To register, go to SAM.gov Entity Registration and click Get Started. From the same page, you can also click the Entity Registration Checklist for the information you will need to register.

It can take several weeks to register in SAM.gov, so get started now if you are planning to apply. SAM.gov also provides each organization with a unique entity identifier (UEI). A valid UEI is required to apply for funding.

esnaps.hud.gov Registration You must have an active esnaps.hud.gov account to submit your application. See step-by-step instructions at the CoC Registration and Competition home page.

See Section VI.B. Submission Methods.

Find the Application Package Use the Grants Search at Grants.gov and search for opportunity number CPD-2600-DC-0035 . The application package has all the online forms you need to apply. You also need to access the Download Instructions link and review the content before you apply.

If you have other technical difficulties using Grants.gov, contact the Support Center on Grants.gov.

To get updates on changes to this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), click Subscribe from the View Grant Opportunity page on Grants.gov.

Application Deadline Applications are due by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on 08/10/2026.

HUD Listserv To get email alerts about current and future funding opportunities, subscribe to HUD's Funding Opportunities listserv.

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I. Basic Information

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I. Basic Information

A. Summary

B. Agency Contact(s)

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I. BASIC INFORMATION See Contact and Support section of this NOFO.

A. Summary Federal Agency Name:

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD Program Office:

Community Planning and Development Announcement Type:

Initial Program Type:

Discretionary Paperwork Reduction Act Information:

2506-0210 Due Date for Intergovernmental Review:

See Section VI.C.1.

1. NOFO Summary The Youth Homelessness NOFO provides competitive awards to eligible applicants under two different programs-

• Youth Homelessness System Improvement (YHSI) grants- Assistance Listing Number

Key Facts Opportunity Name:

Youth Homelessness NOFO for FY2024 and FY2025 Opportunity Number:

CPD-2600-DC-0035

Federal Assistance Listing(s):

14.276,14.277

Key Dates Application Due Date:

11:59:59 PM Eastern Time on:

08/10/2026 Anticipated Award Date:

09/15/2026 Estimated Performance Period Start Date:

10/01/2026 Estimated Performance Period End Date:

03/31/2029

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(ALN) 14.277

• Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP)- ALN 14.276 Under the YHSI grants, HUD will make awards to selected communities to support them in establishing and implementing a response system for youth homelessness or for improving their existing response system. HUD will select approximately 49 communities for YHSI grants.

Under the YHDP, HUD will provide funding to communities to implement housing and supportive services projects. HUD anticipates selecting between 24 and 50 communities, with a priority for communities with substantial rural populations in up to sixteen locations.

Separate from this NOFO, technical assistance will be available to assist selected communities implement and improve their YHSI and YHDP projects. HUD expects communities to fully participate in any evaluation activities conducted by HUD beginning no earlier than the award announcement.

See Section III for additional information about this NOFO.

Through this NOFO, HUD will award funds under two different assistance listing numbers:

• 14.276- Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program

• 14.277- Youth Homelessness Systems Improvement Grants

2. Funding Details Type of Funding Instrument G (Grant)

Available Funds Funding of approximately $193,000,000 is available through this NOFO.

Additional funds may become available for award. Use of these funds is subject to statutory constraints. All awards are subject to the selection process contained in this NOFO.

Funding of approximately $193,000,000 includes:

• $24,051,467 of FY2024 YHSI funds

• $25,000,000 of FY2025 YHSI funds

• $72,000,000 of FY2024 YHDP funds

• $72,000,000 of FY2025 YHDP funds

Estimated Number of Awards 73 awards from available funding HUD expects to make approximately 49 YHSI awards from the funds available under this NOFO. YHSI grants will be approximately $1,000,000 per grant.

HUD expects to select approximately 12 YHDP Community Recipients from the FY2024 funds, approximately 12 YHDP Community Recipients from the FY2025 funds, and approximately 120 total YHDP project awards. The minimum YHDP award for a YHDP Community Recipient is $500,000 and the maximum YHDP award for a YHDP Community

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Recipients is $15,000,000.

Length of Performance Period:

24-month project period and budget period Other Length of Periods Explanation:

HUD will award YHDP projects for an initial term of 24-30 months. Recipients may renew YHDP project grants, except planning grants, for 1-year grant terms under the Continuum of Care Program. See Section I.C.1 of Appendix II for more information.

HUD will award YHSI project funds for a non-renewable term of 30 months.

B. Agency Contact(s) See Contact and Support section of this NOFO.

II. ELIGIBILITY

II. Eligibility

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II. ELIGIBILITY

A. Eligible Applicants If your organization is not an eligible applicant, your application won't be reviewed or scored, and you won't receive funding from HUD.

1. Eligible Entity Types:

00 (State governments) 01 (County governments) 02 (City or township governments) 04 (Special district governments) 06 (Public and State controlled institutions of higher education) 07 (Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)) 11 (Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)) 12 (Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education) 25 (Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)) Additional Information on Eligibility You cannot apply as an individual.

A faith-based organization may apply on the same basis as any other organization, subject to the requirements in 24 CFR 5.109, and receive the full protections for religion in Federal law, including the Free Speech and Free Exercise Clauses of the Constitution, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (42 U.S.C. § 2000bb-1), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C.

§§ 2000e-1(a), 2000e-2(e), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12113(d)).

HUD does not engage in any unlawful and improper conduct, policies, or practices that target faith-based organizations.

An organization may seek a religious accommodation from any requirements of this program or other HUD requirement that substantially burden its religious exercise under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act or other applicable law, consistent with 24 CFR 5.109(c). If such an accommodation is requested, HUD will not deny the organization unless it determines that doing so is necessary to further a compelling governmental interest and is the least restrictive means of achieving that interest, consistent with applicable law.

Consistent with the above legal protections, faith-based organizations may also hire, fire, and make other employment decisions on the basis of their sincerely held religious beliefs, including requiring employees to adhere to religious tenets, practices, and standards of conduct, without jeopardizing their eligibility to receive HUD funds, consistent with applicable law.

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2. Restrictions

a. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements You must meet the current General Statutory and Regulatory Eligibility Requirements. If you do not meet these requirements, your application won't be scored, and you won't receive funding from HUD. This is a threshold requirement for all HUD funding.

b. Resolution of Civil Rights Matters If you have any outstanding or unresolved judgments for violating civil rights laws, you must settle them before you apply. If you don't, settle the civil rights law violations before you apply, your application won't be scored, and you won't receive funding from HUD. This is a threshold requirement for all HUD funding.

B. Eligible Applications

1. An application from an eligible entity is considered for funding if it meets basic threshold requirements and passes merit review.

2. Your application must support the goals of this NOFO.

3. Awards made under this NOFO will not be used to conduct activities that subsidize or facilitate illegal racial preferences or other forms of illegal discrimination, including activities where race or intentional proxies for race will be used as a selection criterion for employment or program participation.

Community Selection Applications for YHSI and YHDP community selection must indicate the covered geographic area included in the application. Applications for YHSI and YHDP funds can come from communities that consist of CoC or non-CoC entities and can cover part or all the geographic area covered by a CoC, span multiple CoCs, or be a state-wide community. A community can include Tribal formula areas, as defined in the Indian Housing Block Grant program at 24 CFR 1000.302, which includes trust lands and reservations, as part of or the entirety of the community. Applicants that propose to include a reservation or trust land geographic area must include authorization to do so in the form of a Tribal resolution from the Tribe or a letter from an official or principal of the Indian Tribe or Tribally Designated Housing Entity (TDHE) who is authorized to act on behalf of the Indian Tribe or TDHE. Tribes do not need to include a Tribal resolution for their own applications that cover their own reservation or trust land Indian Tribes and TDHEs may apply for community designation as an individual Tribe or with several Tribes joining together for one application. Applications covering multiple Tribes proposing to include multiple reservations or trust lands in the covered geographic area must https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/OCHCO/documents/Eligibility-Requirements-Addendum-FY2025.pdf

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If an application requests both YHDP and YHSI funds, the YHSI portion may cover the same or a larger geographic area than applied for in the YHDP portion of the application.

Youth Homelessness System Improvement (YHSI) Community Selection HUD will consider applications covering geography included in a current YHSI community provided that the recipient can demonstrate that the additional funds will be for new YHSI activities.

YHSI applications that include requests for funding related to Coordinated Entry or HMIS must include letters of commitment from the Collaborative Applicant or other managing entity of the Coordinated Entry system, or Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) lead of any CoC included in the geographic area included in the application, respectively. YHSI applications are not restricted to Collaborative Applicants.

Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Community Selection:

HUD will not award more than one YHDP community designation to any geographic area except for applications that cover the entire geography of a state, in which case HUD may select the state as a YHDP community and up to two other YHDP communities within the state.

Applications for YHDP community designation from non-CoC entities, including Tribes or groups of Tribes, State-wide entities, or multijurisdictional organizations, do not need to be submitted by a Collaborative Applicant. HUD encourages non-CoC entities applying for YHDP Community designation to coordinate with the Collaborative Applicant in their geographic area, as YHDP projects funded under this NOFO may be eligible to renew under the CoC in future CoC competitions.

Applications from CoCs must be from the Collaborative Applicants designated by their local CoC and registered through the most recent CoC Program Registration process. Additionally, multiple CoCs may collaborate to submit a single application for YHDP community designation provided that one Collaborative Applicant is designated as the lead applicant.

Applications covering geography in multiple CoCs must include a letter of commitment from each CoC in the application's geography and the lead applicant must commit to integrating youth leadership with representation from each CoC in YHDP project implementation.

HUD will consider YHDP applications from communities that received a YHDP community designation under the Fiscal Years (FY) 2016-2021 YHDP competitions.

All applicants for YHDP community designation, while not required to be a CoC or a member of a CoC, must indicate the geographic area served by each project submitted on the priority list. This information will be used by HUD to determine which CoC the project may be eligible to renew under in future CoC competitions. A Tribe or group of Tribes may indicate their intention to form a CoC and be registered in the CoC competition the year the YHDP projects are eligible for renewal.

Additional requirements for YHDP project applications are included in Appendix II.

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C. Cost Sharing or Matching This Program requires cost sharing or matching, or leverage, as described below.

YHDP project recipients must meet cost sharing or matching requirements as described in the regulation at 24 CFR 578.73, except as otherwise provided in Appendix II, I.C.1.b.4 and I.C.1.b.5.

YHSI funds do not require cost sharing or matching.

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III. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

A. Purpose Congress appropriated funds for YHSI and YHDP "to demonstrate how a comprehensive approach to serving homeless youth, age 24 and under ... can dramatically reduce youth homelessness." This includes a variety of approaches, eligible activities, and projects that address not only housing needs, but also needs for services related to chronic physical health or mental health conditions, substance use disorders, domestic violence or childhood abuse and barriers to employment.

Under the YHSI grants, HUD will make awards to selected communities to support them in establishing and implementing a response system for youth homelessness or for improving their existing response system. Under the YHDP, HUD will provide funding to communities to implement housing and services projects. Communities may apply for YHSI, YHDP, or both.

YHSI funds system-level work including planning, coordination, and capacity-building, while YHDP funds direct housing and services for homeless youth. Applicants pursuing both funding streams should be prepared to build system infrastructure and implement housing projects concurrently.

Separate from this NOFO, technical assistance will be available to assist selected communities implement and improve their YHSI and YHDP projects. HUD expects communities to fully participate in any evaluation activities conducted by HUD beginning no earlier than the award announcement.

B. Goals and Objectives The goal of YHSI is to support communities in establishing and implementing a response system for youth homelessness, or for improving their existing system. The goal of YHDP is to implement projects to demonstrate how a comprehensive approach to serving homeless youth can dramatically reduce youth homelessness. A "Housing First" approach to homelessness has failed to deliver on its promise to end homelessness. Homelessness in America reached a record high in 2024, and the number of unaccompanied homeless youth has increased steadily since 2020 (AHAR 2024). To promote the purposes of YHSI and YHDP, the goals and objectives specific to this NOFO include:

• Prevent and End Youth Homelessness. YHSI and YHDP provide funding, regulatory flexibility, and technical assistance to help communities develop effective youth homeless response systems and make youth homelessness rare and, if it occurs, brief and non-recurring.

• Facilitate self-sufficiency. YHSI and YHDP emphasize the importance of creating interventions that help youth establish independent, sustainable lives for themselves and, if applicable, their children. According to a 2025 report from the National Runaway Safeline, homeless youth were more likely to be facing economic challenges, substance use, and human trafficking than those at imminent risk of homelessness (August 2025, Youth Homelessness Prevention Report.) HUD expects communities funded under this NOFO to design systems or create projects that prioritize youth self-sufficiency through education, employment, and behavioral health

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• Innovate and Expand capacity. YHSI and YHDP funds along with technical assistance will expand community capacity to serve homeless youth, pilot new models of assistance, and determine effective interventions.

• Reduce trauma and provide safety. According to the report from the National Runaway Safeline, youth experiencing or at-risk of homelessness face high rates of human trafficking, and report crisis intervention needs related to emotional abuse, physical abuse, substance use, juvenile crime, and sexual abuse. It is critical that community efforts to reduce youth homelessness are equipped to address these needs through partnerships with domestic violence and trafficking agencies, local law enforcement, and substance abuse treatment organizations; coordinating or creating safe housing and service environments; and reducing unsafe public camping and drug use conditions.

Community selection announcement and YHDP project requirements YHSI and YHDP application selection announcement See section V.D.

YHDP- project application selection Concurrently with submission for community selection, applicants for YHDP community designation must submit a priority listing of project applications for HUD review. HUD will evaluate the priority listing and projects to ensure all projects applications meet project eligibility and project quality thresholds outlined in Appendix II. The projects included in a priority listing for an applicant for YHDP community designation must be between $500,000 and $15,000,000. Communities may choose to split YHDP funding among any number of projects in the community. For example, communities may use YHDP funding for a single project or split among 10 projects via their priority listing. Further information about YHDP project applications and priority listings can be found in Appendix II.

Consistent with the 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act and the 2025 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, this NOFO awards funds for a demonstration on youth homelessness which provides communities with funds to implement projects that show how a comprehensive approach to serving homeless youth can dramatically reduce youth homelessness. Communities may implement YHDP activities that are related to the CoC program but operate outside the CoC statutes at 42 U.S.C. § 11381 et seq. To ensure YHDP activities are implemented in an effective, consistent, and proven way, all YHDP projects funded under this NOFO are subject to certain provisions of 24 CFR part 578 listed below. In the event of a conflict, the NOFO requirements, activities authorized pursuant to I.C.1.a. or b.

of Appendix II of this NOFO that the recipient will implement, waivers issued by HUD, and the Appropriations Act will prevail over the provisions below: 24 CFR 578.3, 578.15 (a) and (c), 578.23, 578.25, 578.29, 578.31, 578.37(a)(2-5), 578.37(b)-(c), 578.43, 578.45, 578.47, 578.49, 578.51, 578.53, 578.55, 578.57, 578.59, 578.61, 578.63, 578.73, 578.75, 578.77, 578.79, 578.81, 578.83, 578.85, 578.87, 578.91, 578.93(a)-(b), 578.93(d)-(e),), 578.95, 578.97, 578.99, 578.103(a)(3)-(18) except (15) and (b) – (e), 578.105, 578.107 and 578.109.

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Projects funded under this NOFO which were submitted by a non-CoC entity community are not subject to the above regulations only to the extent that they explicitly require the recipient to use a system established by a CoC, comply with standards established by a CoC, or otherwise adhere to any policies or requirements established by a CoC (e.g. these projects are not subject to 24 CFR 578.23(c)(9) and (10), but are subject to 24 CFR 578.93(b), except for the requirement that housing for specific subpopulations must meet "a need identified by the Continuum of Care for the geographic area . . . .").

C. Authority The funds announced in this NOFO were provided and authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-42, approved March 9, 2024) and the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 119-4, approved March 15, 2025).

D. Unallowable Costs Applicants for YHSI and YHDP community selection must certify that they will not operate drug injection sites or "safe consumption sites," knowingly distribute drug paraphernalia on or off of property under their control, permit the use or distribution of illicit drugs on property under their control, or conduct any of these activities under the pretext of "harm reduction."

YHSI funds may not be used to provide housing or direct services to youth. HUD will reject applications that list housing and/or housing services as proposed activities.

E. Indirect Costs If you expect to charge indirect costs to the award, submit the Indirect Cost Information for Award Applicant/Recipient form (HUD-426) with your application.

F. Program History This NOFO is combining funding for the Youth Homelessness System Improvement (YHSI) grants and the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP). On January 13, 2025, the FY2024 YHDP NOFO was published on grants.gov, and was removed from grants.gov on January 20, 2025, to ensure its consistency with the priorities of the Administration. As noted below HUD has made several changes to both YHDP and YHSI to reflect Administration priorities.

Combining these two funding opportunities into one NOFO emphasizes the comprehensive approach, including YHSI systems change and YHDP funding for housing and services, that is needed to dramatically reduce youth homelessness in communities. Through this NOFO, communities can coordinate YHSI system improvements and YHDP project funding to support their communities. The rating factors in this NOFO are updated to reflect that this NOFO awards both YHSI and YHDP funds. The changes from previous YHSI and YHDP funding opportunities years are outlined by program, below:

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Youth Homelessness System Improvement (YHSI)

• HUD will award approximately $1 million for each funded YHSI application rather than awarding different amounts based on community requests.

• HUD updated the funding categories and eligible activities to reflect promising practices from current YHSI Recipients and Administration priorities, including data sharing between youth providers and creating partnerships with education and employment services to increase self-sufficiency.

Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP)

• In order to expand the applicant pool, HUD is broadening eligible applicants for YHDP community selection to include any jurisdiction within a State, including Continuums of Care (CoCs); State, county or city governments; state-wide organizations; multi-jurisdictional entities, provided they are eligible organizations; and metropolitan planning organizations, provided they are eligible applicants.

• In order to advance self-sufficiency, the eligible YHDP project components awarded under this NOFO are Transitional Housing (including crisis residential housing and shared housing), Supportive Services Only, Supportive Services Only- Coordinated Entry, HMIS, and Planning Grants. See Appendix II for further information.

• In order to streamline requirements on communities and expedite the process for communities to utilize the YHDP funding, HUD is removing the requirement for communities to create a Coordinated Community Plan and to have a Youth Action Board.

• Recipients of YHDP community designations in the FY2016-FY2021 YHDP competitions are eligible to apply for an additional YHDP community designation under this NOFO.

• This NOFO includes an additional Appendix that lists relevant definitions; as a result, the YHDP appendix that outlines YHDP project requirements that was formerly labeled Appendix A is now labeled Appendix II.

• Subject to HUD approval, YHDP designated communities may select project recipients to administer multiple YHDP projects under one grant agreement. These selected project recipients are known as Consolidated YHDP Project Recipients. See Section II.2 of Appendix I and Appendix II for further information.

G. Other Information Applicants must select a geographic area the YHSI or the YHDP (or the YHSI and the YHDP if applying for both) will cover. Applicants applying for both YHSI and YHDP may choose different geographic areas for each application; however, the YHSI application must cover at least the entire geographic area requested for the YHDP. HUD requires applicants to select the geography included in the application through the e-snaps registration; see Section VI for additional information. Eligibility as a YHDP Rural Community will be determined based on the geographic areas designated by the community in the e-snaps registration; number of youth experiencing poverty will be verified using Federal census data.

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Youth Homelessness System Improvement (YHSI) grant requirements:

1. YHSI community applicants must propose projects that establish and implement or improve an existing response system for youth homelessness. Eligible activities include:

• Improving the capacity and increasing collaboration with youth in the community: Developing peer support models, including training, project design, and implementation; creating Youth Action Board training, including government rules, leadership, and other skills; community training and outreach on how to work with youth and integrate youth leadership into existing organizational structures.

• Establishing partnerships: Bringing together youth-serving systems to develop identification and referral processes to prevent at-risk youth from falling into homelessness and quickly resolve homelessness episodes. This could include partnerships with Tribes, K-12 schools, higher education, juvenile justice, child welfare, and employment services.

• Connecting housing and homelessness services providers to education, job training, and employment skills organizations.

• Improving the centralized or coordinated assessment system also known as the Coordinated Entry Systems (CES).

• Improving data collection and use between systems that work with at-risk and homeless youth, including program management, utilization, and evaluation.

2. YHSI grant recipients must complete each project funded under the grant by the end of the 30- month grant period. HUD may extend the grant term of a YHSI grant consistent with 2 CFR 200.308 and 2 CFR 200.309.

3. YHSI grant recipients must agree to submit biannual updates to the project plan submitted in Section V.B to ensure the grant is progressing at an acceptable rate. If a recipient fails to submit a biannual project plan update, funding obligated but not yet spent by the community may be rescinded. HUD reserves the right to review and require changes to the proposed updates to the project plan, including proposed dates and deliverables. The project plan must include the following required elements:

o Activities undertaken in the project, including dates and critical organizations/partners in the work.

o A list and description of deliverables that will be produced, including the estimated completion date.

Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) requirements:

Through this NOFO, HUD will select YHDP designated communities and determine award amounts available to each community consistent with the Selection Process found in Section V.D. YHDP community applicants that are also Collaborative Applicants are eligible to apply for YHDP Planning Grants. YHDP community applicants must include as part of their community application a priority listing of project applications.

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HUD recognizes Transitional Housing and supportive services as critical components of a truly comprehensive approach to reducing youth homelessness. Homeless youth and young adults have diverse needs, strengths, and levels of readiness for independent living.

Transitional Housing offers more than a temporary place to stay; it provides a supportive environment where young people can build stability, reengage in education or employment, address behavioral health needs, and develop independent living skills. Transitional Housing provides pathways to self-sufficiency by pairing time-limited housing assistance with wraparound supportive services. One study found that among youth exiting transitional housing programs across 15 U.S. cities, 73% exited to stable housing and 69% were employed or in school upon exit. When youth stayed in transitional housing for at least one year, these percentages increased to 83% and 75% respectively (Covenant House, 2023.)

HUD finds that Transitional Housing for youth is undersupplied relative to Permanent Housing, given that studies have shown that most youth can successfully exit homelessness and gain self-sufficiency with Transitional Housing and robust services.

Requirements to participate in services such as case management and job training as a condition of housing assistance are utilized in other Federal assistance programs and have significant bipartisan support among the public (Cicero National Poll, 2025.) Supportive service agreements should be designed to provide structure and accountability to empower youth in setting and obtaining positive goals for their futures such as recovery, graduation, or employment. Well-designed supportive service agreements further youth choice and self-determination, not detract from them.

Consistent with Appendix II, HUD will only fund the following project types under YHDP:

a. Transitional Housing (TH), including Crisis Residential Housing and Shared Housing

b. Supportive Services Only (SSO), including, but not limited to, projects dedicated to coordinated entry; Host Homes and Kinship Care; housing search and placement services; case management; supportive services connected with Foster Youth to Independence vouchers; or street outreach

c. SSO-Coordinated Entry (SSO-CE)

d. HMIS

e. Planning

Applicants awarded under this NOFO must protect youth safety by not allowing registered sex offenders or individuals with violent criminal records to live in site-based housing projects with youth under 18, except in justice system re-entry programs.

Planning costs are non-renewable in future CoC competitions, but all other costs may be renewable after the initial grant term. Selected YHDP Communities that are not Collaborative Applicants are not eligible to apply for planning grants; however, they may apply for YHSI funds under the Youth NOFO to fund activities associated with establishing and implementing or improving a youth homelessness response system. See Appendix II for further information about YHDP project requirements and application process.

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IV. APPLICATION CONTENTS AND FORMAT

Applications must include three main elements: a) standard forms, assurances, and certifications; b) budget; and c) narratives and other attachments. The content, forms, and format for each element are included in this section.

You may use this section as a checklist to ensure you submit a complete application.

If you don't provide the required documents in the correct format, your application is incomplete.

Do not submit password protected or encrypted files.

While the Youth Homelessness NOFO is officially posted on Grants.gov, the standard forms, assurances, certifications, budgets, narrative responses, and the ability to include attachments are built into e-snaps, an electronic application system.

HUD does not accept faxed applications or supportive documents.

Instructions on how to submit applications under the Youth Homelessness NOFO are available in Section VI.b.

A. Standard Forms, Assurances, and Certifications You must properly complete and submit with your application the standard forms, assurances, and certifications identified below. You can find all forms in the application package or review them and their instructions at Grants.gov Forms. You can also read more about standard forms on HUD's Funding Opportunities page.

Forms/Assurances/ Certifications Submission Requirement

Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424)

Required with the application. Submitted as an attachment to the Consolidated Youth Homelessness Application in e-snaps for YHSI project applications; completed in e-snaps via the information from the Project Applicant Profile for YHDP project applications.

Applicant and Recipient Assurances and Certifications

(HUD 424-B)

Required with the application. Submitted as an attachment to the Consolidated Youth Homelessness Application in e-snaps for YHSI project applications; completed in e-snaps via the information from the Project Applicant Profile for YHDP project applications.

Applicant/Recipient Disclosure/Update Report (HUD 2880)

Required with the application. Submitted as an attachment to the Consolidated Youth Homelessness Application in e-snaps for YHSI project applications; completed in e-snaps via https://www.grants.gov/forms https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/CFO/images/Standard-Application-Forms.pdf https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/CFO/images/Standard-Application-Forms.pdf

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Forms/Assurances/ Certifications Submission Requirement the information from the Project Applicant Profile for YHDP project applications.

Certification Regarding Lobbying

Required with the application. Submitted as an attachment to the Consolidated Youth Homelessness Application in e-snaps for YHSI project applications; completed in e-snaps via the information from the Project Applicant Profile for YHDP project applications.

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

(SF-LLL)

If applicable, required with the application.

Submitted as an attachment to the Consolidated Youth Homelessness Application in e-snaps for YHSI project applications; completed in e-snaps via the information from the Project Applicant Profile for YHDP project applications.

Certification for a Drug-Free Workplace (HUD-50070)

Required with the application. Submitted as an attachment to the Consolidated Youth Homelessness Application in e-snaps for YHSI project applications; completed in e-snaps via the information from the Project Applicant Profile for YHDP project applications.

Assurances for Non- Construction Programs (SF- 424B)

Required with the application. Submitted as an attachment to the Consolidated Youth Homelessness Application in e-snaps for YHSI project applications; completed in e-snaps via the information from the Project Applicant Profile for YHDP project applications.

Certification for Opportunity Zone Preference Points (HUD 2996)

If applicable. The HUD-2996 form is not built into e-snaps and must be submitted as an attachment to the Consolidated Youth Homelessness Application in e-snaps on the Attachment screen if the community applicant is requesting Opportunity Zone Preference Points.

All forms must be submitted in e-snaps, either in the Project Applicant Profile or on the Attachment Screen. See above for specific instructions.

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You must submit a budget with your application to support your project narrative.

At a minimum, your budget must indicate direct and any indirect costs.

YHDP project applicants must complete project budgets for each project included in the priority listing. The YHDP project application in e-snaps includes the budget forms available under this NOFO. YHDP project applicants will select the appropriate budget form(s) based on the requested activities for the proposed project. Additionally, there is a section to capture indirect cost rate and the HUD-426 form, if applicable.

YHSI project applicants must attach Form HUD-424-CBW to document the proposed budget for the YHSI project. Consistent with 24 CFR 200.308, recipients must request approval from HUD for deviations greater than 10% from a category on the approved Form HUD-424-CBW.

Budget Form/Document Submission Requirement

Grant Application Detailed Budget Worksheet (HUD-424-

CBW)

Required with the application for YHSI applicants. Applications that only request YHDP funds are not required to submit this form.

Form HUD-424-CBW is not built into e-snaps but is available at https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/CPD/documents /424-CBW.xls. Applicants for YHSI funds must upload this form with the Consolidated Application.

Indirect Cost Information Certification (HUD-426)

If applicable, required with the application and included in e-snaps.

C. Narratives and Other Attachments If applicable, you must upload narrative and non-form attachments in e-snaps.hud.gov. When adding the attachments to the form, you can upload PDF, Word or Excel formats.

Document Submission Requirement

Geographic Area

Applicants to the Youth Homelessness NOFO must submit a modified Youth Homelessness registration for your community in e-snaps. The registration must be completed and submitted within four weeks of the publication of this

NOFO.

• Applicants must identify all counties included in the application. If the application covers an entire state, you may list the state instead of individual counties.

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Document Submission Requirement for different geographic areas must list the geographic areas covered under both program applications.

• Collaborative Applicants of a CoC that is registered for the FY2025 competition are not required to submit a registration so long as the application covers the same geographic area as the FY2025 registration.

• YHDP Community Applicants must provide the community name you created during the registration process to your project applicants so they select the correct community in their project applications.

Tribal Consent

If required under II.B, you must upload a Tribal resolution from the Tribe or a letter from an official or principal of the Indian Tribe or TDHE who is authorized to act on behalf of the Indian Tribe to the Consolidated Application in e-snaps.

D. Other Application Content

1. Technical Application Errors HUD will contact you to fix a technical error with your timely application after the due date.

Technical errors, if corrected, do not affect (positive or negative) your merit rating under this NOFO. Examples of technical errors include, but are not limited to: inconsistencies in funding requests; a missing or incomplete form or certification; failure to submit an otherwise sufficient application under the correct Assistance Listings number or Funding Opportunity Number in Grants.gov; improper signature on a form or certification; and missing or inappropriate eligibility documentation.

HUD will send notice to the authorized organization representative to fix a technical error.

You must respond timely and appropriately to HUD's notice (see submission requirements).

Your application is not eligible for funding if you fail to fix the error to HUD's satisfaction by the due date in HUD's notice. HUD will not review information submitted after the due date in HUD's notice.

Responses to technical errors must be submitted to youthdemo@hud.gov.

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V. APPLICATION REVIEW INFORMATION

A. Threshold Review When you apply: Your application is reviewed to make sure it meets the threshold requirements of this NOFO. If your application has a technical error, HUD will allow you to correct it.