Youth FONSI Signed 5.18.2026.pdf.zip

This file is a signed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) document dated May 18, 2026, related to the Youth Homelessness NOFO for FY2024 and FY2025. The FONSI is an environmental assessment determination indicating that the proposed federal action—the Youth Homelessness grant programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development—will not have significant environmental impacts requiring an Environmental Impact Statement. This document supports two funding programs: Youth Homelessness System Improvement Grants (YHSI, CFDA 14.277) with approximately 49 communities selected, and the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP, CFDA 14.276) with 26 to 50 communities anticipated for selection, including priority consideration for communities with substantial rural populations in up to sixteen locations. The signed FONSI facilitates the implementation of these congressionally-appropriated programs designed to demonstrate how comprehensive approaches to serving homeless youth aged 24 and under can dramatically reduce youth homelessness through housing, supportive services, and systems improvement activities.

The FONSI document, as a signed environmental clearance, enables HUD to proceed with obligating federal funds and implementing grant awards under both programs. Award values historically range from approximately $20,000 to $7.8 million per grant under YHDP, with most awards between $400,000 and $2.6 million, while YHSI awards have ranged from $200,000 to $2 million among approximately 35 grantees. Grant periods typically extend 24 to 36 months, with completion dates generally scheduled through 2028. Eligible applicant types include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, nonprofit organizations, public housing authorities, and tribal governments. Applications are submitted through Grants.gov, with selection and obligation of funds occurring at HUD Headquarters following the rating factors and evaluation criteria outlined in the respective NOFOs.