The Youth Homelessness System Improvement (YHSI) Grants
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- FR-6700-N-96
- Applications due
- Award size
- $200,000 to $2,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Housing
- Eligible applicants
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- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- County Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Other
- State Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- City/Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Youth Homelessness System Improvement Grants opportunity seeks to fund selected communities to develop and implement systems infrastructure to address youth homelessness. Applicants such as state and local governments, public housing authorities, tribes, and nonprofits will develop youth leadership boards, improve homelessness data collection and use, enhance coordinated entry systems, and conduct equity analyses. Applications will be evaluated based on project description, budget, youth involvement, outcomes evaluation, and regional coordination approaches. The deadline for applications is February 15, 2024.
Awards ranging from $200,000 to $2 million will be made to around 35 grantees, depending on the scope of proposed activities. Funded projects must be completed within 30 months of selection and take place in the communities of selected applicants. Grantees will also participate in HUD's technical assistance and evaluation activities.
Synopsis
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
Program office updated the definition for Project applicant, to an eligible applicant, as outlined in Section III.A of this NOFO. Each application must have only one applicant but can subgrant activities in the project to other organizations, provided that those organizations meet the definition of eligible applicant in Section III.A of this NOFO. - Through this NOFO, HUD is awarding Youth Homelessness System Improvement (YHSI) grants to support selected communities develop and implement systems infrastructure to better address youth homelessness. The grants will focus on systems change to create and build capacity for Youth Action Boards; collect and use data that work with at-risk youth; develop strong leaders within a community; and improve the coordination, communication, operation, and administration of homeless assistance projects to better serve youth, including prevention and diversion strategies. The goal of the YHSI is to increase the capacity of communities to better serve youth and create projects that are responsive to the needs of youth at-risk of or experiencing homelessness in the community. The objectives of this funding are to:Improve the capacity of 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 in an authentic way.Establish partnerships: Bringing together system partners who also work with youth who are housing unstable. This could include partnerships with Tribes and cultural organizations in the community, k-12 schools, higher education, juvenile justice, child welfare, employment services, etc.Improve Coordinated Entry Systems (CES).Improve data collection and use between systems that work with youth at-risk of and experiencing homelessness.Assess, address, and improve equity in youth homeless response systems.
Update #1 ·
Through this NOFO, HUD is awarding Youth Homelessness System Improvement (YHSI) grants to support selected communities develop and implement systems infrastructure to better address youth homelessness. The grants will focus on systems change to create and build capacity for Youth Action Boards; collect and use data that work with at-risk youth; develop strong leaders within a community; and improve the coordination, communication, operation, and administration of homeless assistance projects to better serve youth, including prevention and diversion strategies. The goal of the YHSI is to increase the capacity of communities to better serve youth and create projects that are responsive to the needs of youth at-risk of or experiencing homelessness in the community. The objectives of this funding are to:Improve the capacity of 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 in an authentic way.Establish partnerships: Bringing together system partners who also work with youth who are housing unstable. This could include partnerships with Tribes and cultural organizations in the community, k-12 schools, higher education, juvenile justice, child welfare, employment services, etc.Improve Coordinated Entry Systems (CES).Improve data collection and use between systems that work with youth at-risk of and experiencing homelessness.Assess, address, and improve equity in youth homeless response systems.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| Foa_Content_of_FR-6700-N-96_Updated.pdf | ||
| Foa_Content_of_FR-6700-N-96_Corrected.pdf | ||
| Foa_Content_of_FR-6700-N-96.pdf |
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