Youth Homeless System Improvement Grants
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Program Objective
The objectives of the Youth Homeless System Improvement Grants (YHSIG), HUD will award approximately $25,000,000 to support communities, including but not limited to the communities assisted under the matter preceding this proviso in establishing and implementing a response system for youth homelessness or for improving their existing system.
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- U.S. State Government
- U.S. Territory Government
- Department/Agency of U.S. State
- Department/Agency of U.S. Territorial Gov
- County Government
- Local Government Consortium
- Municipality/Township Government
- Tribally Designated Housing Authority
- Nonprofit Organization
How to Apply
Award Procedure
HUD will rank community applications in order of responses to the rating factors outlined in NOFO.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 90 to 120 days
Processing of applications and selection of successful applicants will take place at HUD. HUD Headquarters will make selection and obligate funds as soon as applications can be processed.
Program details & compliance
Description
The Youth Homeless System Improvement Grants (YHSIG) will be used to better position communities to address youth homelessness. The goal of the YHSIG is to increase the capacity of communities to serve youth better and create projects that are responsive to the needs of youth at-risk of or experiencing homelessness in the community. The grants will focus on systems change to create and build capacity for Youth Action Boards; collect and use data from different systems to improve the youth homeless response system; develop strong leaders within a community; and alter the coordination, communication, operation, and administration of homeless assistance projects to serve youth better.
Mission Categories
Primary: Homelessness Prevention
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
• Salaries or stipends for employee/staff/volunteer time
• Costs associated with meetings
• Establishing partnerships and maintaining partnerships with other organizations that serve youth at risk of or experiencing homelessness
• Plan for and implement a data collection and analysis strategy relating to youth needs, equity, project performance, and system performance.
• Activities related to the establishment and improvement of a Youth Action Board.
• Establishment or improvement of youth specific coordinated entry access points or youth-specific policies and procedures for coordinated entry access points.
• Equity