Greetings colleagues:
On Thursday, March 24, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the FY 2021 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the FY2021 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) is now available. YHDP is an initiative designed to address systemic responses to youth homelessness and significantly reduce the number of youth experiencing homelessness. Through this NOFO, HUD will award approximately $72 million in up to 25 participating communities, with a priority for communities with substantial rural populations in up to eight locations. HUD strongly encourages all communities to consider applying.
See the full Press Release. The YHDP NOFO is posted on HUD’s website . Additional information related to the NOFO will be available soon on the YHDP page on HUD’s website.
View the YHDP NOFO.
Submission Deadline: June 28, 2022
- YHDP is an initiative designed to address systemic responses to youth homelessness and significantly reduce the number of youth experiencing homelessness in up to 25 participating communities.
- HUD strongly encourages all communities to consider applying. Applications must be submitted through grants.gov
(not through e-snaps).
- This Application is for your community’s participation in the initiative only.
Project funding applications will only be submitted by communities selected to participate.
- This Application must be submitted by a community’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Collaborative Applicant but should be co-developed with a broad array of community partners, including a youth action board, a state or local child welfare agency, youth homelessness housing, and service providers, local schools districts, community health organizations, workforce development organizations, law enforcement, judges, corrections, and more.
- Youth leadership is a critical component of the YHDP. Communities are required to establish a Youth Action Board to guide the Coordinated Community Plan and YHDP project design development.
- American Indian, Alaska Native tribal governments and organizations may be eligible to receive project funding under this NOFO. HUD is holding a webinar specifically focused on opportunities for tribal governments and other organizations work with tribal governments and stakeholders for further information on how Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities can be recipients of YHDP funds. Please note that this webinar will not duplicate information from the general 2021 YHDP NOFO webinar; HUD encourages attending both if possible. See below for webinar details.
- Links to the NOFO and additional resources are located on the YHDP page. Technical Assistance documents on YHDP are located on the YHDP HUD Exchange page.
To learn more:
2021 YHDP NOFO Webinar:
HUD will be holding a webinar on March 30, 2022, from 2-3:30 pm EDT to review the requirements of the NOFO and the YHDP program.
To join the conference, click: https://ems8.intellor.com/login/843255
Join the Zoom event and follow the prompts to connect audio by computer or utilize the "call me" feature for audio by telephone.
Need to join via phone? Use the "call me" feature or dial:
888-251-2949 or 215-861-0694
- Need an international number?
Access Code:
3348876# .
The conference begins at 2:00 PM Eastern Time on March 30, 2022; you may join the conference 10 minutes prior.
2021 YHDP NOFO Webinar for American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and other stakeholders:
HUD will hold a webinar on March 31, 2022, from 3-4 pm EDT to review how Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities can be recipients of YHDP funds.
To join the conference, click: https://ems8.intellor.com/login/843248
Join the Zoom event and follow the prompts to connect audio by computer or utilize the "call me" feature for audio by telephone.
Need to join via phone? Use the "call me" feature or dial:
888-251-2949 or 215-861-0694
- Need an international number?
Access Code:
7370233# .
The conference begins at 3:00 PM Eastern Time on March 31, 2022; you may join the conference 10 minutes prior.
Zoom Support: 800-345-0857
NCHE looks forward to working with the next round of YHDP communities!
Best regards,
