This weekend, Congress passed the final Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget package. NN4Y advocated for increased funding for programs targeted to prevent and respond to youth homelessness and several other policy provisions. Read our summary below to see where federal programs we care about landed for FY24.
Top Four FY23 Youth Homelessness Budget Items:
- Health and Human Services: Runaway and Homeless Youth Act is funded at $146.28 million.
- Department of Education: McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth is funded at $129 million.
- Housing and Urban Development: Youth Homeless Demonstration Program is funded at $57 million, of which up to $10 million is for technical assistance
- Housing and Urban Development: Youth Homelessness System Improvement Grants are funded at $25 million.
We have released a new fact sheet that shows the specifics for each funding level, the changes over the past four years, and report language by federal agency.
A special congratulations to the youth-serving community-based organizations that received a community project funding/congressionally directed spending award, also known as earmarks. Many of these awards are directed to youth outreach, youth homelessness prevention, community-based services, foster youth transitional housing and services, and youth employment programs. To learn more about how to request and secure earmarks, please refer to our FY 2025 Earmarks Fact Sheet.
