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On the evening of July 9, the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) released the long-awaited Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) program’s Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) on Grants.gov—but with harmful changes and an unrealistic deadline. NOFOs for the Basic Center Program (BCP), Transitional [...]

On July 4, Trump signed H.R.1 into law, completing the months-long budget reconciliation process. Reconciliation is a process by which Congress can make changes to mandatory spending and taxes, and Republicans—who hold the majority in the House and Senate—have used this process to make deep cuts [...]

On May 2, the Administration released a short version of its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget proposal. Every year at the beginning of the appropriations cycle, the Presidential Administration submits a budget request to Congress for the upcoming FY that outlines their funding priorities and [...]

On June 10, 2025, Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and Don Bacon (R-NE-02) introduced the bipartisan Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2025 (RHYTPA) (S.2012/H.R.3856). Joining them as original cosponsors are Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), [...]

As federal budget negotiations intensify, recent legislative and administrative developments threaten critical support systems for youth and families experiencing homelessness. This blog post provides more information on the implications for youth homelessness service providers. Congressional Updates Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget reconciliation [...]

On Friday, May 2, the Administration released a short version of its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget proposal. Every year at the beginning of the appropriations cycle, the Presidential Administration submits a budget request to Congress for the upcoming FY that outlines their funding priorities and policy goals. [...]

The National Network for Youth is excited to announce our new Youth Action Leadership Certificate! This certificate program is designed to equip young advocates with the tools to lead systemic change. It builds on our Local Cross Systems Collaboratives work and is guided by direct input from youth [...]

On February 26, 2025, the National Network for Youth hosted a congressional briefing in collaboration with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) about investing in hope with federal funding to support youth and young parent families facing homelessness. Attendees heard from young leaders from NN4Y’s [...]

This blog post was initially published on Friday, March 14, 2025 at 6:30pm ET. Since then, we have heard that some providers have still not received their updated CoC contract, or may have had it rescinded. We are keeping the original version as written to avoid confusion, but have [...]

On March 11, the House passed a bill to fund the government until September 30, 2025, the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The bill now heads to the Senate, where it must pass before it can be signed into law. The deadline to pass a spending bill [...]