The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issues this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to invite applications from eligible applicants for the 2023 Continuum of Care Competition and Renewal or Replacement of Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Grants.
Donor Name: Department of Housing and Urban Development
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/28/2023
Size of the Grant: $147,000,000
Details:
The CoC Program (24 CFR part 578) is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; to provide funding for efforts by nonprofit organizations, state governments, local governments, instrumentalities of state and local governments, Indian Tribes, tribally designated housing entities of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, and public housing agencies, are eligible without limitation or exclusion, to quickly re-house homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, and youth while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless; and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness.
The goal of the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) is to support the development and implementation of a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness and sharing that experience with and mobilizing communities around the country toward the same end. The population to be served by the demonstration program is youth ages 24 and younger experiencing homelessness, including unaccompanied and pregnant or parenting youth.
Goals and Objectives from HUD’s Strategic Plan
- Strategic Goal 1: Support Underserved Communities
- Fortify support for underserved communities and support equitable community development for all people
- Strategic Goal 2: Ensure Access to and Increase the Production of Affordable Housing
- Ensure housing demand is matched by adequate production of new homes and equitable access to housing opportunities for all people
- Strategic Goal 3: Promote Homeownership
- Promote homeownership opportunities, equitable access to credit for purchase and improvements, and wealth-building in underserved communities
- Strategic Goal 4: Advance Sustainable Communities
- Advance sustainable communities by strengthening climate resilience and energy efficiency, promoting environmental justice, and recognizing housing’s role as essential to health.
Funding Information
- Funding of approximately $3,134,000,000 is available through this NOFO
- Funding includes approximately $147,000,000, available for the competitive renewal and replacement of expiring Round 1 YHDP Grants and the non-competitive renewal and replacement of expiring grants YHDP grants initially funded in FY 2017 (Round 2) or later, and at least $52,000,000 available for Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Bonus (DV Bonus) projects of this NOFO. HUD may add to the total amount with available funds that have been carried over or recaptured from previous fiscal years. All requirements in the FY 2023 application process, including requirements for the entire CoC Consolidated Application and the total amount of funds available, are included in this NOFO.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Special district governments
- County governments
- Faith-based organizations
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
