FY 24 Runaway and Homeless Youth Prevention Demonstration Program | HHS 2024 ACF ACYF CY 0058

Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2024 ACF ACYF CY 0058

The FY 24 Runaway and Homeless Youth Prevention Demonstration Program (RHY-PDP) is a discretionary federal funding opportunity run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) and its Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Division of Runaway and Homeless Youth. The core aim is to help communities stop youth homelessness before it happens by funding locally driven, community-based demonstration initiatives that can be planned, coordinated, and put into practice in a structured way. Rather than focusing only on crisis response after a young person becomes homeless, this program emphasizes prevention by building coordinated community systems that spot risk early and connect youth and families to timely, practical supports.

Projects funded under RHY-PDP are expected to do three connected things. First, they must strengthen the community’s ability to identify young people and young adults who are at risk of experiencing homelessness, which implies using local data, referral pathways, and on-the-ground partnerships to recognize warning signs and reach youth sooner. Second, grantees must design and develop a comprehensive community-based prevention plan, meaning a coordinated roadmap that clarifies roles across partners, aligns services, and lays out how the community will reduce the flow of youth into homelessness. Third, they must implement robust, holistic prevention services tailored to the varied needs of youth and young adults at risk of homelessness and their families. The program’s language signals that ACF is looking for approaches that are not one-size-fits-all, but instead respond to different drivers of housing instability and family conflict, and that coordinate multiple service types rather than operating as a standalone program.

The award is offered as a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates a more active federal role than a standard grant, often involving substantial involvement from the funding agency in areas like project direction, collaboration, and oversight. The funding activity category is Income Security and Social Services, and the CFDA (Assistance Listing) number is 93.623. The opportunity number is HHS 2024 ACF ACYF CY 0058. The application closing date listed is June 7, 2024, and the opportunity was created on April 4, 2024. ACF anticipates making about 5 awards, with an award ceiling of $350,000 per award.

Eligibility is broad across public and nonprofit sectors, but it clearly excludes for-profit entities and individuals. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city/township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; and nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits). Private institutions of higher education may apply only if they are nonprofit entities. The opportunity also allows coordinated networks of eligible public and nonprofit private agencies to apply, which fits the program’s emphasis on cross-system collaboration. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and from foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from merit review.

When selecting recipients, the program states that priority will be given to public and nonprofit private agencies that have experience providing services to runaway, homeless, and street youth. In practice, this suggests that applicants should be prepared to show a track record with the target population, familiarity with youth homelessness dynamics, and the capacity to coordinate services across partners. Faith-based and community organizations are explicitly eligible as long as they meet the same eligibility requirements as other applicants. The notice also emphasizes that ACF will not discriminate in award selection based on an organization’s religious character or affiliation, consistent with federal protections and requirements cited in 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.

Overall, RHY-PDP is designed to help communities build and test prevention-focused systems that identify youth at risk, organize a community-wide prevention plan, and deliver coordinated, youth-centered services meant to keep young people safely housed and supported before a housing crisis occurs. The program’s structure and eligibility rules reflect a strong preference for community partnerships, demonstrated experience with runaway and homeless youth, and a prevention model that is comprehensive, collaborative, and tailored to local needs.

• The Administration for Children Families - ACYF/FYSB in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 24 Runaway and Homeless Youth Prevention Demonstration Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.623.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-04-04.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-06-07. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $350,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others.

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