On June 10th, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the publication of the Youth Homelessness NOFO, CPD-2600-DC-0035, through which HUD offers $193,000,000 to help communities develop systems and projects to dramatically reduce youth homelessness.  Application resources will be available soon on the HUD website.

Purpose

The Youth Homelessness NOFO combines funding from FY2024 and FY2025 for both the Youth Homelessness Systems Improvement (YHSI) grants and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP).  Combining these two funding streams into one NOFO allows communities to consider how to improve their current youth homelessness response system and expand the capacity through transitional housing and supportive service only projects.   Unlike previous YHDP competitions, eligible applicants for the Youth Homelessness NOFO include both CoC and non-CoC organizations, including faith-based organizations, non-profit organizations, and Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs).

Available Amounts:

A total of $193,000,000 is available under this NOFO, including approximately $49 million in YHSI funds and $144 million in YHDP funding.

Applications

Youth Homelessness NOFO applications will be submitted to HUD via e-snaps.

  • Applicants for the Youth Homelessness NOFO must complete the NOFO application in e-snaps.
  • Applicants may choose to apply for YHSI funding, YHDP funding, or both.
  • Applicants for YHDP community designation must also submit a priority listing of YHDP projects and YHPD project applications for the community.

Carefully review the Youth Homelessness NOFO application and submission requirements. Applications for this funding opportunity are due to HUD on August 10, 2026.

The Kalamazoo County CoC intends to apply for the YHSI funding, if any organization is interesting in partnering on this effort, please send an email to the CoC Director at p.griffin@uwscmi.org by 4pm Wednesday, July 8th, 2026, outlining your interest, organizational capacity, and experience in system improvement.

 

Organizations interested in YHDP funding should submit full letters of interest to the CoC at coc@uwscmi.org by 4pm Thursday, July 16, 2026.  

 

Letters should include the following details:

  • Official organization name
  • Organizational capacity
  • Experience in delivering housing or services to youth
  • Brief project description
  • Population served
  • Project timeline
  • Budget estimate

 

Please direct any questions to coc@uwscmi.org.