Correction: The Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Application is Now Available - Submission Deadline is Wednesday, November 30, 2016


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Correction: The Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Application is Now Available - Submission Deadline is Wednesday, November 30, 2016


This message is being re-sent to correct the day of the NOFA submission deadline. The NOFA is due on Wednesday, November 30, 2016; not Monday.
The Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) has been posted to the YHDP page on the HUD Exchange.

Submission Deadline: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 11:59:59 PM EDT

  • YHDP is an exciting new initiative designed to reduce the number of youth experiencing homelessness in 10 participating communities (4 will be rural).
     
  • HUD strongly encourages all communities to consider applying. Applications will be submitted through grants.gov (and not through e-snaps).
     
  • Carefully and thoroughly read the YHDP NOFA to clearly understand the program expectations, requirements, rating and ranking factors before applying.
     
  • This application is for your community’s participation in the initiative only. Project funding applications will only be submitted by communities selected to participate.
     
  • Participate in the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) webinar HUD Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program: Strategies for Success on September 15, 2016 at 3:00 PM EDT. Register for the webinar.
     
  • This application must be submitted by a community’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Collaborative Applicant, but must be co-developed with a broad array of community partners, including a youth advisory board*, a state or local child welfare agency*, youth homelessness housing and service providers, local schools districts, workforce development organizations, law enforcement, judges, corrections, and more.
    *formal participation agreement required.
     
  • Links to the NOFA, the application, FAQs, the AAQ portal, an introductory video, and additional resources can found on the YHDP page.

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Questions

If you have questions concerning technical issues or the content of the YHDP NOFA, please submit them to the CoC Program Ask A Question (AAQ) portal on the HUD Exchange website. Make sure that the text of your question includes “YHDP” so that it will be appropriately routed to the YHDP team. To submit a question to the CoC ProgramAAQ portal, select “CoC Program” from the “My question is related to” drop down list on Step 2 of the question submission process.
The AAQ portal accepts question submissions 24/7. However, responses are usually provided between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except for weekends and federal holidays. Additionally, starting 2 business days prior to the application deadline, the AAQ will respond only to emergency technical support questions up to the deadline of Monday, November 28, 2016 at 11:59:59 PM EDT.