Assistance program
Transitional Living for Homeless Youth
$415.7 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Administration for Children and Families, Health and Human Services, Department of
- Assistance
- Project Grants
- CFDA number
- 93.550
- What it does
- The Transitional Living Program (TLP) and Maternity Group Home (MGH) Programs help runaway and homeless youth and/or pregnant or parenting runaway and homeless youth between the ages of 16 to under 22 establish sustainable living and well-being for themselves and if applicable, their dependent child(ren). Through the provision of residential stay up to 540 days (and in exceptional circumstances 635 days) and comprehensive supportive services, youth between the ages of 16 to under 22 enrolled in TLPs or MGHs will realize improvements in four core outcome areas: social and emotional well-being, permanent connections, education or employment, safe and stable housing. MGH services include, but are not limited to, parenting skills, child development, family budgeting, and health and nutrition education, in addition to the required services provided under the TLP.
- Who benefits
- Homeless youth (ages 16 to under 22) and, if applicable, their dependent children are the beneficiaries.
- Who applies
- Public (state and local) and private nonprofit entities (including faith-based and community organizations) and coordinated networks of such entities, are eligible to apply unless they are part of the juvenile justice system. For profit organizations are not eligible. Private institutions of higher education must be non-profit entities. Priority will be given to public and non-profit private agencies that have experience in providing shelter and services to youth experiencing homelessness and their young families. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards. States, localities, private entities, and coordinated networks of such entities are eligible to apply for a Transitional Living Program or Maternity Group Home award unless they are part of the law enforcement structure or the juvenile justice system. Federally recognized Indian organizations are also eligible to apply for awards as private, nonprofit agencies.
- Authorized by
- Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
- Program site
- https://www.acf.hhs.gov/fysb ↗
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
How the money flows
Committed dollars by how this program's money is paid out.
Direct payments
$5.4M
1%
Grants
$410.4M
99%
Top recipients
By dollars committed.
How to read these numbers
- Committed through this program
Money committed under this assistance listing (its CFDA program), counted in the year each action happened.
- How it's paid
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- Some recipients aren't itemized
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- Awards, counted once
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- The colored bars
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Direct payments