Preventing Youth Homelessness Demonstration Act of 2026

This bill would have the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services create two grant programs to prevent homelessness among people ages 12 to 26 who are at risk of becoming homeless or are entering or leaving foster care, juvenile justice, or similar systems. One program would give 5-year grants of $3 million to $7.5 million to states, local governments, schools, tribes, and other groups for prevention services such as case management, health care, job training, child care, short-term housing, and direct financial help. A second program would give 18-month planning grants of $500,000 to $1.5 million to help communities measure youth homelessness and prepare to apply for the larger grants. Grant recipients would have to form a council made up mainly of young people with experience of homelessness. The bill authorizes $85 million and $20 million per year for the two programs for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 and requires yearly public reports.

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Sponsors

• Patty Murray Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors