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The bill channels substantial new, multi‑year federal funding to expand trauma‑informed, anti‑trafficking, education, and shelter services for runaway and homeless youth—improving care, equity, and program continuity—but raises federal spending, administrative burdens, privacy risks, and may limit capacity or concentrate funds among established providers.
Runaway, homeless, and at‑risk youth will gain stable, multi‑year federal funding and 5‑year grant commitments for shelters and targeted programs, improving continuity of services and reducing disruption for beneficiaries and providers.
Vulnerable youth will receive expanded trauma‑informed health and prevention services — including mental health care, suicide prevention, STI testing, substance‑use education, outreach, and anti‑trafficking supports — improving immediate safety and longer‑term health outcomes.
Students and young adults experiencing homelessness will get assistance verifying independent‑student status and completing FAFSA, increasing access to federal student aid and postsecondary opportunities.
Taxpayers and the federal budget will face increased spending obligations from these multi‑year authorizations and expanded grant programs, potentially requiring offsets or tradeoffs in other programs or higher near‑term budgetary costs.
Capping projects at roughly 20 beds and structuring awards with minimums/caps may limit aggregate shelter capacity in high‑need areas and raise per‑bed operating costs, reducing the total number of youth who can be served locally.
Expanded administrative and reporting requirements (detailed annual reports, demographic and trafficking data, certifications) will increase provider burden, divert staff time from direct services, and raise program operating costs.
Based on analysis of 11 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes funding and tightens grant rules for youth homelessness programs, expands trafficking response, service standards, data collection, and reporting.
Introduced June 10, 2025 by Suzanne Bonamici · Last progress June 10, 2025
Authorizes federal funding and updates programs that serve runaway, homeless, and trafficking‑impacted youth for FY2026–2030. It sets specific funding levels and allocation rules, creates/renews multi‑year grants (including basic center, transitional living, and street‑based grants), sets minimum and maximum grant sizes, tightens service and reporting requirements (including trafficking identification and expanded demographic data), and gives the agency limited waiver and enforcement authority. The bill expands required services (trauma‑informed care, mental health, education/job help, family engagement, suicide prevention), prioritizes experienced providers and youth ages 15–<22 for certain grants, and requires more coordinated data collection and reporting across federal programs. Some sections insert placement or unspecified text without detail in the provided excerpt.