Replaces existing authority-to-make-grants text in 34 U.S.C. 11261 with new grant terms, recipient eligibility, priority, and procedural requirements (grant duration, award timing, appeal process, and certification requirements).

Amends paragraph (2) of 34 U.S.C. 11241 by replacing the phrase 'other Federal entities' with an explicit list: the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Justice.

Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act by inserting a new provision after part E of the Act.

Amends Part B of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act by making multiple revisions to the part’s provisions (notably changes to provisions labeled section 321 and section 322), including expanding allowable shelter and services, adding counseling and aftercare requirements, establishing project capacity minimums and maximums with licensure exceptions, adding coordination and outreach requirements, requiring annual reporting, requiring emergency preparedness plans, setting grant selection priorities, and prioritizing service to homeless youth under age 22 (with allowance to serve ages 22–25), and adding obligations to inform and assist youth regarding independent student status and the FAFSA.

Replaces subsection (a) of 34 U.S.C. 11211 to require 5-year grants awarded not later than 90 days before the grant start date, add an appeal process for grantees, expand and specify required and optional services (including trauma-informed services, suicide prevention, and services for families and individuals identified by youth as family), and increase the maximum short-term shelter period from 21 days to 30 days or the State maximum, whichever is greater.

Amends provisions governing use of assistance, applicant eligibility and project requirements: replaces paragraph (2) to set minimum and maximum project capacities and staff-to-youth ratio requirements; revises beneficiary language to include 'individuals identified by such youth as family'; replaces and adds requirements for outreach planning (including online resources), recordkeeping and statistical reporting (including specific categories such as trafficking victims, pregnant/parenting youth, child welfare and juvenile/criminal justice involvement), confidentiality protections for individual records, reporting content requirements, and adds requirements that services be age-, gender-, culturally- and linguistically-appropriate and that youth be informed of and assisted with FAFSA independent student status verification.

Revises the priority criteria for selecting grant applicants under section 311(a) to give priority to eligible applicants who have demonstrated experience in providing services to runaway and homeless youth.

Replaces subsection (a) of 34 U.S.C. 11280 to update authorization amounts and fiscal-year applicability, specify allocations/reservations across parts A–F, and set periodic amounts for section 345.

Amends Part F of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (codified at 34 U.S.C. 11271 et seq.) by making multiple revisions: replacing terminology (e.g., 'facility' to 'center or project'), revising and adding definitions and program terms, redesignating enumerated paragraphs, expanding required reporting categories (including identification of youth who are victims of trafficking), adding an Administration and enforcement provision authorizing time-limited waivers (new section 384A), and adding a nondiscrimination provision (new section 386B) that incorporates enforcement via 42 U.S.C. 9849 and references definitions in other statutes.

Amends 34 U.S.C. 11231 by inserting additional language after an unspecified location in the provision (exact inserted text not included in the excerpt).