Deadline: 20-Jun-23
The Administration for Children & Families – ACYF/FYSB is seeking applications for Runaway Homeless Youth Training, Technical Assistance, and Capacity Building Center (RHYTTAC).
The RHY Program is committed to building the capacity of RHY award recipients, youth serving professionals, and youth-serving organizations eligible to receive RHY awards by providing evidence-based and evidence-informed resources relevant to the field, T/TA to support RHY, data collection to help with planning and continuous quality improvement (CQI), and facilitating partnerships with RHY partners and communities to expand the availability of resources.
The RHYTTAC coordinates a partnership and/or consortium of highly experienced and knowledgeable partners within the RHY field, including youth experts with lived experience.
The T/TA activities of RHYTTAC shall be researched-based and evidence-informed as well as practical in application within the field of RHY serving programs locally, regionally, and nationally
Goals:
- To strenen and build the capacity of public and private entities that are eligible to receive RHY awards by providing T/TA for the purpose of carrying out the programs, projects, or activities for which such awards are serving youth and young adults who have run away from home, are experiencing homelessness, or are at risk of becoming homeless.
Objectives
- Provide targeted T/TA to RHY award recipient agencies and youth-serving organizations eligible to receive RHY awards seeking technical support for prevention and intervention efforts to address current and potential RHY needs.
- Implement capacity-building activities to support RHY award recipient organizations in complying with RHY program legislation, regulations, and policy guidance.
- Develop relevant and interactive training products for in-person and virtual adaptation.
- Disseminate evidenced-based, evidence-informed, and promising practices related to issues impacting youth and young adults who have run away from home, are experiencing homelessness, or at risk of becoming homeless.
- Build meaningful partnerships and collaborations to strengthen networks and coordination between RHY programs, youth-serving organizations, housing supports, social service professionals, and state and local governments by proactively engaging these entities on data, best practices, and resources needed to impact outcomes for youth experiencing homelessness.
- Support coordination and delivery of T/TA activities among RHY award recipient organizations.
- Lead in the coordination of activities among RHY funded partner organizations such as the RHYPN.
Core Areas
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In addition, RHYTTAC will carry out deliverables and activities in seven core areas:
- Oversight and management of administrative and program requirements;
- Development of national T/TA products;
- RHY award recipient performance coaching, support, and engagement;
- National and regional event delivery;
- Partnership with youth and young adults with lived experience;
- Support activities related to human trafficking awareness; and
- Incorporate data and community and partner feedback in ongoing and future /TA
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,500,000
- Award Ceiling: $2,500,000
- Award Floor: $1,800,000
- Length of Project Periods: 36-month project period with three 12-month budget periods
Eligibility Criteria
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Others.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
