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$82 Million targets youth homelessness in 25 communities
The House bill pairs that youth program with $4.16 billion for McKinney-Vento assistance overall. Another $52 million would support rapid re-housing, coordinated entry and services for survivors.
People facing homelessness rarely need one more form. They need a roof that lasts, a referral that lands and, sometimes, a safe place to disappear into after violence at home. A federal spending bill in the House would put $4,160,741,000 behind title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, the main federal stream for that work, and keep the money available through Sept. 30, 2028.
Where the money is aimed
The biggest theme is continuity. The bill is written to keep existing homelessness aid moving, while also making room for new rapid re-housing projects and supportive services under the Continuum of Care, or CoC, program. That matters because these programs often decide whether someone can move from a shelter bed into something stable before the next crisis hits.
It also sets aside $52 million for grants tied to coordinated entry, the system that helps local providers triage who needs help first, and for activities the secretary deems critical for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking. The bill allows those survivor-focused grants to be supplemented with additional CoC money, widening the pool for people whose housing problem is inseparable from safety.