Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Transitional Living for Homeless Youth (93.550)

Also known as Transitional Living Program and Maternity Group Homes

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$256 million
• Grant awards555
• Typical award$500,000
• Awarded in FY 2025$54.3 million
• Size rank553 of 1824
• Type of assistanceProject grants

Key findings

• Annual funding was roughly flat, $53.3 million in fiscal 2021 and $54.3 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 553rd largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 22% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 50 states and territories.

What the program funds

The primary goal of the Transitional Living Program (TLP) and Maternity Group Homes (MGH) is to help runaway and homeless youth and/or pregnant or parenting runaway and homeless youth between the ages of 16 to under 22 establish sustainable living and well-being for themselves and, if applicable, their dependent child(ren).

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Public (state and local) and private nonprofit entities (including faith-based and community organizations) and coordinated networks of such entities, are eligible to apply unless they are part of the juvenile justice system. For profit organizations are not eligible. Private institutions of higher education must be non-profit entities. Priority will be given to public and non-profit private agencies that have experience in providing shelter and services to youth experiencing homelessness and their young families. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards. States, localities, private entities, and coordinated networks of such entities are eligible to apply for a Transitional Living Program or Maternity Group Home award unless they are part of the law enforcement structure or the juvenile justice system. Federally recognized Indian organizations are also eligible to apply for awards as private, nonprofit agencies.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Transitional Living Programs and Maternity Group Homes are required to provide youth, and when applicable the youths' dependent children, with safe, stable, and appropriate shelter, and comprehensive services designed to help young people who are homeless make a successful transition to sustainable living. Living accommodations may be host family homes, group homes, Maternity Group Homes, or "supervised apartments." (Supervised apartments are either agency-owned apartment buildings or "scattered site" apartments, which are single- occupancy apartments rented directly by young people with support from the agency.) Comprehensive services may include case management, transitional living plan, basic life skills resources, counseling services, educational advancement, job attainment skills, and physical and behavioral health care, and aftercare services. These services are designed to help youth who are homeless develop the skills necessary to make a successful transition to self-sufficient living. Costs of organized fund raising, including financial campaigns, endowment drives, solicitation of gifts and bequests, and similar expenses incurred to raise capital or obtain contributions are unallowable. Fund raising costs for the purposes of meeting the Federal program objectives are allowable with prior written approval from the Federal awarding agency.

Continue reading on SAM.gov

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching Requirements: Percent: 10%. Federal share of award is up to 90 percent. The nonfederal share may be in cash or in-kind contributions, although applicants are encouraged to meet their match requirements through cash contributions.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Please see the funding opportunity announcement for application deadlines.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

The range for Transitional Living Program awards in FY 2023 was $130,000 to $250,000 with an average award of $236,908. The range for Maternity Group Home Program awards in FY 2022 $149,000 and $250,000 with an average award of $240,399. The range for Transitional Living Program awards in FY 2024 was $145,000 to $250,000 with an average award of $241,949. The range for Maternity Group Home Program awards in FY 2024 was $149,000 and $250,000 with an average award of $246,477.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 99% of the money, state and local governments 0.2% and businesses 0.1%.

By state

43 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.