Sec. 4. Transitional Living Grant Program
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Part B of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act ( 34 U.S.C. 11221 et seq. ) is amended— in section 321— by inserting 5-year after to make ; and by inserting and runaway youth. The Secretary shall award such grants not later than 90 days before the start date of the grant and establish an appeal process for grantees after homeless youth ; and in section 322— in subsection (a)— by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting the following: to provide to homeless youth, by grant, agreement, or contract— shelter, such as group homes, maternity group homes, host family homes, and supervised apartments; and services, such as information and counseling services in basic life skills, which consider the age, gender, and social and developmental needs of such youth, and are culturally and linguistically appropriate, including topics on money management, budgeting, consumer education, use of credit, parenting skills, interpersonal skill building, educational advancement, job attainment skills, mental and physical health care, and suicide prevention services; ; in paragraph (2), by inserting and runaway after to provide such shelter and such services to individual homeless ; by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting the following: that such shelter project used to carry out such project shall— have a minimum project capacity of not fewer than 4 youth, except if there is an established minimum number of beds per individual shelter or project location; have the capacity to accommodate not more than 20 individuals, excluding staff, within a single project, except where the applicant demonstrates that the State where the project is located has a State or local law or regulation that allows a higher maximum to comply with licensure requirements for child and youth serving projects; and if it is a mixed project, limit runaway and homeless youth shelter beds to 20 youth per project with segregated access and programming, except where the applicant demonstrates that the State where the project is located has a State or local law or regulation that allows a higher maximum to comply with licensure requirements for child and youth serving projects; ; by striking paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9), and inserting the following: to develop a written transitional living plan in partnership with each youth based on an assessment of the needs of each youth, designed to help the transition from supervised participation in such project to independent living or another appropriate living arrangement; to develop an adequate plan to ensure proper coordination, integration, and referral of homeless youth and runaway youth, which considers the age, gender, and social and developmental needs of such youth, and are culturally and linguistically appropriate, to the extent practicable, to— social service; law enforcement; educational training, including postsecondary education; vocational training, including services and programs for youth available under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq. ); welfare, including programs amended under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–193 ); legal service; mental health service and health care programs; substance use disorder treatment; and programs providing wrap-around services to victims of trafficking and gender-based violence; to provide for the establishment of outreach programs designed to attract individuals who are eligible to participate in the project, which may include the use of online and social media engagements; to submit to the Secretary an annual report that includes information regarding the activities carried out with funds under this part, the achievements of the project under this part carried out by the applicant and statistical summaries describing the number, characteristics, and demographic information of the homeless youth and runaway youth who participate in such project, including the prevalence of trafficking of such youth, and the services provided to such youth by such project, in the year for which the report is submitted; ; in paragraph (15), by striking and after the semicolon; by striking paragraph
(16)and inserting the following: to develop an adequate emergency preparedness and management plan regarding responses to natural disasters, inclement weather, and mental health emergencies; and ; by redesignating paragraphs
(3)through
(5)and
(6)through (16), as paragraphs
(5)through
(7)and
(9)through (19), respectively; by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: to provide counseling to homeless and runaway youth and to encourage, if appropriate, the involvement in such counseling of their parents, legal guardians, or individuals identified by such youth as family; to provide aftercare services, if possible, to homeless and runaway youth who have received shelter and services from a transitional living youth project, including, to the extent practicable, such youth who, after receiving such shelter and services, relocate to a geographic area or State other than the geographic area or State in which such project is located; ; by inserting after paragraph (7), as redesignated by clause (vii), the following: to develop a plan to provide services, which consider the age, gender, and social and developmental needs of such youth, and are culturally and linguistically appropriate, that address the needs of runaway, homeless, and street youth; ; by adding at end the following: to inform youth of their status as independent students under section 480 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087vv ), provide verification of such status for the purposes of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid described in section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1090 ), and assist the youth in completing this application at the request of the youth. ; by striking subsection
(b)and inserting the following: In selecting eligible applicants to receive grants under this part, the Secretary shall give priority to entities that have experience in providing to homeless youth shelter and services of the types described in subsection (a)(1). ; and by adding at the end the following: An entity that receives a grant under this part— shall, in carrying out activities under the grant, prioritize service to homeless youth who are less than 22 years of age, but not less than 15 years of age; and may use grant funds to serve homeless youth who are ages 22 to less than 26. .
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Transitional Living Grant Program
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