FY2023 Runaway Homeless Youth Training, Technical Assistance, and Capacity Building Center (RHYTTAC)

The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Runaway Homeless Youth (RHY) Training, Technical Assistance, and Capacity Building Center (RHYTTAC) provides direct training and technical assistance to existing RHY grant recipients and subrecipients to enhance their efforts to successfully implement projects supported by FYSB grant funds.FYSB expects to award one cooperative agreement to strengthen and build the capacity of runaway and homeless youth and other youth-serving professionals and service providers across the nation by:Developing relevant and interactive training products for in-person and virtual adaptation.Disseminating evidenced-based, evidence-informed, and best practices related to issues impacting youth who have runaway from home, youth and young adults experiencing homelessness, and youth and young adults at risk of becoming homeless.Providing targeted technical assistance to RHY recipients and youth-serving organizations to address current and potential needs.Leading coordination activities among RHY recipients and other RHY funded partner organizations.The recipient must serve all ten ACF Federal Regions and may include subcontractors or subrecipients, at its option, to provide services that will cover the regional multi-State areas.

Eligible entities include statewide and regional nonprofit organizations. Per Section 342 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, for profit organizations are not eligible. All eligible entities must be nonprofit. In addition to statewide and regional nonprofit organizations, a combination of such entities are also eligible. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and funding under this funding opportunity. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity. Faith-based organizations may apply for this award on the same basis as any other organization, as set forth at and, subject to the protections and requirements of 45 CFR Part 87 and 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq., ACF will not, in the selection of recipients, discriminate against an organization on the basis of the organization's religious character, affiliation, or exercise.