0970-AD14 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0970 Administration for Children and Families ACF 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Revisions to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program Regulation

The Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Program provides funding to local community-based organizations to address the needs of youth and young adults by providing shelter, programming, and comprehensive, individualized supports to improve outcomes for youth and young adults who have run away or are experiencing homelessness or housing instability in four core outcome areas: (1) Safe and stable housing (2) Education and employment (3) Social and emotional well-being, and (4) Permanent connections. The RHY Act and the current RHY regulations establish minimum and maximum capacity limits for RHY’s Basic Center Programs, Transitional Living Programs, and Maternity Group Homes to ensure programs are reasonable in size, youth tailored, and comprehensive services. The proposed regulatory action would update the current Runaway and Homeless Youth program regulation to provide clarification of program requirements and definitions and create flexibilities to grant recipients in operating their shelter program to best meet the needs of youth. 

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Regulatory 45 CFR Part 1351 Title III of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 34 U.S.C. sec. 11201 et seq. Yes NPRM 05/00/2026 No Organizations Federal Local Tribal No No No No Sanzanna Dean PhD Director 0970 Administration for Children and Families ACF 202 381-7950 sanzanna.dean@acf.hhs.gov Family and Youth Services Bureau, Division of Runaway and Homeless Youth, 330 C Street SW, Washington DC 20201