Government Relations Blog Series

Information for everyday advocacy.

Stay up to date on federal policy and funding applicable to the youth services field, as well as Youth Collaboratory's national advocacy efforts through our Government Relations Blog Series and Statements:

December 2024: Unfinished Business Pushes FY25 Appropriations to Next Congress, Administration
November 2024: Where Does Federal Youth Funding Stand Heading into the Holiday Season?
October 2024: Fall Public Policy Update
August 2024: U.S. Senate Recommends Level Funding for Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs in FY2025
July 2024: Congress Advances FY2025 Appropriations
June 2024: Full Steam Ahead for FY25 Appropriations
May 2024: FY25 Appropriations Process Heats Up in June
January 2024: FY24 Appropriations Federal Landscape
November 2023: Congress avoids another Government Shutdown until Early 2024
October 2023: Congress Attempts to Finish FY24 Appropriations
August 2023: Gearing Up to Shutdown
July 2023: Senate Releases Full Committee Marked Up Annual Funding Bills
May 2023: The Debt Ceiling, in 5 Minutes or Less
April 2023: House Republicans Release Budget Proposal and Spending Cuts
February 2023: NCHJ Calls on the Biden-Harris Administration and Bowser Administration to Immediately Halt Plans to Forcibly Remove Unhoused People in McPherson Square
January 2023: FY23 Federal Funding
September 2022: Congress introduces Runaway and Homeless Youth Trafficking Prevention Act
August 2022: Senate Releases Draft Annual Funding Bills
July 2022: House Advances Half of Annual Funding Bills
June 2022: House Appropriations Advances Annual Funding Bills
April 2022: FY23 Appropriations Process Continued
March 2022: FY22 Appropriations Finalized–on to FY23!
February 2022: Latest Updates: Build Back Better Act and FY 22 Appropriation Status
January 2022: Build Back Better Act and FY22 Appropriations Status
September 2021: Ending the Criminalization of Homelessness - Statement by the National Coalition for Housing Justice , Government Funding, Infrastructure, Reconciliation, the Debt Limit: Congress’ agenda is packed!
August 2021: Eviction Moratorium and the Impact on Young People , Congress Makes Progress on $1 Trillion Infrastructure and $3.5 Trillion Budget , Impact of Eviction on Young People
July 2021: House Appropriations Advances Annual Funding Bills with Increased Resources for Mentoring & Youth Homelessness
May 2021: Foster Youth Mentoring Action of 2021
April 2021: Federal Updates
March 2021: Three Major Funding Updates: The American Rescue Plan, Infrastructure & Economic Stimulus Package and FY22 Appropriations
February 2021: FY2021 Currently Open Federal Grant & Grant Forecasts
December 2020: Congress Passes $2.3 Trillion Package for COVID Relief and FY2021 Appropriations
November 2020: Biden wins Presidency; Control of the Senate Runs Through Georgia; Democrats’ House Margin Shrinks; COVID Relief and FY21 Approps Loom in the Lame Duck Session
October 2020: Progress on Federal Funding
August 2020: Statement Against the Modification to the Equal Access Rule
July 2020: COVID-19, Capitol Jam, and FY21 Appropriations
July 2020: National Housing Advocates Statement on Policing and Black Communities
June 2020: A message to fellow Executive Directors in the field (specifically the white majority)
April 2020: COVID-19 Relief & Stimulus Legislation
March 2020: Progress on $2 Trillion Relief & Stimulus Bill for COVID-19
March 2020: Youth Collaboratory's Recommended COVID-19 Response & Relief for Youth Homelessness
February 2020: President Trump Releases FY2021 Budget Proposal
December 2019: Congress Releases Final FY2020 Appropriations
November 2019: FY20 Funding Update | U.S. House and Senate introduce Runaway & Homeless Youth & Trafficking Prevention Act
September 2019: Federal Funding Update: FY2020 Appropriations
July 2019: U.S. House of Representatives Holds Hearing on Ending Youth Homelessness
May 2019: Youth Collaboratory Condemns Proposed Changes to Equal Access Rule
May 2019: House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Releases FY2020 Spending Bill
May 2019: House Subcommittee Releases Its Recommended FY20 Funding for Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY)
March 2019: FY2020 Appropriations: What Your Organization Needs To Know
February 2019: UPDATE: Final Funding for FY2019
January 2019: UPDATE: "Partial Government Shutdown: What It Means for Federal Agencies and the Impact on Grantees"
December 2018: Partial Government Shutdown: What It Means for Federal Agencies and the Impact on Grantees
December 2018: Juvenile Justice Programming Reauthorized -- Senators Leahy, Collins Minimize Impact on RHY Programming
November 2018: Congress to Finalize Remaining FY19 Appropriations
September 2018: Federal Funding Update – Latest Deal Includes Funding for RHY
September 2018: ACTION ALERT: Federal Funding Update for RHY and YHDP
August 2018: Federal Funding Update: The End of FY18 and the Beginning of FY19

See our National Advocacy page for more information.