Federal Funding & Programs

Agency:

Agriculture

Key Program Offices:

Food and Nutrition Service

Rural Development

Non-Targeted Programs:

• Emergency Food Assistance Program
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
• Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
• Community Facilities Programs
• Rural Development Single-Family Housing Programs
• Rural Development Multi-Family Housing Programs
• 4-H & Positive Youth Development
• Child and Adult Care Food Program
• National School Lunch Program
• School Breakfast Program
• Summer Food Service Program
• The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
• The WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program

Agency:

Commerce

Key Program Offices

Census Bureau

Non-Targeted Programs:

• The Opportunity Project
• Census Bureau

Agency:

Defense

Key Program Offices:

Military-Civilian Transition Office

Non-Targeted Programs:

• Employer Support of the Guard and Reserves
• Military OneSource 
• Transition Assistance Program 
• Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program

Agency:

Education

Key Program Offices:

National Center for Homeless Education

Office of School Support and Accountability
 

Targeted Programs:

• McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program
• American Rescue Plan Homeless Children and Youth Program

Legislation:

• McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

Non-Targeted Programs: 

• Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B and Part C
• Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Agency:

Energy

Key Program Offices:

Office of Weatherization Assistance and Intergovernmental Program

Non-Targeted Programs: 

• Weatherization Assistance Program/State Energy Program

Agency:

General Services Administration

Key Program Offices:

Office of Real Property Utilization and Disposal

Targeted Programs:

• Federal Real Property Assistance Program (jointly administered with HHS and HUD)

Legislation:

• McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

Agency:

Health and Human Services

Key Program Offices:

Administration for Children and Families

Administration for Community Living

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Health Resources and Services Administration

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Authority

Targeted Programs:

• Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals 
• Health Care for the Homeless Program 
• Programs for Runaway and Homeless Youth Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness: Basic Center Program; Transitional Living Program; Maternity Group Home Program; Street Outreach Program 
• Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness 
• Treatment for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness (TIEH) 
• SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR)
• The National Communication System for Runaway and Homeless Youth (i.e., National Runaway Safeline) 

Legislation: 

• McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

Non-Targeted Programs: 

• Adult Protective Services 
• Child Care and Development Fund 
• Child Support Enforcement Program 
• Community Mental Health Services Block Grant 
• Community Services Block Grant 
• Demonstration Grants to Strengthen the Response to Victims of Human Trafficking in Native Communities Program
• Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking Services and Outreach Program
• Emergency Response Grants 
• Family Violence and Prevention Services 
• Head Start 
• Health Center Program 
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program 
• Low Income Household Water Assistance Program 
• John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (the Chafee program), including the Education and Training Voucher Program 
• Medicare 
• Medicaid 
• Children’s Health Insurance Program 
• Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
• Promoting Safe and Stable Families 
• Ryan White HIV/AIDS program 
• Social Services Block Grant 
• State Opioid Response Grants 
• Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant 
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program
• Trafficking Victim Assistance Program
• Transitional Living Program for Older Homeless Youth 
• Tribal Opioid Response

Agency:

Homeland Security

Key Program Offices:

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Targeted Programs:

• Emergency Food and Shelter Program 

Legislation: 

• McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

Non-Targeted Programs: 

• FEMA Public Assistance 
• FEMA Individual Assistance 
• FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers

Agency:

Housing and Urban Development

Key Program Offices:

Office of Community Planning and Development

Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity

Office of Multifamily Housing

Office of Policy, Development, and Research

Office of Public and Indian Housing

Targeted Programs:

• Continuum of Care Program  
• Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program  and Emergency Solutions Grant Program-Corona Virus (ESG-CV)
• HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) and Tribal HUD-VASH  
• Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program
• Emergency Housing Vouchers provided by the American Rescue Plan

Legislation:

• McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
• Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act
• SUPPORT Act

Non-Targeted Programs: 

• HOME Investment Partnerships Program and HOME-American Rescue Plan
• Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program 
• Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program  
• Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 
• Public Housing 
• Family Unification Program Voucher Program 
• Foster Youth to Independence Initiative 
• Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) and HOPWA-CV
• HUD-DOJ Pay for Success Permanent Supportive Housing Demonstration 
• Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program 
• National Housing Trust Fund
• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and CDBG-CV
   

Agency:

Interior

Key Program Offices:

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Non-Targeted Programs: 

• Housing Improvement Program 
• Tiwahe Initiative 
• Public Law 102-477 Demonstration Project 
• Tribal Transportation Program

Agency:

Justice

Key Program Offices:

Office on Violence Against Women

Office of Justice Programs

Civil Rights Division

Office of Community Oriented Policing Service
 

Targeted Programs:

• Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program
• Tribal Governments Program

Relevant Legislation:

• Violence Against Women Act

Non-Targeted Programs: 

• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
• Office on Violence Against Women administers 19 grant programs designed to prevent and end domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking
• The Second Chance Act Pay for Success Initiative 
• Service members and veterans Initiative
• Community Policing Development (which includes funding for crisis intervention teams)

Agency:

Labor

Key Program Offices:

Veterans' Employment and Training Service

Office of Employment and Training

Targeted Programs:

• Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program

Legislation:

• McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

Non-Targeted Programs: 

• Indian & Native American Program
• JobCorps
• Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG)
• National Dislocated Worker Grants (NDWGs)
• Reetry Employment Opportunities (REO) Program
• Wagner-Peyser Employment Service
• WIOA Adult & Dislocated Worker Program
• WIOA Youth Program
• Youthbuild
   

Agency:

Social Security Administration

Key Program Offices:

Social Security Administration

Non-Targeted Programs: 

• Old Age and Survivors Insurance 
• Social Security Income 
• Social Security Disability Insurance

Agency:

Transportation

Key Program Offices:

Federal Transit Administration

Non-Targeted Programs: 

• Federal Transit Administration’s Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning

Agency:

Treasury

Key Program Offices:

Internal Revenue Service

Community Economic Development

Non-Targeted Programs: 

• Child Tax Credit 
• Earned Income Tax Credit 
• Emergency Rental Assistance Program
   

Agency:

U.S. Postal Service

Key Program Offices:

U.S. Postal Service

Non-Targeted Programs: 

• USPS Homeless Mail Service: Receive Mail Without an Address

Agency:

Veterans Affairs

Key Program Offices:

Homeless Programs Office

Targeted Programs:

• Community Resource and Referral Centers  
• Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans Program  
• Grant and Per Diem Program  
• Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program  
• Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team
• Homeless Veterans Community Employment Services
• Homeless Veterans Dental Program  
• HUD-VASH  
• Supportive Services for Veterans Families  
• Veteran Justice Outreach Initiative 

Legislation:

• Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008

Non-Targeted Programs: 

• Compensated Work Therapy 
• Enhanced Use Lease Program 
• National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans

Agency:

White House

Key Program Offices:

Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Non-Targeted Programs: 

• Training and technical assistance for faith-based groups  
• Mobilizing faith leaders and community members around key issues