The Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2025 reauthorizes and expands federal programs serving runaway and homeless youth, with particular attention to vulnerable populations including LGBTQ youth and those involved in child welfare or criminal justice systems. The bill extends grant periods to 5 years for both Basic Center Grants and Transitional Living Grants, requiring grantees to provide comprehensive services such as trauma-informed shelter, counseling, mental health support, suicide prevention, job training, and life skills development while implementing better systems to identify and serve trafficking victims. The legislation also creates a new Prevention Services program offering grants to at-risk youth and mandates culturally appropriate, age-considerate services that recognize youth-identified family members and coordinate with schools, law enforcement, and social services. Funding is authorized at $200 million annually for fiscal years 2026-2030 for core programs, with additional allocations of $50 million for Part E and $67.5 million for Part F, with individual nonprofit and public entity grants capped between $200,000 and $275,000 depending on appropriation levels.
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