NYEC News Letter 04-15-2025
NYEC Policy Highlights
Congress Opens Programmatic and Community Project Funding Request
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) has released guidance for Fiscal Year 2026 programmatic, language, and Community Project Funding (CPF) requests, signaling the start of the application process for federal funding opportunities. Programmatic funding supports specific government programs at set funding levels, language requests propose policy directives in appropriations bills, and Community Project Funding provides targeted support for local projects that benefit communities. Your organization can review the guidance carefully to determine their eligibility and prepare strong applications to secure funding for initiatives. More information about applying can be found here. Now is the time to explore how to advocate for funding to advance your organization or project!
On the Hill: NYEC’s March Policy Engagement Recap
NYEC has had another active month on Capitol Hill this March! The Federal Policy Team met with the offices of Rep. McBath (GA-06), Rep. James (MI-10), Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04), Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC-05), Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), and HELP Committee staff to discuss WIOA reauthorization, appropriations, and the Bipartisan Opportunity Youth Caucus! We heard a strong, bipartisan sentiment that Congressional staff want to hear from YOU! If you are interested in meeting with your members of Congress to advocate for your organization and opportunity youth, the NYEC is here to help connect you. Contact our Policy Coordinator, Lindsey Smith ([email protected]), with assistance setting up a meeting, prepping for the meeting, and attending the meeting with you upon request.
NYEC Initiatives
NYEC Leads Sessions in Durham, Tampa Bay, Scranton, and More
NYEC held in person strategic planning sessions with Durham, NC, Tampa Bay, FL, and Scranton, PA. During these sessions, NYEC led a cohort of practitioners, young people, and political leadership through strategic planning activities designed to identify overarching goals the community would like to reach.
Additional in person strategic planning sessions are upcoming with Richmond, VA, Everett, WA, Albany, NY, and Buffalo, NY. During these sessions, NYEC will continue bringing together community leaders to specify goals, discuss shared challenges (and brainstorm solutions), and identify measurable outcomes (specific data goals each community aspires to reach).
Much of this work focuses on the importance of community wide collaboration. With that in mind, we would love to share the great work being done by San Antonio through its Future Ready Bexar County Plan, a city-wide investment and collaboration initiative headed by UP Partnership, designed to—amongst other things—facilitate data coordination, align pathways, and promote policy change.
Youth Housing and Employment Strategic Planning Initiative
NYEC held its third Youth Housing and Employment Strategic Planning session of 2025 on April 10th. During the session, cities developed overarching goals they would like to accomplish as it relates to better supporting youth and young adults experiencing housing insecurity/homelessness. Upcoming sessions will focus on establishing measurable outcomes (specific data points) communities would like to reach (e.g. reduce the number of young people experiencing homelessness to zero by 2030) and developing SMART goals.
Alongside our effort to develop programmatic solutions to reduce/end youth and young adult homelessness, we uplift policy solutions. This month, we would like to spotlight Maryland’s Governor Wes Moore, for signing Housing Legislation to Make Maryland More Affordable by, “addressing concentrated poverty in Maryland’s marginalized communities, reducing instability in Maryland’s housing supply and affordability, and NYEC held its third Youth Housing and Employment Strategic Planning session of 2025 on April 10th. During the session, cities developed overarching goals they would like to accomplish as it relates to better supporting youth and young adults experiencing housing insecurity/homelessness. Upcoming sessions will focus on establishing measurable outcomes (specific data points) communities would like to reach (e.g. reduce the number of young people experiencing homelessness to zero by 2030) and developing SMART goals.
Alongside our effort to develop programmatic solutions to reduce/end youth and young adult homelessness, we uplift policy solutions. This month, we would like to spotlight Maryland’s Governor Wes Moore, for signing Housing Legislation to Make Maryland More Affordable by, “addressing concentrated poverty in Maryland’s marginalized communities, reducing instability in Marylan enhancing rights for Maryland renters.”