On March 10, 2022, Congress passed a legislative package including over $1.5 trillion for the final fiscal year 2022 (FY22) budget.
Overall, the bill provides modest increases for education, early care, homeless, and housing programs, including:
- $114 million for the McKinney-Vento Act’s Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) program. This is a 7% increase from the fiscal year 2021 level of $106.5 million.
- $140.3 million for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) programs. This is a 2.6% increase from the fiscal year 2021 level of 136.7 million.
- A comprehensive table summarizing funding levels for early care, education, homelessness, and housing programs is provided here.