Emergency Solutions Grants
ESG supports programs that assist people to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness.
Administering Agency:
HUD
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Funding Overview:
ESG supports programs that assist people to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness.
Common Uses:
Street outreach, emergency shelter construction and operation, homelessness prevention services, support services in emergency shelters, participation with data collection through Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), and rapid re-housing. States must share administrative funds with subrecipient local governments and may share administrative funds with nonprofit subrecipients.
Issue Area(s): Housing and Homelessness
Eligibility: City, County, State, Territory
Key Usage Options: Administrative, Hire Staff, IT, Real Estate, Rental, Research/Evaluation, Screening/Assessment, Staff Training
Funding Amount/Range: $76,000 - $14,000,000
Allocation Frequency: Annual
Funding/Expending Period: 2 years
Funding Type: Other
How to Obtain: Direct Allocation, Application Process
Match Requirement: Yes
State Pass-Through:Yes
Notes:
Metropolitan cities and urban counties must fully match grant funds, states must match all but $100,000, and territories are exempt from matching. Requires projects to be part of a jurisdiction's 3- to 5-year Consolidated Plan that is submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.