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Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program

Grantor:
Department of Housing and Community Development
Portal ID:
104007
Status:
Closed
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The ESG program provides grant funding to (1) engage homeless individuals and families living on the street, (2) rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families, (3) help operate and provide essential services in emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families, and (4) prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless.

Description:

ESG funds may be used for four primary activities: Street Outreach, Rapid Re-Housing Assistance, Emergency Shelter, and Homelessness Prevention. In addition, ESG funds may be used for associated Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) costs and administrative activities for some subrecipients.

The ESG program provides funding for the following objectives: -Engaging individuals and families experiencing homelessness. -Improving the quality of Emergency Shelters (ES) for individuals and families experiencing homelessness by helping to operate these shelters, and by providing essential services to shelter residents;
-Rapidly re-housing individuals and families experiencing homelessness; and
-Preventing families/individuals from becoming homeless.

The funds are distributed through a formula allocation to California's Continuums of Care (CoCs). For a list of CoC Service Areas eligible to participate in the State’s ESG program, refer to Appendix A of the current NOFA.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit
  • Public Agency

Eligible Geographies:

ESG funds eligible units of local governments and non-profit organizations, primarily in non-entitlement areas in California.

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
July 2025
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
24 months

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$39,000,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
100%
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • Federal

Funding Source Notes:

ESG NOFAs will now be published every three years--with estimated amounts reflected within each three-year NOFA cycle. For 2024, HCD anticipates $39 million in funding; the next NOFA occuring in 2027.

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Advances & Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Timothy Koop-Whittley, 1-916-562-4896, Timothy.Koop-Whittley@hcd.ca.gov

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