Emergency Solutions Grant Program
Department Of Housing And Urban Development, Assistant Secretary For Community Planning And Development
The ESG program provides funding to: (1) engage homeless individuals and families living on the street; (2) improve the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families; (3) help operate these shelters; (4) provide essential services to shelter residents, (5) rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families, and (6) prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless.
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Helps people facing homelessness or housing crises find stable homes quickly. Provides funds for rental assistance and services to prevent homelessness.
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What Benefits Are Offered?
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Review eligibility criteria
- Prepare application materials
- Submit application through the designated portal
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/esg/esg-cv/
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 📅Key Dates
- March 31, 2022Deadline for expending 80% of ESG-CV grantSeptember 30, 2022Deadline for expending 100% of ESG-CV grant
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- Indirect cost rate agreement
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- street outreach
- emergency shelter
- homelessness prevention
- rapid re-housing assistance
- HMIS
- administrative activities
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- property acquisition
- new construction
- 📏Expense Caps
- Up to 7.5% of a recipient's allocation can be used for Administrative activities.
- 💳Payment Model
- reimbursement
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- Yes
- 📊Matching Ratio
- 25% minimum
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- cash
- in-kind contributions
- donated goods
- services
- volunteer time
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Yes, can combine with other government funding.
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Documentation of matching funds required.
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- quarterly
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- quarterly reports
- Sage HMIS Reporting Repository
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards in a fiscal year
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding is required.
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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