Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program

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

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