Emergency Solutions Grant Program

 

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.

Active 14.231 Assistant Secretary For Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development A - Formula Grants Not applicable. McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, Title IV, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 11371-78 Eligible recipients generally consist of metropolitan cities, urban counties, territories, and states, as defined in 24 CFR 576.2. Metropolitan cities, urban counties and territories may subgrant ESG funds to private nonprofit organizations. Local governments may also subgrant ESG funds to public housing agencies or local redevelopment authorities. States must subgrant all of their ESG funds (except for funds for administrative costs and, under certain conditions, HMIS costs) to units of general purpose local government and/or private nonprofit organizations. Each recipient must consult with the Continuum(s) of Care operating within the jurisdiction in determining how to allocate ESG funds. The minimum eligibility criteria for ESG beneficiaries are as follows: For essential services related to street outreach, beneficiaries must meet the criteria under paragraph (1)(i) of the "homeless" definition under ? 576.2. For emergency shelter, beneficiaries must meet the "homeless" definition in 24 CFR 576.2. For essential services related to emergency shelter, beneficiaries must be "homeless" and staying in an emergency shelter (which could include a day shelter). For homelessness prevention assistance, beneficiaries must meet the requirements described in 24 CFR 576.103. For rapid re-housing assistance, beneficiaries must meet requirements described in 24 CFR 576.104. Further eligibility criteria may be established at the local level in accordance with 24 CFR 576.400(e). Recipients must certify they will meet program requirements and applicable federal requirements. Government recipients and subrecipients must comply with 2 CFR Part 200. Preapplication coordination is required. See Notice of Funding Opportunity [NOFO] 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. In addition to meeting the application submission requirements in 24 CFR part 5, subpart K, each State, urban county, or metropolitan city must submit a consolidated plan, an annual action plan, and certifications to HUD, in accordance with the requirements in 24 CFR part 91, and each territory must submit a consolidated plan, an annual action plan, and certifications to HUD, in accordance with the requirements that apply to local governments under 24 CFR part 91. The consolidated plan and annual action plan cover four major HUD formula programs, including ESG. The annual action plan must describe how the funds will be used. The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards at 2 CFR Part 200, apply. The HUD field office reviews the grantee's Consolidated Plan and, upon plan approval, notifies the applicant of the award and prepares the grant agreement. The Annual Action Plans associated with the Consolidated Plan must be submitted based on the recipient's program year, but no earlier than November 15 or no later than August 16 of the federal fiscal year for which the grant funds are appropriated. From 60 to 90 days. Generally within 45 days. Formula allocations may not be appealed. Disapproved plans may be resubmitted in accordance with 24 CFR 91.500. Not applicable. Proposed ESG projects are part of the prospective grantee's Consolidated Plan, which is reviewed according to criteria set forth in 24 CFR 91. ESG funds may be used for five program components: street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing assistance, and HMIS; as well as administrative activities (up to 7.5% of a recipient’s allocation can be used for administrative activities). Performance Reports: Program performance monitoring is conducted by field office staff. Monitoring is "risk-assessment based" examining several risk analysis factors with high-risk grantees receiving priority status for monitoring and review. In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503 The auditee may elect to have a program-specific audit conducted under certain limited circumstances. Sufficient records must be established and maintained to enable the recipient and HUD to determine whether ESG requirements are being met. All records pertaining to each fiscal year of ESG funds must be retained for the greater of 5 years or the period specified under 24 CFR 576.500(y). Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching is mandatory. Metropolitan city and urban county recipients must match grant funds with an equal amount of funds from cash or the following in-kind sources: services contributed by volunteers, the donation of materials and buildings, or the value of any lease on a building. States must match all but $100,000 of their awards, but must pass on the benefit of that $100,000 exception to their sub-recipients that are least capable of providing matching amounts. Territories are exempt from the match requirement. Maintenance of Effort requirements are applicable to essential services funded under the ESG emergency shelter and street outreach components. Specifically, if the recipient or subrecipient is a unit of general purpose local government, its ESG funds cannot be used to replace funds the local government provided for street outreach and emergency shelter services during the immediately preceding 12-month period, unless HUD determines that the unit of general purpose local government is in a severe financial deficit. Upon the recipient's request, HUD will determine whether the unit of general purpose local government is in a severe financial deficit, based on the recipient's demonstration of the conditions specified at 24 CFR 576.101(c)(2)(i)-(iv).

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Metropolitan cities, urban counties and territories must obligate all funds, except for the amount for administrative costs, within 180 days after HUD signs the grant agreement. States must obligate all funds, except the amount for administrative costs, to subrecipients within 60 days after the date that HUD signs the grant agreement. Each subrecipient that is a unit of general purpose local government must obligate its grant funds within 120 days after the date the State obligates its funds. All grant funds must be expended within 24 months after HUD signs the grant agreement with the recipient. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: letter Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Letter. Contact appropriate HUD Field Office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Karen M. DeBlasio;
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Community Planning and Development; Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, 451 7th Street, SW, Room 7260.
Washington, DC 20410 US
Karen.M.DeBlasio@hud.gov
Phone: (202) 402-4773 http://www.hudexchange.info/esg 86-0192-0-1-604 (Formula Grants) FY 22$267,787,000.00; FY 23 est $290,000,000.00; FY 24 est $290,000,000.00; FY 21$290,000,000.00; FY 20$290,000,000.00; FY 19$270,000,000.00; FY 18$270,000,000.00; - For FY 2023, the range of ESG grants is $81,210 to $14,612,469. The average grant amount is $794,520. The program regulations can be found at 24 CFR Part 576. Guidance on the program can be found at www.hudexchange.info/esg. Not applicable.