Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG)
ESG Workshop
Income Guidelines
Emergency Shelter Grant funds are available to 501(c)3 non-profit organizations that provide direct services to homeless persons or persons at risk of immediately becoming homeless.
Eligible activities under the ESG Program include:
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Renovation, major rehabilitation or conversion of buildings for use as emergency shelters or transitional housing;
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Essential services for the homeless, including housing, counseling, financial assistance, staff salaries;
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Payment for shelter maintenance, operation, rent, repairs, security, fuel, equipment, insurance, utilities, food, and furnishings;
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Homeless prevention activities, such as short-term mortgage/rent or utility payments, security deposits, first month’s rent, landlord-tenant mediation, and tenant legal services.
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Please note that all ESG grants require a 100% match from public and private sources.
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) ESG Information
For more information, please email CSD Development Manager.