Emergency Solutions Grants Program

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The Emergency Solutions Grants Program is a federal initiative that provides funding to local governments and nonprofits to prevent homelessness, support emergency shelters, and rapidly re-house individuals and families experiencing housing crises.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal grant program
homelessness assistance program
administeredBy HUD
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
alsoKnownAs ESG Program
Emergency Solutions Grants
benefitType financial assistance
supportive services
componentOf federal homeless assistance system in the United States
country United States
eligibleActivities emergency shelter operations
homeless management information systems
homelessness prevention
rapid re-housing assistance
street outreach
focus housing first approach
fundingRecipients metropolitan cities
nonprofit organizations
states
territories
units of general local government
urban counties
fundingType formula grant
fundingUse housing relocation and stabilization services
medium-term rental assistance
short-term rental assistance
geographicScope national
implementedThrough nonprofit service providers
state and local governments
legalBasis HEARTH Act amendments to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
levelOfGovernment federal
monitoredBy U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
policyGoal improve stability in permanent housing
reduce returns to homelessness
reduce the length of episodes of homelessness
predecessor Emergency Shelter Grants Program
purpose assist individuals and families experiencing housing crises
prevent homelessness
provide homelessness prevention assistance
provide rapid re-housing
support emergency shelters
relatedProgram Continuum of Care Program
requires coordination with local Continuum of Care
sector housing and community development
targetPopulation families experiencing homelessness
individuals experiencing homelessness
people at risk of homelessness

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United States housing policy includesProgram Emergency Solutions Grants program
linked to: Emergency Solutions Grants Program
Office of Community Planning and Development programAdministered Emergency Solutions Grants program
linked to: Emergency Solutions Grants Program
Emergency Solutions Grants Program predecessor Emergency Shelter Grants Program
linked to: Emergency Solutions Grants Program
Emergency Solutions Grants Program alsoKnownAs Emergency Solutions Grants
linked to: Emergency Solutions Grants Program
CPD administers Emergency Solutions Grants program
linked to: Emergency Solutions Grants Program
Continuum of Care homeless assistance programs relatedProgram Emergency Solutions Grants program
linked to: Emergency Solutions Grants Program
ESG Program fullName Emergency Solutions Grants Program
ESG Program replacedProgram Emergency Shelter Grants Program
linked to: Emergency Solutions Grants Program
Continuum of Care Program relatedTo Emergency Solutions Grants Program