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Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) is a competitive grant funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) that helps people experiencing or at risk of homelessness regain stability in permanent housing.
The program provides funding for street outreach to homeless individuals and families, operating emergency shelters, providing essential services to shelter residents, rapid rehousing, and homelessness prevention. Eligible applicants include private nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations and units of general purpose local government in Texas outside of Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Applications for the current cycle are due May 29, 2026.
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Similar TDHCA Programs Community Services Block Grant Homeless Housing and Services Program (HHSP) Ending Homelessness Fund The Emergency Solutions Grants program, formerly the Emergency Shelter Grants Program, is a competitive grant that awards funds to private nonprofit organizations, cities, and counties in the State of Texas to provide the services necessary to help persons that are at-risk of homelessness or homeless quickly regain stability in permanent housing.
The ESG program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) in the State of Texas.
The ESG program provides funding to: Engage homeless individuals and families living on the street; Support the operation of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families; Provide essential services to shelter residents; Rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families; and Prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless.
Agencies offering ESG services in Texas Program Year Funds Awarded List of Agencies Funded 2024 Eligible applicant organizations include units of general purpose local governments and private nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. ESG is a complex program with different requirements including specific eligibility, reporting, and environmental requirements.
Organizations interested in applying for ESG funds for the first time are invited to carefully review all program requirements found on HUD's Homelessness Resource Exchange website and all guidance provided by TDHCA to current subrecipients. TDHCA has developed strategic goals to guide the use of ESG funds in the state of Texas.
These priorities are based on HUD’s programmatic framework, as outlined on HUD's Homelessness Resource Exchange website in the HEARTH Act and the ESG Interim Rule , and the Pathways Home: A Framework to Address Homelessness in Texas . TDHCA’s strategic goals for the ESG program are to: Increase community wide planning and strategic use of resources to prevent and end homelessness.
Improve coordination of mainstream and targeted services, capitalizing on existing strengths and increasing efficiency. Build on lessons learned, incorporate and national and local best practice models. Shift the emphasis from outputs to outcomes, improving data collection and performance measurement.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Private nonprofit organizations located outside of Oklahoma City and Tulsa that provide shelter and housing services to the homeless or those at-risk of losing their housing. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Varies Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is May 29, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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Requirements vary by sponsor, but typically include a project narrative, budget justification, organizational capability statement, and key personnel CVs. Check the official notice for the complete list of required attachments.
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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program (Georgia) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (administered by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs). The CDBG program provides flexible funding to carry out a wide range of community development activities directed toward neighborhood revitalization, economic development, and improved community facilities/services. Facade improvements can be included as part of broader efforts to aid in the prevention or elimination of slums and blight, or to benefit low- and moderate-income persons.
The Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) is the largest federal program dedicated to ending homelessness in the United States, distributing approximately $3 billion annually to local communities. Administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the CoC Program funds a wide range of housing and supportive service interventions for individuals and families experiencing homelessness, including those fleeing domestic violence. The CoC Program supports several project types: permanent supportive housing (PSH), which combines long-term housing with wraparound supportive services for chronically homeless individuals; rapid re-housing (RRH), which provides short-term rental assistance to quickly move people out of homelessness; transitional housing (TH) for populations that benefit from structured, time-limited residential programs; supportive services only (SSO) projects that connect people with housing search, case management, and employment services; and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), the data infrastructure that tracks homelessness across communities. A Continuum of Care is a local or regional planning body that coordinates housing and service funding for homeless families and individuals. There are approximately 400 CoCs across the country, each responsible for developing a coordinated community plan to address homelessness. Each CoC designates a single Collaborative Applicant — typically a local government, planning commission, or nonprofit — to submit the consolidated application to HUD on behalf of all project applicants within the CoC geography. The annual CoC Program Competition is one of the most significant federal grant competitions. HUD scores applications based on system performance measures including the rate of exits to permanent housing, returns to homelessness, length of time homeless, and the community's progress toward reducing overall homelessness. Communities must demonstrate coordinated entry systems, strategic use of Housing First approaches, and efforts to reduce unsheltered homelessness. New project applications compete against renewal projects, and HUD uses a tiered funding structure that protects renewal funding while creating a competitive process for new and reallocated projects. The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is typically published in late spring with applications due in late summer or early fall.
The Fund for Women & Girls Grant Program is sponsored by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC). The Fund for Women & Girls, an initiative of TFEC, makes grants to local nonprofit organizations in specific South Central PA counties. The grants support projects that advance the lives of women and girls by providing opportunities to address basic needs, develop economic self-sufficiency, and strengthen health and safety needs.
VGF grants will be used to develop and/or support community-based entities to recruit, manage, and support volunteers. CNCS seeks to fund effective approaches that expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve problems. Specifically, the VGF grants will support efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments.Applicants that receive funding under this Notice may directly carry out the activities supported under the award, or may carry out the activities by making sub-grants to community-based entities, supporting volunteer generation at these entities.). Funding Opportunity Number: AC-05-25-21. Assistance Listing: 94.021. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $6.1M total program funding.