Department of Housing and Urban Development · Housing
Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG)
Formula grants for street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing, and HMIS operations. Entitlement cities receive direct allocations.
Program facts
- Typical award
- $100K – $5M
- Non-federal match
- 100% (approximate)
- Audience
- Cities, towns, counties, and tribal governments
- Application window
- Annual; submitted with Consolidated Plan.
- Typical prep time
- 6–12 weeks
- Statutory authority
- McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act §415 (42 U.S.C. §11371 et seq.)
Catalog entry last verified 2026-05-24 · Verify on the agency page →
Eligibility at a glance
- Cities are eligible applicants.
- Population threshold: at least 50,000.
Match is 1:1 in cash or in-kind. Amounts and timing approximate; verify directly with administering agency.
How Strategic Pursuit scores this program
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Planning purposes only. Award ranges, match percentages, and application windows on this page summarize the latest publicly available agency guidance and are approximate. Always verify the binding NOFO on the administering agency's page before applying.