Eligible Program Components

Renovation, including major rehabilitation or conversion, of a building to serve as an emergency shelter. The emergency shelter must be owned by a government entity or private nonprofit organization. The shelter must serve homeless persons for at least 3 or 10 years, depending on the type of renovation and the value of the building. Note: Property acquisition and new construction are ineligible ESG activities.

Essential Services, including case management, child care, education services, employment assistance and job training, outpatient health services, legal services, life skills training, mental health services, substance abuse treatment services, transportation, and services for special populations.

Shelter Operations, including maintenance, rent, repair, security, fuel, equipment, insurance, utilities, food, furnishings, and supplies necessary for the operation of the emergency shelter. Where no appropriate emergency shelter is available for a homeless family or individual, eligible costs may also include a hotel or motel voucher for that family or individual.

See 24 CFR 576.102.

Housing relocation and stabilization services and short-and/or medium-term rental assistance as necessary to prevent the individual or family from moving to an emergency shelter, a place not meant for human habitation, or another place described in paragraph (1) of the homeless definition.

The costs of homelessness prevention are only eligible to the extent that the assistance is necessary to help the program participant regain stability in their current housing or move into other permanent housing and achieve stability in that housing.

Eligible costs include:

• Rental Assistance: rental assistance and rental arrears
• Financial assistance: rental application fees, security and utility deposits, utility payments, last month’s rent, moving costs
• Services: housing search and placement, housing stability case management, landlord-tenant mediation, tenant legal services, credit repair

See 24 CFR 576.103.

Housing relocation and stabilization services and/or short-and/or medium-term rental assistance as necessary to help individuals or families living in shelters or in places not meant for human habitation move as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieve stability in that housing.

Eligible costs include:

• Rental Assistance: rental assistance and rental arrears
• Financial Assistance: rental application fees, security and utility deposits, utility payments, last month’s rent, moving costs
• Services: housing search and placement, housing stability case management, landlord-tenant mediation, tenant legal services, credit repair

See 24 CFR 576.104

ESG funds may be used to pay for the costs of participating in and contributing to the HMIS designated by the Continuum of Care for the area.

See 24 CFR 576.107

Up to 7.5 percent of a recipient’s allocation can be used for Administrative activities. These include general management, oversight, and coordination; reporting on the program; the costs of providing training on ESG requirements and attending HUD-sponsored ESG trainings; the costs of preparing and amending the ESG and homelessness-related sections of the Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan, and CAPER; and the costs of carrying out environmental review responsibilities.

For the period between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020, the City anticipates receiving $225,818 in ESG funds.