Emergency Solutions Grants Program

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federal grant program homelessness assistance program

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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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Emergency Solutions Grants program	2
Emergency Shelter Grants Program	1
Emergency Solutions Grants	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal grant program ⓘ homelessness assistance program ⓘ
administeredBy	United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ⓘ surface form: HUD United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
alsoKnownAs	ESG Program ⓘ Emergency Solutions Grants Program ⓘ surface form: Emergency Solutions Grants
benefitType	financial assistance ⓘ supportive services ⓘ
componentOf	federal homeless assistance system in the United States ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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	McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ⓘ surface form: HEARTH Act amendments to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ⓘ
levelOfGovernment	federal ⓘ
monitoredBy	United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ⓘ surface form: 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 Solutions Grants Program self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development → administers → Emergency Solutions Grants Program ⓘ

Emergency Solutions Grants Program → alsoKnownAs → Emergency Solutions Grants Program ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emergency Solutions Grants

United States housing policy → includesProgram → Emergency Solutions Grants Program ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emergency Solutions Grants program

Emergency Solutions Grants Program → predecessor → Emergency Solutions Grants Program self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emergency Shelter Grants Program

Office of Community Planning and Development → programAdministered → Emergency Solutions Grants Program ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emergency Solutions Grants program