Emergency Solutions Grants Program
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About the Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESG)
THDA administers the federally funded Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program for the state of Tennessee in 92 of the state's 95 counties in order to fund the provision of services necessary to help persons who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness to quickly regain stability in permanent housing. ESG grants are awarded to eligible non-profits and local governments to fund the following activities:
- Street Outreach: Provision of essential services to eligible participants on the street or in parks, abandoned buildings, bus stations, campgrounds, and in other such settings where unsheltered persons are staying.
- Emergency Shelter: Provision of essential services to homeless families and individuals in emergency shelters and the operation of emergency shelters.
- Rapid Re-Housing: Provision of assistance to a homeless individual or family to move into permanent housing.
- Homelessness Prevention: Prevention of persons from becoming homeless and the assistance of participants in regaining stability in their current or other permanent housing.
- Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS): Operation, maintenance, and contribution of data to the HMIS designated by the local Continuum of Care or, if a victim service provider, to establish and operate a comparable database.
2024 ESG Program Information
2024 ESG Award Announcements anticipated May 15, 2024
2023 ESG Program Information
ESG Program Self Audit Forms
- ESG Client File Checklist- Rapid Rehousing
- ESG Client File Checklist- Homelessness Prevention
- ESG Client File Checklist- Emergency Shelter
- ESG Client File Checklist- Street Outreach
- ESG-CV Client File Checklist- Rapid Rehousing
- ESG-CV Client File Checklist- Homelessness Prevention
- ESG-CV Client File Checklist- Emergency Shelter
- ESG-CV Client File Checklist- Street Outreach
THDA ESG Workshops & Resources
- ESG Draw Documentation Standards
- ESG Program Basics
- RA HRSS Standards Matrix
- ESG Emergency Shelter and Permanent Housing Standards
- ESG Payment Request Process Workshop YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/bEuS5Jl0Ld8
- Community Services Programs Overview YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/j4J4oC1XXhg
For questions or guidance on the administration of the ESG Program, please email us.
Procurement
Access the Library of Forms needed to administer the ESG Program
Additional Resources
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