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City of Newton’s Emergency Solutions Grant Program (Massachusetts)

The City of Newton has announced a Request for Proposals for Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program FY2023.

Donor Name: City of Newton

State: Massachusetts

City: Selected Cities

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/02/2022

Size of the Grant:

  • Emergency Shelter Services: $98,400
  • Homelessness Prevention: $27,060
  • Rapid Re-housing: $26,240

Grant Duration: 1 year

Details:

The City of Newton receives ESG funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), under the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH), enacted into law on May 20, 2009. The ESG program funds eligible activities that enable communities to prevent homelessness and ensure homeless individuals and families are rapidly rehoused and moved toward independent living.

The ESG program provides funding to:

  1. Engage homeless individuals and families living on the street;
  2. Improve the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families;
  3. Help operate these shelters;
  4. Provide essential services to shelter residents;
  5. Rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families; and
  6. Prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless.

ESG Components and Funding Amounts
Total ESG Funds Expected to be Available for Eligible Activities in FY2023: $151,700

  • Emergency Shelter Services: $98,400
  • Homelessness Prevention: $27,060
  • Rapid Re-housing: $26,240

Timeframe

Eligible activities must primarily take place during the FY2023 program year (July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023).

Target Populations

An activity must benefit persons who meet HUD’s definition of homelessness or are at-risk of homelessness. Persons at-risk of homelessness must have a household income below 30% of the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy AMI.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Grants are available to 501(c)(3) organizations that deliver services to individuals and families that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness within the Brookline-Newton-Waltham-Watertown (BNWW) CoC geography.
  • In addition, to receive ESG funds and to do business with the federal government, applicants must have an active registration with the System Award Management (SAM) prior to contract execution.

For more information, visit FY2023 Emergency Solutions Grant.

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