The City of Niagara Falls is currently accepting applications for its Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program.
Donor Name: City of Niagara Falls
State: New York
City: Niagara Falls
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/21/2022
Details:
ESG funds are available for five program components: street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing assistance, and data collection through the Homeless Management Information System or HMIS
Components
- Street Outreach: funds may cover costs related to essential services for unsheltered persons (including emergency health or mental health care, engagement, case management, and services for special populations)
- Emergency Shelter: funds may be used for renovation of emergency shelter facilities and the operation of those facilities, as well as services for the residents (including case management, child care, education, employment assistance and job training, legal, mental health, substance abuse treatment, transportation, and services for special populations)
- Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing: both components fund housing relocation and stabilization services (including rental application fees, security deposits, utility deposits or payments, last month’s rent and housing search and placement activities). Funds may also be used for short- or medium-term rental assistance for those who are at-risk of becoming homeless or transitioning to stable housing.
- HMIS: funds may be used to pay the costs for contributing data to the HMIS designated by the Continuum of Care for the area. Eligible activities include (computer hardware, software, or equipment, technical support, office space, salaries of operators, staff training costs, and participation fees).
Eligibility Criteria
To receive funding under the ESG Program, you must provide shelter or services to the homeless. HUD’s definition of homeless is:
- individual or family that lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; or
- an individual or family that has a primary nighttime residence that is
- a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for persons with mental illness
- an institution that provides temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or
- a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as regular sleeping accommodations
For more information, visit City of Niagara Falls.
