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Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program

ESG Toolbox


Excellence in ESG: Leading with Lived Expertise (Recording)
Excellence in ESG: Leading with Lived Expertise (Slide Deck)

LEAG Final Report - Excellence in ESG: Leading with Lived Expertise
LEAG Final Report Appendix I - III: ESG Program Insights
LEAG Final Report Appendix IV: Facilitator Guide

Basics for CAFE - the HMIS Comparable Database (Recording)
CAFE Package Instructions for ESG-CAPER Reporting Tool

DOH ESG Grantee Cheat Sheet - Expectations Checklist

ESG Match FAQ

ESG Pay Request Guidance
ESG Pay Request Summary Ex #1 (Most Detailed)
ESG Pay Request Summary Ex #2 (Medium Detailed)
ESG Pay Request Summary Ex #3 (Most Basic)
ESG Employee Timesheet Ex #1 (Detailed Bi Weekly)
ESG Employee Timesheet Ex #2 (Basic Bi Weekly)
ESG Employee Timesheet Ex #3 (Basic Monthly)
ESG Employee Timesheet Ex #4 (One Activity Clock In & Out)

Fiscal Agent Pay Request FAQ
ESG-CV FA Pay Request - Cover Sheet
ESG FA Pay Request - Cover Sheet

Risk Assessment Form

DOH Emergency Shelter Best Practices Spotlight 

Follow-up questionnaire for ESG 101 for Ongoing Technical Assistance Request 

Neighborly Subrecipient User Guide

Indirect Costs - HUD Technical Assistance Slide Show
Indirect Costs - HUD Technical Assistance Recorded Webinar


0 - ESG Instructions
1 - Recordkeeping and Homelessness Verification
2 - Direct Grantee General Grant Management
3 - Fiscal Agent General Grant Management
4 - Street Outreach
5 - Emergency Shelter
6 - Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing
7 - Match
8 - Financial Management and Cost Allowability
9 - Procurement Requirements
10 - Equipment and Disposition
24 - Lead-based Paint
34 - 1a Direct Grantee Financial Management
34 - 1a Fiscal Agent Financial Management
34 - 2a Cost Allowability
34 - 3a Procurement
34 - 4 Equipment and Disposition

 

Previous Webinars


2023 - 12 DOH ESG Office Hours - Pay Request Guidance (Recording)
2023 - 12 DOH ESG Office Hours - Pay Request Guidance (Slide Deck)

2023 - 09 DOH ESG Office Hours - Community Conversations: Incorporating the LEAG (Recording)
2023 - 09 DOH ESG Office Hours - Community Conversations: Incorporating the LEAG (Slide Deck)

2023 - 08 DOH ESG Office Hours - Overview and Implementation Science

2023 - 06 DOH ESG Office Hours - Monitoring and Risk Assessments Overview Update (Recording)
2023 - 06 DOH ESG Office Hours - Monitoring and Risk Assessments Overview Update (Slide Deck)

2023 - 05 DOH ESG Office Hours - Monitoring and Risk Assessments Overview (Recording)
2023 - 05 DOH ESG Office Hours - Monitoring and Risk Assessments Overview (Slide Deck)

ESG 22 All Grantee Information Webinar 2.21.23 (Recording)
ESG 22 All Grantee Information Webinar 2.21.23 (Slide Deck)

2023 - 03 DOH ESG Office Hours - Rapid Re-Housing 101 (Recording)
2023 - 03 DOH ESG Office Hours - Rapid Re-Housing 101 (Slide Deck)

ESG-22 NOFA Webinar (Recording
ESG-22 NOFA Webinar (Slide Deck)

2022 - 09 DOH ESG Office Hours - ESG/ESG-CV Monitoring Overview (Part 2) (Recording
2022 - 09 DOH ESG Office Hours - ESG/ESG-CV Monitoring Overview (Part 2) (Slide Deck)

2022 - 08 DOH ESG Office Hours - ESG/ESG-CV Monitoring Overview (Part 1) (Recording
2022 - 08 DOH ESG Office Hours - ESG/ESG-CV Monitoring Overview (Part 1) (Slide Deck)

2022 - 07 DOH ESG Office Hours - HMIS/CAFE (Recording)
2022 - 07 HMIS/CAFE Overview (Slide Deck)

2022 - 06 DOH ESG Office Hours - ESG Overview & Reminders (Recording)
2022 - 06 - ESG Overview & Reminders (Slide Deck

2022 - 05 - Q & A (Recording)
2022 - 05 - Q & A (Slide Deck)

2022 - 04: DOH ESG Office Hours CAFE Walk Through (Recording)

2022 - 03: DOH ESG Office Hours Q&A (Recording)

ESG 21 & ESG-CV All-Grantee Webinar (Recording)
ESG 21 & ESG-CV All-Grantee Webinar (Slide Deck)

2021 - 11 - Furniture & Staff Considerations & Vaccine Incentives (Recording)
2021 - 11 - Furniture & Staff Considerations & Vaccine Incentives (Slide Deck)

2021 - 10: DOH ESG Office Hours Making ESG Easier to Manage (Recording)
2021 - 10: DOH ESG Office Hours  Making ESG Easier to Manage (Slide Deck)

2021 - 09: DOH ESG Office Hours ESG & ESG-CV Monitoring (Recording)
2021 - 09: DOH ESG Office Hours ESG & ESG-CV Monitoring (Slide Deck)

2021 - 08: DOH ESG Office Hours New Program Notice (Recording)
2021 - 08: DOH ESG Office Hours New Program Notice (Slide Deck)

DOH ESG Office Hours: ESG Documentation and Recording Keeping

Fiscal Agent Webinar
Fiscal Agent Webinar Slides

DOH ESG Office Hours: ESG Eligibility and Activities Webinar

ESG 101 Recorded Webinar
ESG 101 Slide Deck

Best Practices in Street Outreach

Winter Shelter Webinar

Using ESG during COVID and Beyond


ESG Program Objectives:

  • End homelessness by connecting those experiencing or at-risk of homelessness to the appropriate resource as quickly as possible with few, if any, barriers
  • Increase the number and quality of housing resources for homeless individuals and families
  • Operate emergency shelter facilities
  • Provide essential social services for those living outdoors, in emergency shelter, at-risk of homelessness, or in rental assistance programs

The ESG Program is designed to be the first step in a continuum of assistance to prevent homelessness and enable individuals and families experiencing or at-risk- of homelessness to move toward permanent housing.

ESG Policies and Procedures
 

Eligible Grantees

  • Local Governments
  • Continua of Care groups (COC)
  • Homeless service providers
  • Other services providers

Eligible Activities

  • Homeless Assistance including shelter, essential social services, and operating costs of shelters such as maintenance, insurance and rent
  • Rapid rehousing and Homelessness Prevention including financial assistance for rent or utilities, in partnership with COC’s
  • Renovation, rehabilitation, or conversion of buildings for use as an emergency shelter or transitional housing for the homeless

 

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