About ESG
The Emergency Solution Grant (ESG) Program assists people to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness.
The annual competition for State ESG funds is facilitated by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), however, units of local government (cities, counties, and territories) may apply to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) independently if they choose. Communities which have a city, county or territory ESG recipient may apply under a local competition under that ESG Recipient. Recipients then subgrant their ESG funds to provide: Emergency Shelter, Street Outreach, Rapid Re-housing, and Homelessness Prevention activities in their communities.
2019 ESG Local Competition Application Materials
- TX BoS CoC Program Year 2019 ESG Recommendations
- Tie Breaker Webinar
- Random Number Assignment
- THN’s (TX BoS CoC) Application Submission Procedures Manual Revised 7/8/2019 at 3:45 pm
- Google Form for Application Submission Revised 6/21/2019 at 2:00 pm
- Volume 1 – Threshold (Excel Sheet)
- Volume 2 – Uniform Scoring Criteria Revised 7/2/2019 at 11:40 am
- Volume 3 – Street Outreach (Excel Sheet)
- Volume 4 – Emergency Shelter (Excel Sheet)
- Volume 5 – Homeless Prevention (Excel Sheet)
- Volume 6 – Rapid Re-housing (Excel Sheet)
- Volume 7 – TX BoS CoC Narrative Revised 6/21/19 at 2:15 pm (Excel Sheet)
- Attachment A: CoC Consultation (PDF)
- Attachment B: Written Standards Certification (PDF)
- Attachment C: Termination Policy (PDF)
- Attachment D: ESG Applicant Certifications Revised 6/24/2019 at 1:00pm
- Attachment E: Counties/Cities that received ESG funds in 2018-2019 (PDF) *Information Only – do not submit with application
- Attachment F: Local Government Approval of Shelter Activities Revised 6/20/19 at 7:20 am (PDF)
- Attachment G: TX BoS CoC Collaboration Form Scoring Criteria (PDF) *Information Only – do not submit with application
- Attachment H: ESG Expectations Form Revised 6/21/2019 2:19pm (PDF)
- Attachment I: CoC Collaboration (PDF) – Revised 6/27/2019 4:08pm *use as self-scoring form
- Attachment J: ESG Local Competition Timeline (PDF) *Information Only – do not submit with application
- Attachment K: Grievance Appeal Form (PDF) *Information Only – do not submit unless submitting a grievance appeal via email
- Independent Review Team Training
- Independent Review Team Quiz