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Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)
The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) provides funding for essential services, operations, and homeless prevention activities to emergency homeless shelters, transitional housing for the homeless, and day/night homeless shelters. These programs provide basic needs of shelter, food, clothing, and other necessities, and many also provide case management, referrals, rental assistance, and other services to individuals and/or families who are in need of assistance.
2026 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Request for Applications
We are now looking for subrecipients to run the ESG program in their regions! All applications must be submitted via JotForm by no later than May 29, 2026.
- ESG FY2026 RFA
- ESG FY2026 RFA Questions (PDF Format)
- Please note that this PDF does not include questions asking for an attachment. However, you may find which attachments you'll need to provide on page 8-9 of the RFA narrative
- ESG FY2026 Application
IHCDA will host a webinar about the application on Thursday May 14, 2026, 2:00pm ET-3:30pm ET to further explain requirements and answer questions. To register and learn more, click here: 2026 RFA Webinar Registration.
Reference and Training Materials
- 2025 ESG Award "Kick Off" Webinar Recording
- ESG Shelter Award Manual
- ESG Street Outreach Manual
- ESG RRHP Manual
- ESG Eligible and Ineligible Costs
- Rapid Re-Housing - ESG vs CoC
- Indiana BoS CoC ESG RRH Policy
- Emergency Solutions Grant All Inclusive Overview Training
- Income Calculation Training
- HMIS Fundamentals for ESG Funded Projects
- Checklists
- HUD Equal Access Rule Training
- All funded partners should review the HUD Equal Access Rule training:
HUD Equal Access Rule Training Session May 2024
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Equal Access Rule Slide Presentation
- All funded partners should review the HUD Equal Access Rule training:
Important ESG Forms:
ESG related documents, training material, and presentations for ESG subrecipients
- ESG Claims Narratives
- ESG Claims Supporting Documentation Chart
- ESG Semi-Annual and Annual Match Report Form
- Income and Rent Calculation Worksheet
- ESG Shelter Budget Modification Form
- ESG Street Outreach Budget Modification Form
- ESG RRHP Budget Modification Form
- HUD-52580: Inspection Checklist for HQS
- ESG TRA RHH RAP Contract - Subrecipient Landlord
- ESG TRA RHH RAP Contract - Subrecipient Tenant
- ESG TRA HP RAP Contract - Subrecipient Landlord
- ESG TRA HP RAP Contract - Subrecipient Tenant
- Request for Unit Approval Form (for use in RRH and HP Funding Streams)
- HUD Homeless Documentation Form
- At Risk of Homelessness Documentation Form
VAWA Documents
- HUD-5380: Rights for Survivors
- HUD-5381: Model Emergency Transfer Plan
- HUD-5382: Certification of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking
- HUD-5383: Emergency Transfer Request for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking
- Additional VAWA Resources from HUD