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.

2025 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Request for Applications

The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (“IHCDA”) has released a Request for Applications (RFA) for the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). The RFA, which contains the grant application link can be found on the IHCDA Public Notices page here

Applications must be submitted electronically via the Electronic Application form only, and received by IHCDA no later than August 1, 2025, at 5 PM Eastern Time. Applications received after this date and time will not be considered or accepted. Faxed, emailed, or mailed applications will not be considered or accepted.

Please use the following link to apply:  https://ihcda.jotform.com/251833389410054

A Webinar covering the 2025 ESG Application Process will be held Tuesday, July 15^th at 11am. Register for the webinar HERE.

Reference and Training Materials

• 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

• ESG RRHP Manual
• ESG Shelter Award Manual
• ESG Street Outreach Manual
• Emergency Solutions Grant All Inclusive Overview Training
• Rapid Re-Housing - ESG vs CoC
• ESG Eligible and Ineligible Costs
• Income Calculation Training

Important ESG Documents

All ESG related documents, training material and presentations for ESG grantees.

• ESG Semi-Annual Match Report Form
• HUD Homeless Documentation Form
• At Risk of Homelessness Documentation Form
• Income and Rent Calculation Worksheet
• Indiana BoS CoC ESG RRH Policy
• ESG-RR-HP Lease Agreements
• ESG Street Outreach Budget Modification Form
• Shelter Budget Modification Form
• ESG RRHP Budget Modification Form
• ESG Claims Narratives