EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM

2026-11-03

Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners ( BCC ), Community Services Department ( CSD ) invites eligible entities to submit proposals for the Emergency Solutions Grant ( ESG ) Program for Fiscal Year ( FY ) 2026 - 2027 ( October 1 , 2026 – September 30 , 2027 ). Proposed ESG programs will work to improve the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless families , help operate these shelters , provide essential services to shelter residents and rapidly re - house homeless individuals and families . Scope of Services ESG Program funds may be used for program components : emergency shelter ( excluding salaries ), or rapid rehousing assistance , The program components and the eligible activities that may be funded under each are set forth in 24 CFR § 576 . 101 through § 576 . 107 . Eligible administrative activities are set forth in 24 CFR § 576 . 108 . • Emergency shelter component . Subject to the expenditure limit in 24 CFR § 576 . 100 ( b ), ESG funds may be used for costs of providing essential services to homeless families and individuals in emergency shelter , renovating buildings to be used as emergency shelter for homeless families and individuals , and operating emergency shelters ( not including salaries ). This consists of Essential Services , Renovations , Shelter Operations and Assistance required under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 ( URA ). • Rapid re - housing assistance component . ESG funds may be used to provide housing relocation and stabilization services and short - and / or medium - term rental assistance as necessary to help a homeless individual or family move as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieve stability in that housing . This assistance , referred to as rapid re - housing assistance , may be provided to program participants who meet the criteria under paragraph ( 1 ) of the ‘‘ homeless ’’ definition in 24 CFR § 576 . 2 or who meet the criteria under paragraph ( 4 ) of the ‘‘ homeless ’’ definition and live in an emergency shelter or other place described in paragraph ( 1 ) of the ‘‘ homeless ’’ definition . The rapid rehousing assistance must be provided in accordance with the housing relocation and stabilization services requirements in 24 CFR § 576 . 105 , the short - and medium - term rental assistance requirements in 24 CFR § 576 . 106 , the written standards and procedures established under 24 CFR § 576 . 400 and the PBC HHA Rapid Re - Housing Program Standards .

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