The Emergency Shelter Grants Program is funded by the U.S. Department of HUD and administered by the Bureau of Housing Services and the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.  The ESGP is meant to improve the quality and quantity of emergency shelters for the homeless, help meet shelter operating costs, provide social services to homeless persons and provide homeless prevention services.

ESG awards grants for the rehabilitation or conversion of buildings into homeless shelters. It also funds certain related social services, operating expenses, homeless prevention activities, and administrative costs.
 

Funding Category:	Rehabilitation, Conversion of Buildings into Homeless Shelters; Supportive Services
Target Population:	Homeless people
Funding Available:	Total HUD Obligations (Grants): FY 00 $150,000,000; FY 01 est. $149,670,000; and FY 02 est. $149,670,000. (NOTE: Amounts reported reflect allocation of new budget authority rather than obligation amounts.) The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has made approximately three million dollars ($3,000,000) in ESGP funding available to OTDA for federal fiscal year 2002.
Application Information:	ESGP RFP & Application 2002
Contact:	Bureau of Supported Housing Development, (518) 432-8232
Links To More Info:	HUD Emergency Shelter Grants Description OTDA Contracts & Grants Homepage Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Emergency Shelter Grants Program
Administering Agency:	NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance