Emergency Solutions Grants Program (ESG)
Emergency Solutions Grants Program (ESG) supports people experiencing or at risk of homelessness through outreach, shelter, rapid re-housing, and prevention services to help restore permanent housing stability.
Funder: Delaware State Housing Authority
Due Dates: October 22, 2026 (Stakeholders meeting) | December 1, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. (Applications) | January 1, 2027 (Grant term begins) | January 2027 (Award notification)
Funding Amounts: HUD-funded competitive grants
Summary: Supports homelessness intervention and prevention services that help people quickly regain stability in permanent housing.
Key Information: Applicants must be units of general local government or private nonprofit organizations located in Kent or Sussex County, Delaware.
Description
The Emergency Solutions Grants Program (ESG) is a competitive grant program administered in Delaware by the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA). Funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), it is authorized by the Homeless Emergency and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH Act). Its central goal is to help people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness quickly regain stability in permanent housing.
ESG supports street outreach, emergency shelter, rapid re-housing, and prevention services. It sits within Housing Delaware’s community benefit programs, which provide federal and state funding for services and initiatives addressing community needs and their root causes across Delaware.
