The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program, administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (CFDA #14.231), awarded $209,446 to the New Castle County Government on November 5, 2024. The ESG grant supports a comprehensive approach to addressing homelessness and housing instability, including:
- Street outreach to engage homeless individuals and families
- Improving emergency shelters and funding shelter operations
- Providing essential services such as case management for shelter residents
- Homelessness prevention assistance
- Rapid re-housing services to quickly transition homeless individuals and families to permanent housing
The grant enables the county to develop targeted strategies for supporting vulnerable populations and minimizing homelessness. Additionally, the county has sub-awarded $XX,XXX to the Ministry of Caring Inc. and $XX,XXX to Family Promise of Northern New Castle County, Inc. to carry out shelter operations and rapid re-housing services, respectively.
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