Federal Grant Award Summary

The North Dakota Housing Financing Agency received a Formula Grant award of $484,140 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program (CFDA 14.231), effective September 22, 2025, through September 21, 2027. This award supports the agency's administration of five key ESG program components designed to address homelessness and housing instability across North Dakota: street outreach services to engage unsheltered individuals and families; emergency shelter rehabilitation, conversion, and operations; essential services provision to shelter residents; homelessness prevention assistance to help at-risk households avoid housing loss; and rapid re-housing assistance to help homeless individuals and families quickly transition to permanent housing with supportive services and rental assistance.

NDHFA serves as the primary state-level administrator for these ESG-funded activities, collaborating with local nonprofit partners and service providers to implement street outreach engagement, improve emergency shelter capacity and conditions, operate shelter facilities, and deliver the full range of prevention and rapid re-housing services. The funding enables NDHFA to support individuals and families in quickly regaining permanent housing stability after experiencing homelessness or a housing crisis, while maintaining a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) to track program outcomes and beneficiary progress toward housing stability.