Federal Grant Award Summary

The West Virginia Division of Economic Development received a $1,805,460 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) award from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (CFDA 14.231) effective September 25, 2025, through September 24, 2027. As a formula-based allocation, this funding supports the state's efforts to address homelessness and housing instability through five core program components: street outreach services, emergency shelter rehabilitation and operations, homelessness prevention assistance, rapid re-housing support, and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data collection activities. The state agency will serve as a pass-through entity, distributing these funds to eligible local governments, nonprofit organizations, and community action agencies throughout West Virginia to implement targeted interventions.

The ESG program funding enables service delivery that engages unsheltered homeless individuals and families, improves the capacity and quality of emergency shelter facilities, provides essential services to shelter residents, and facilitates rapid transitions to permanent housing for individuals experiencing housing crises. Eligible activities include rehabilitation or conversion of buildings into emergency shelters, operational expenses for emergency shelter facilities, essential services for shelter residents and street outreach participants, and housing relocation and stabilization services paired with rental assistance to support both homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing objectives.