Federal Grant Award Summary

The City of Saint Petersburg's Housing & Community Development Department received $157,232.00 in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program funding (CFDA 14.231) from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, with an award date of January 22, 2026, and completion date of January 21, 2028. The ESG Program provides formula-based allocations to state and local governments to address homelessness and housing instability through five core program components: street outreach, emergency shelter operations, homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing assistance, and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) activities.

Under this award, the City of Saint Petersburg will deploy ESG funds to support eligible activities including rehabilitation or conversion of buildings for emergency shelter, operating expenses for emergency shelters, essential services for individuals experiencing homelessness, and rapid re-housing and homelessness prevention assistance to help individuals and families achieve permanent housing stability. The city typically partners with local non-profit organizations such as Boley Centers Inc. and the Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas, Inc. to implement these services. ESG recipients are required to maintain comprehensive records for a minimum of five years and must submit their proposed ESG projects as part of the city's Consolidated Plan for HUD approval prior to fund disbursement.