Formula Grant E25MC170012

The City of Evanston received $150,008 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 September 22, 2025, and a completion date of September 21, 2027. This formula grant supports five core program components designed to address homelessness and housing instability: street outreach services to engage unsheltered individuals and families; emergency shelter operations and facility rehabilitation or conversion; essential services provision to shelter residents; homelessness prevention assistance; and rapid re-housing support to help individuals and families quickly transition into permanent housing with stabilization services and rental assistance. Additionally, the funding supports Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) activities and administrative costs associated with grant management.

Through these ESG-funded services, the City of Evanston aims to improve the availability and quality of emergency shelter infrastructure, provide critical support services to homeless populations, prevent housing instability among at-risk residents, and facilitate rapid return to permanent housing stability for individuals experiencing homelessness. The grant supports the city's broader community development and social services mission to address housing insecurity among vulnerable populations while strengthening the local homeless services infrastructure.