Formula Grant E25MC180005

The City of Gary Community Development Department received $286,232 in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program funding (CFDA 14.231) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, effective September 25, 2025, through September 24, 2027. As a formula grant allocation, these funds support the City of Gary's efforts to address homelessness and housing instability through five core program components: street outreach services to engage unsheltered homeless individuals and families; emergency shelter rehabilitation, conversion, and operations; essential services provision to shelter residents; homelessness prevention assistance; and rapid re-housing services to help homeless individuals and families quickly regain permanent housing stability. The grant also supports Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) administration and eligible administrative activities.

The City of Gary functions as both a direct ESG recipient and a pass-through entity, distributing funds to partner organizations such as Crisis Center, Inc., to deliver targeted services including emergency shelter operations for homeless and unaccompanied youth aged 10 to 18, as well as financial assistance and housing stabilization services for individuals and families experiencing housing crises. These coordinated efforts align with the ESG program's primary objective of enabling communities to rapidly transition homeless populations into permanent housing while simultaneously preventing housing instability within the broader Gary community.