Formula Grant E25MC180011

The City of South Bend received a $203,933 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under CFDA 14.231, with an award date of September 17, 2025, and a completion date of September 16, 2027. This formula allocation supports the city's homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing services, enabling eligible individuals and families experiencing housing instability to quickly regain permanent housing stability. The ESG program funds may be deployed across five core components: street outreach, emergency shelter operations and rehabilitation, homelessness prevention assistance, rapid re-housing services, and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) administration, along with associated administrative activities.

As a formula-allocated entitlement recipient, the City of South Bend will utilize these funds to engage unsheltered homeless populations, operate and maintain emergency shelter facilities, provide essential supportive services to shelter residents, and deliver housing relocation and stabilization services coupled with rental assistance to move individuals and families experiencing homelessness into permanent housing. This award complements the city's broader HUD-funded community development portfolio, which includes concurrent HOME Investment Partnerships and Community Development Block Grant allocations focused on affordable housing and community stabilization initiatives.