Emergency Solutions Grant Award Summary

The City of Camden received $217,782 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 25, 2025, and a completion date of September 24, 2027. This formula grant supports the delivery of comprehensive homelessness intervention and prevention services across five program components: street outreach, emergency shelter operations, homelessness prevention assistance, rapid re-housing services, and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) activities, along with eligible administrative functions.

Through these allocated funds, the City of Camden will engage individuals and families experiencing homelessness living on streets, improve emergency shelter capacity and quality, provide essential support services to shelter residents, and deliver housing relocation and stabilization services to facilitate rapid transitions to permanent housing. The grant also supports homelessness prevention activities designed to assist at-risk populations in avoiding housing instability. All ESG-funded activities must comply with applicable regulations under 24 CFR 576 and be documented in the city's Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan submissions to HUD.