Formula Grant E25MC390019

The City of Springfield received a $155,047 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, effective September 23, 2025, through September 22, 2027. Under CFDA 14.231, the ESG program authorizes formula-based funding allocations to states, units of general-purpose local government, and territories to support rapid housing stabilization for individuals and families experiencing homelessness or housing crises. The award funds five primary program components: street outreach services to engage unsheltered homeless individuals; emergency shelter rehabilitation, conversion, and operations; essential services for shelter residents; homelessness prevention assistance; and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) administration, along with eligible administrative activities.

Through this award, Springfield will enhance community capacity to provide rapid re-housing assistance and homelessness prevention services that help individuals and families quickly regain permanent housing stability. The funding supports both direct client services—including housing relocation, stabilization services, and rental assistance—and infrastructure improvements such as building rehabilitation or conversion for emergency shelter use. As a formula grant program, ESG allocations are distributed based on statutory eligibility and need calculations rather than competitive solicitation, with all funds flowing directly from HUD's Community Planning and Development office.