Formula Grant E25UC120002

Hillsborough County received a $644,586 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, effective January 5, 2026, through January 4, 2028. Under CFDA 14.231, the county administers ESG funding to address homelessness and housing instability across five core program components: street outreach services, emergency shelter operations and rehabilitation, homelessness prevention assistance, rapid re-housing programs, and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) infrastructure. These activities enable the county to engage unsheltered individuals and families, improve emergency shelter capacity and quality, provide essential support services to shelter residents, and facilitate rapid transition to permanent housing stability.

The ESG award supports Hillsborough County's comprehensive approach to preventing and alleviating homelessness through both direct service delivery and system infrastructure development. Eligible activities funded include building rehabilitation or conversion for emergency shelter use, operational expenses for shelter facilities, essential services provision, housing relocation and stabilization services, and rental assistance for rapid re-housing and homelessness prevention programs. The county's Grants Management Division coordinates receipt and allocation of these federal resources to address housing crises and support approximately 1.48 million county residents experiencing or at risk of homelessness.