The emergency solutions grant (ESG) authorizes the department of housing and urban development (HUD) to make grants to states, units of general-purpose local government, and territories for the…

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded County of Onondaga $173,796 in Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding on September 17, 2025, under CFDA 14.231, with performance through September 16, 2027.

The ESG program authorizes recipients to use funds for five program components: street outreach, emergency shelter operations, homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing assistance, and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) development, plus administrative activities. Eligible uses include rehabilitation or conversion of buildings for emergency shelter, payment of expenses related to operating emergency shelters, essential services for shelter residents and unsheltered individuals, and housing relocation and stabilization services to help individuals and families exit homelessness or prevent housing loss.

Onondaga County, doing business as Management & Budget, is a local government entity serving approximately 460,000 residents across its jurisdiction. Performance occurs in Syracuse, New York. The award is structured as a formula grant, which allocates funds based on statutory criteria rather than competitive application; formula allocations may not be appealed. Recipients must maintain records for five years or as specified under 24 CFR 576.500(y) and comply with single or program-specific audit requirements if federal expenditures reach $750,000 or more annually.

Activities

ESG funds may be used for five program components: street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid RE-housing assistance, and homeless management information system (hmis). Funds can also be used for administrative activities. The five program components and the eligible activities that may be funded under each are set forth in 24 code of federal regulations (CFR) 576.101 through 576.107.

Expected outcomes

With ESG program funding, communities can engage homeless individuals and families living on the street, improve the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless individuals/families, support the operation of emergency shelters, provide essential services to shelter residents, rapidly work to rehouse homeless individuals and families and prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless.

Intended beneficiaries

Eligible recipients of the ESG funds generally consist of metropolitan cities, urban counties, territories, and states, as defined in 24 CFR 576.2. The minimum eligibility criteria for ESG beneficiaries are as follows: for essential services related to street outreach, beneficiaries must meet the criteria under paragraph (1) (i) of the "homeless" definition under 576.2. For emergency shelter, beneficiaries must meet the "homeless" definition in 24 CFR 576.2. For essential services related to emergency shelter, beneficiaries must be "homeless" and staying in an emergency shelter (which could include a day shelter). For homelessness prevention assistance, beneficiaries must meet the requirements described in 24 CFR 576.103PAR. For rapid RE-housing assistance, beneficiaries must meet requirements described in 24 CFR 576.104. Further eligibility criteria may be established at the local level in accordance with 24 CFR 576.400(e).

Subrecipient activities

The subrecipient activities are unknown at the time of award.