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 County of Horry received $168,117.00 through the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program (CFDA 14.231), administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. The award, dated September 11, 2025, with a completion date of September 10, 2027, funds homelessness intervention and housing stabilization services in Conway, South Carolina. Under this formula grant allocation, Horry County will implement ESG-eligible activities across five core program components: street outreach services to engage unsheltered individuals; emergency shelter operations and facility improvements; essential services for shelter residents; homelessness prevention assistance; and rapid re-housing services with rental assistance to transition homeless individuals and families into permanent housing.

The ESG funding supports the County of Horry's comprehensive approach to addressing housing instability by combining immediate shelter solutions with longer-term housing stability interventions. Permissible activities include emergency shelter rehabilitation and conversion, operational expenses for shelter facilities, essential support services, rental assistance and housing relocation services for rapid re-housing, homelessness prevention aid to avert housing loss, and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data collection. The award also covers eligible administrative activities necessary for program implementation and compliance with federal regulations under 24 CFR Part 576. Recipients are required to maintain detailed records for five years and submit annual action plans as part of their Consolidated Plans to HUD for review and approval.

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.