The rapid unsheltered survivor housing (RUSH) program will be used to fill a GAP in federal disaster assistance for people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) $5.357 million under the Emergency Solutions Grant Program (CFDA 14.231) on July 8, 2026, through the Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) program.

RUSH fills a gap in federal disaster assistance for people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness in jurisdictions that have had FEMA's Transitional Shelter Assistance activated following a natural disaster. Eligible activities include emergency shelter; rapid re-housing with up to 24 months of rental assistance, move-in financial assistance, and supportive services for people currently experiencing homelessness; homelessness prevention with up to 24 months of rental assistance, utility assistance, and supportive services for people at risk of homelessness (those with below 30 percent of area median income facing eviction within 21 days, living in severe overcrowding, or with other homelessness risk factors); and outreach assistance for unsheltered populations.

LACDA, a quasi-governmental housing authority headquartered in Alhambra, California, serves as the prime recipient. The funding is obligated through July 7, 2028, with place of performance in Alhambra, California. LACDA administers ESG formula grants alongside Continuum of Care programs, public housing operations, and affordable housing development across Los Angeles County, serving approximately 1.59 million residents.

Activities

Eligible rush activities including (1) emergency shelter; (2) rapid RE-housing, which provides up to 24 months of rental assistance, financial assistance for move in costs, and supportive services for people currently experiencing homelessness; (3) homelessness prevention, which provides up to 24 months of rental assistance, utility assistance, and supportive services for people at risk of homelessness; and (4) outreach assistance, including assistance to meet urgent needs, for people who are unsheltered. HUD determines if a community meets the criteria for rush funding and reaches out to authorized officials in that community

Expected outcomes

Rush fills a GAP in federal assistance that often occurs during a disaster. Rush gives communities much-needed resources to provide long-term housing solutions for people experiencing pre-disaster homelessness and to prevent long-term homelessness among newly-displaced people

Intended beneficiaries

Once a community is determined eligible for rush funding, eligible recipients of rush funds are the same as the special needs assistance programs (SNAPS) emergency solutions grants (ESG) program. Eligible recipients generally consist of metropolitan cities, urban counties, territories, and states, as defined in 24 CFR 576.2. Clients served by these recipients in impacted disaster areas are the intended beneficiaries of rush funds. SNAPS has set forth minimum threshold requirements for rush allocations. These include: - ESG area includes a declared disaster area - the ESG area has a high level of homelessness demonstrated by the point in time count - high level of displacement as evidenced by transitional sheltering assistance (TSA) or non congregational shelter (BCS) activation by FEMA

Subrecipient activities

The subrecipient activities are unknown at the time of award