Project Grant MI0754L5F002503

The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Emergency Shelter Services, Inc. $120,250 under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) on August 1, 2026. The funding supports eligible costs to establish and operate projects under five program components: permanent housing (including permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities and rapid rehousing), transitional housing, supportive services only, Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), and in some cases homelessness prevention. Eligible activities include COC planning, unified funding agency costs for fiscal control and accounting to subrecipients, acquisition and rehabilitation of real property for housing or supportive services, and new construction. Emergency Shelter Services, a nonprofit organization based in Benton Harbor, Michigan, delivers comprehensive homeless assistance services focused on quickly rehousing individuals and families while minimizing trauma and promoting self-sufficiency. The award period runs from August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027, with performance at Benton Harbor, Michigan. The Continuum of Care Program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to ending homelessness and to provide funding for nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to address housing insecurity and support vulnerable populations.