2024 ESG Program Funding Opportunity

The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program, authorized by subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, (42 U.S.C. 11381–11389) (the Act), and the ESG Program found in 24 CFR part 576 authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants available to States, units of general purpose local government, and territories to support the cost of operating certain projects for addressing homelessness, including services related to emergency shelters and street outreach for the homeless, and for homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing assistance.

On December 31, 2024, the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) issued the Federal Emergency Solutions Grants Program 2024 Notice of Funding Availability (2024 ESG NOFA). The 2024 ESG NOFA has been issued pursuant to the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program Final Guidelines issued December 10, 2024, which made significant changes to the manner in which ESG funds are administered by HCD. Prior to the publication of the ESG Program Final Guidelines, the HCD issued two annual NOFAs separated into three types of funding: Continuum of Care allocation, Balance of State (BoS) allocation and Balance of State competitive allocations. Pursuant to the ESG Program Final Guidelines, ESG funds administered by HCD will be allocated to all eligible California CoCs through one NOFA in three (3) year cycles. HCD's 2024 ESG NOFA is the first of the 3-year NOFAs and includes estimated allocations of federal ESG funds for 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27. Additional details on these changes, including the formulas being used to determine allocations for CoCs, is available in HCD's 2024 ESG NOFA and the ESG Program Final Guidelines.

The Tehama County Continuum of Care (Tehama CoC) is eligible to recommend up to two (2) homeless service providers to HCD to be awarded funds up to the total estimated amount of Tehama CoC's estimated 3-year allocation of ESG funding. Homeless services providers to be recommended by Tehama CoC will be selected through the 2024 ESG Program Funding Opportunity process described on this page and in further detail in the Tehama CoC ESG Request for Proposals. 

2024 ESG Project Application Submission

Eligible projects serving individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Tehama County are invited to submit a 2024 ESG Local Proposal to be considered for recommendation. The deadline to submit 2024 ESG Project Applications to Tehama CoC is Thursday, March 6, 2025. Selected providers will then be required to submit a ​2024 ESG Allocation Application directly to HCD by March 28, 2025. ​

2024 ESG Program Timeline and Important Dates

Date
Value
December 10, 2024
ESG Program Final Guidelines released by HCD.
December 31, 2024
Federal Emergency Solutions Grants Program 2024 Notice of Funding Availability (2024 ESG NOFA) released by HCD.
February 10, 2025
​2024 ESG Allocation Application released by HCD via eCivis. 
February 14, 2025
Tehama CoC ESG Request for Proposals released. 
February 21, 2025
2024 ESG Program Funding Opportunity Informational Webinar will be held on February 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM. Click here to register for the webinar.
March 6, 2025
ESG Project Proposal submission deadline. ESG Project Proposals must be submitted according to the instructions available on the 2024 ESG Project Applications page by 4:59 PM PST on March 6, 2025.
March 17, 2025
ESG Project Proposal evaluation results to be announced. Tehama CoC will notify applicants of whether their Project Application has been accepted, declined and/or reduced.
March 28, 2025
Deadline for selected projects to submit a ​2024 ESG Allocation Application to HCD via eCivis. 
Approximately July 2025
HCD to announce awards and begin process of contracting directly with selected projects.

2024 ESG Program Links