State
Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA)
04/07/20 Noon
Grants to Georgia nonprofit organizations and local government agencies in eligible regions to address the needs of those who are experiencing homelessness. Applicants must complete the required registration prior to applying. Funding is intended to support programs in the following categories of service: Emergency Shelter Operations and Services, Supportive Service Programs for Homeless Persons, Homelessness Prevention, Rapid Re-Housing, Street Outreach, Hotel/Motel Vouchers, and HMIS.
Eligible Service Areas include the ten ESG Entitlement areas/communities in Georgia. They are: Atlanta, AugustaRichmond, Macon-Bibb, Savannah-Chatham, Clayton County, Cobb County, DeKalb County, Fulton County, and Gwinnett County, and the DCA Entitlement, which covers all areas of the State not covered by one of the other ESG Entitlements. ESG funds primarily serve the DCA ESG Entitlement.
The Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program provides services to persons experiencing homelessness or in danger of becoming homeless throughout the state. The program is principally designed to operate within a continuum of assistance that enables individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to move toward housing sustainability. The revised program maintains support for a crisis response system through emergency shelters, but places an emphasis on identifying and preventing homelessness and returning those who experience homelessness back into housing within the community as quickly as possible.
DCA priorities for Federal ESG funds for State Fiscal Year 2020 are rapid re-housing, homeless prevention (rental assistance and stabilization services), emergency shelter (operations and essential services), Street Outreach, and HMIS. Priorities for State Housing Trust Fund dollars are hotel/motel vouchers and supportive services. DCA will reserve a minimum of 80% of federal funds to be awarded to the DCA ESG Entitlement communities. State funds will be awarded to the best applications regardless of location.
For Eligible Activities, see: https://www.dca.ga.gov/sites/default/files/2020esg_application_manual_guidelines.pdf#page=13
GrantWatch ID#: 140671
DCA will make minimum grant awards of $30,000 for all eligible activities except Emergency Shelter, Supportive Services, HMIS, and Hotel/Motel Voucher.
Maximum grant amounts are as follows:
- Emergency Shelter - $60,000 per project
- Street Outreach - $50,000 per project
- Supportive Services - $25,000 per project
- Short- and Medium-Term Rental Assistance and Stabilization Services - average costs per family/household will vary by region according to rent reasonableness and fair market rents for the area and approval by DCA
- Hotel/Motel Voucher - $60,000
- HMIS - $40,000
Contracts will be awarded this year for the grant term, July 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for all ESG Project Types. If awarded an ESG grant, applicants should be aware that DCA typically does not receive funding for the ESG program until around October of each year. This does not mean that agencies should not operate projects from July 1 through October; only that
reimbursement for ESG awarded activities cannot be sought until contracts are fully executed and DCA has received Federal funds from HUD. Successful applicants should execute their responsibilities regarding contracts, policies and procedures, staffing, HMIS/DV comparable database, etc. as quickly as possible upon receiving notice of a grant award.
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.
Register and apply online: https://dca.360works.com/fmi/webd/HSOnline2020?script=layoutselectbyyear%C2%B6m=2020&homeurl=https://dca.360works.com/hsonline2020.html
Contact: ESG@dca.ga.gov
Georgia DCA
60 Executive Park South, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 679-4840
(800) 359-4663
USA: Georgia: Atlanta, Augusta-Richmond, Macon-Bibb, Savannah-Chatham, Clayton County, Cobb County, DeKalb County, Fulton County, and Gwinnett County, and the DCA Entitlement, which covers all areas of the State not covered by one of the other ESG Entitlements.
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