The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program, administered by California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) provides funding through street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing assistance and HMIS to conduct the following:
  • engage homeless individuals and families living on the street;
  • improve the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families;
  • help operate these shelters; provide essential services to shelter residents;
  • rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families; and
  • prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless.

ESG project applications are solicited through the CoC via the Review and Ranking Policy process and recommended to HCD for final approval. Awarded applicants contract directly with HCD.

Through 2023, ESG Balance of State was split into two funding opportunities referred to as Balance of State: competitive and non-competitive. Competitive applications competed amongst 8 other CoCs in the regional competition, Non-Competitive applications were awarded so long as threshold requirements were met. In 2024, ESG was revised into a single competitive process; applications now run on three-year award cycles.

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2024, 2025, and 2026 Awards
Project Amount
Catalyst - Rapid Re-Housing/Emergency Shelter
$154,733.50
Oroville Resource Center - Rapid Re-Housing/Emergency Shelter
$154,733.50
ESG Balance of State 2024 NOFA​
2023 Awards​
Competitive Project Amount
Catalyst - Emergency Shelter
$85,000.00
Chico Housing Action Team - Homelessness Prevention/Rapid Re-Housing
$180,000.00
Non-Competitive Project Amount
Chico Housing Action Team - Rapid Re-Housing
$96,881.00
Oroville Rescue Mission - Rapid Re-Housing
$61,000.00
ESG Balance of State 2023 NOFA​
2022 Awards
2021 Awards
Non-Competitive Project Amount
Chico Housing Action Team - Rapid Re-Housing
$161,001.00
Non-Competitive Project Amount
Chico Housing Action Team - Rapid Re-Housing
$84,640.00
True North Housing Alliance, Inc. - Rapid Re-Housing
$84,640.00
2020 Awards
Non-Competitive Project Amount
True North Housing Alliance, Inc. - Rapid Re-Housing
$121,636.00
ESG Balance of State 2020 NOFA​