The ESG program provides funding to:
  1. Engage homeless individuals and families living on the street;
  2. Improve the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families;
  3. Help operate these shelters;
  4. Provide essential services to shelter residents;
  5. Rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families; and
  6. Prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless.
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ESG funds may be used for five program components: street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing assistance, and HMIS. Applications are selected by the CoC and ultimately awarded through the Department of Housing and Community Development (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 provided threshold requirements were met. In 2024, ESG was revised to no longer be split into competitive and non-competitive applications and run on three-year award cycles.

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2024 CoC selected applications were submitted to HCD, awards have not yet been announced.​
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​