2026 Emergency Solutions Grant Application (ESG) Applications for the 2026 Emergency Solutions Grant funds are now available and due by May 18, 2026. The expected amount for the 2026 ESG grant funding is $1.6 million. The Emergency Solutions Grants Program (ESG) is a federal block grant authorized by subtitle B of the McKinney Vento Homelessness Assistance Act and is administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. ESG funds are to be used for services to homeless and near homeless individuals and families.
The Emergency Solutions Grants Program (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; and
5. Rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families, and 6. prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless.
The ESG grant period will be for fifteen (15) months, July 01, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Applications must be submitted to KHRC by 5:00pm (central time) on May 18, 2026. Applications must be submitted electronically by email to ESG@kshousingcorp.org.
The 2026 ESG Application NOFA Instructions provides additional details about the application process.