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Federal Emergency Shelter Grant (FESG) Program
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Purpose
Fund emergency shelters, services and transitional housing for homeless individuals and families.
Assistance Type
Grants
Terms
HCD through FESG distributes federal Emergency Shelter Grant funds to shelter providers throughout the State.
Eligible Activities
Facility maintenance, operating costs, rent; essential services such as transportation, life skills, legal aid, and counseling; used to move the homeless into permanent housing and transition to independent living. Renovation and Rehabilitation funds are also available.
Eligible Applicants
Local government agencies and nonprofit organizations in communities that do not receive shelter funds directly from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Local nonprofit shelter and service organizations may also receive funds as service providers working in cooperation with local government agency applicants.
Application Process
HUD allocates funds to the state to the FESG program, a Notice of Funding Availability, (NOFA) is advertised and applications are submitted for funds that will be available to award recipients October 1.
Contact
(916) 445-0845
Program Publications and Forms
- Current FESG Operating Facilities Grant Information
- 2009 FESG Notice of Funding Availability (Microsoft Word)
- Federal Emergency Shelter Grant Eligible Expenses (Microsoft Word)
- 2009 FESG Application (Microsoft Word)
- 2009 Awards List by County (Adobe PDF)
- July 12, 2004 - State FESG Regulations -- Final Text (Adobe PDF)
- FESG Federal Regulations (Microsoft Word) or (Adobe PDF)
- FESG Federal Statute (Microsoft Word) or (Adobe PDF)
- FESG 2008 Grant Management Manual (Microsoft Word)
- 2009 Grant Management Training (Microsoft PowerPoint)
- FESG Forms:
- Annual Performance Report (Microsoft Word)
- Annual Performance Report Instructions (Microsoft Word)
- Certificate of Completion (Microsoft Word)
- PAR and Expenditure Detail Report (Microsoft Excel)
- Instructions for Completing the FESG Program Activity Report (PAR) (Microsoft Word)
- Quarterly Report (Microsoft Excel)
- Budget Revision Request (Microsoft Word)
- FESG Timesheet (Microsoft Excel)
- Summary of Non-Staff Project Costs (Microsoft Word)
- Detailed Breakdown of Staff Costs (Microsoft Word)