ESG FY22-23, July - October 2022

The State ESG Office issued a Request for Applications for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 funding on July 19, 2022. Orange County, through the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness (OCPEH), is eligible to apply for up to $101,759 in total ESG funds in four categories:

• Crisis Response: Street Outreach, Emergency Shelter Operations and Services

  • This category has a funding CAP

  • No more than $61,055 of the $101,759 is available for this activity

• Housing Stability: Rapid Rehousing, Homelessness Prevention

  • This category has a funding MINIMUM

  • No less than $40,704 of the $101,759 is available for this activity

• Homeless Management Information Systems database

• Administration for fiscal sponsors and local units of governments

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Links and Documents

• Project application documents available on DHHS website:

  • https://www.ncdhhs.gov/about/grant-opportunities/aging-and-adult-services-grant-opportunities

• Orange County local competition info​ (posted 7/19/2022)

• ESG FY 2022-23 Rating and Ranking Tool (posted 8/8/22)

  • Introduction (posted 8/8/22)

  • Scorecard (posted 8/8/22)

  • Applicant Checklist (posted 8/8/22)

  • Fillable Scorecard (Posted on 8/5/22)

  • Recording of Local Applicant Briefing - part 1 (posted on 8/5/22)

  • Recording of Local Applicant Briefing - part 2 (posted on 8/5/22)

  • Project Review Committee meeting notes (posted on 6/20/23)

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Local Timeline

• Tuesday, July 19

  • Local competition information sent to service providers and community

• Wednesday, August 3, 3pm - 4pm

  • ESG Applicant Briefing on Orange County local timeline and process via Zoom

  • Recording will be posted on OCPEH website on 8/4/22: ocpehnc.com/emergency-solutions-grant

• Thursday, September 1

  • Project applications due by noon, 12:00 pm​

• Thursday, September 1 - Tuesday, September 6

  • Project Review Committee scores project applications​

• Wednesday, September 7

  • Project Review Committee meeting to formulate recommendation for ESG FY 22-23 funding for Leadership Team review​

• Monday, September 12

  • OCPEH Leadership Team meeting to determine ESG FY 22-23 funding recommendation​

• Monday, October 3

  • OCPEH staff will submit full ESG FY 22-23 application materials to the State ESG Office in advance of deadline​

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Project Review Committee

Community members with a knowledge of homeless programs and community priorities serve on the Project Review Committee (PRC). PRC members work with funding recommendations for Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and Continuum of Care (CoC) competitions, and monitor program performance throughout the year.

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Project Review Committee members cannot have ties to agencies applying for CoC or ESG funding and serve July 2022 – June 2023.

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Please email Rachel Waltz if you are would like to learn more about serving on the Project Review Committee.

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General ESG Info

HUD block grants Emergency Solution Grant (ESG) funds to the State ESG Office, who makes them available for many communities across the state, including Orange County. Several types of homeless programs and services are eligible activities, including:

• Shelter operations

• Street outreach

• Rapid Re-housing

• Prevention

• Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) costs

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