The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Housing Assistance Program (HAP), and Homeless Prevention Program (HPP) are collectively referred to as the EHH Program.
The Emergency Shelter Grant was created in 1991 under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH Act) amended the McKinney Vento Act, revising the Emergency Shelter Grant Program in significant ways and renaming it the Emergency Solutions Grant Program. It is federally administered by HUD. ESG can be used for rapid re-housing, homelessness prevention, emergency shelter, street outreach, Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS), and administrative costs.
The Homeless Prevention Program is a state program authorized under Wisconsin Statutes § 16.303. HPP can be used for rapid re-housing, homelessness prevention, and administrative costs.
The Housing Assistance Program is a state program authorized under Wisconsin Statutes § 16.306. 2017 Wisconsin Act 59 amended the program and re-named it from the Transitional Housing Program. Housing Assistance Program funds can be used for housing, support services and administrative costs to facilitate the movement of homeless individuals and families to independent living.
ESG-CV Application and Information
ESG-CV Application Instructions
ESG-CV Competitive Application
ESG-CV Federal Notice
ESG-CV Federal Notice Summary
ESG-CV Meetings Q&AESG-CV Awards Listing
COMPONENTS:
RAPID RE-HOUSING
Rapid Re-Housing programs help homeless persons living on the streets or in an emergency shelter transition as quickly as possible into permanent housing. Once in permanent housing, Rapid Re-Housing programs provide services and short to medium term rental assistance to help such persons achieve housing.
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION
Homeless Prevention programs help individuals and households who are at risk of homelessness retain housing.
STREET OUTREACH
Street Outreach programs focus on locating, identifying and building relationships with unsheltered homeless people for the purpose of providing immediate support, intervention, and connections with homeless assistance programs and/or mainstream social services and housing programs.
EMERGENCY SHELTER
Emergency Shelters provide temporary shelter and services designed to increase shelter clients’ stability. Unless they have been grandfathered in, transitional housing programs are no longer eligible for funding.
HMIS
HMIS funding is used to operate and contribute data to the Continuum of Care's HMIS or, for victim service providers, an HMIS comparable database.
CONTACT INFORMATION
EHH Program Manager
Department of Administration
Division of Energy, Housing, and Community Resources
P.O. Box 7970
Madison, WI 53707-7970
QUICK GUIDES & REFERENCES
MEETINGS/TRAININGS
ESG Office Hours 09/14/20
ESG Office Hours 10/05/20 - ESG-CV Reporting
ESG Office Hours 11/09/20 - ESG Prevention/ESG 2020-21 Revised Payment Requests
EHH Lead Agencies/CoCs - Monday, February 01, 2021
EHH Lead Agencies/CoC's - Monday, March 01, 2021
EHH Lead Agencies/CoC's - Monday, April 05, 2021
EHH/ESG-CV Office Hours - Wednesday, April 21, 2021
2021-04-05 Meeting Notes
EHH Lead Agencies/CoCs - Monday, May 03, 2021
2021-05-03 Meeting Notes
EHH/ESG Office Hours 05/11/21
EHH/ESG Office Hours 05/19/21
EHH Lead Agencies/CoC's - Monday, June 07, 2021
2021-06 Meeting Notes
EHH/ESG-CV Office Hours 06/08/21
EHH/ESG Office Hours 06/16/21
EHH Lead Agencies/CoCs - Monday, July 06, 2021
EHH/ESG Office Hours 07/13/21
EHH/ESG Office Hours 07/21/21
2021-07 Meeting Notes
EHH Lead Agencies/CoCs - Monday, August 02, 2021
2021-08 Meeting Notes
EHH/ESG Office Hours 08/10/21
EHH/ESG Office Hours 08/18/21
EHH Lead Agencies/CoCs - Monday, Sept 07, 2021
EHH/ESG Office Hours 09/14/21
EHH/ESG Office Hours 09/15/21
2021-09 Meeting Notes
Notice CPD-21-08 Summary
EHH Lead Agencies CoCs - Monday, October 04, 2021
2021-10 Meeting Notes
MANUALS
Regulation
CLIENT FILE CHECKLIST
EHH Financial Closeout ReportClient Statement of Homelessness
Homelessness Assistance