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Rental Subsidies

Rental Subsidies. Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). General Information Emergency Solutions Grant. HEARTH Act of 2009 changed Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) to Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Combination of old activities and new activities Old Activities

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Rental Subsidies

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  1. Rental Subsidies

  2. Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)

  3. General InformationEmergency Solutions Grant • HEARTH Act of 2009 changed Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) to Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) • Combination of old activities and new activities • Old Activities • Engage homeless individuals and families living on the street • Improve the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families • Help operate shelters • Provide essential services to shelter residents • New Activities • Rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families • Prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless

  4. State ESG Eligible Applicants • Units of local government • Cities/Counties • First right of refusal • Can in turn sub-contract with local non-profits • Non-profit agencies • Direct non-profit applicants • If City/County refused funds • With support of City/County • With support of CoC

  5. ESG Application Process • ESG funds are allocated by an annual competitive process and are not an automatic renewal • The total ESG request can not exceed $150,000 per City/County grantee • The total ESG request can not exceed $50,000 per direct non-profit grantee • ESG Entitlement Communities are limited to $50,000 • Administrative costs for the local government or direct non-profit is limited to 5% per grant request

  6. ESG State Funding Available • HUD 60%/40% requirements on funding • FY2013 Allocation • $3,372,846 • FY2014 Program Allocation • $2,023,638 • FY2015 Program Allocation • Fall 2014 • Available funding outlined in Allocation Plan

  7. ESG Eligible Uses • Street Outreach • Emergency Shelter • Homelessness Prevention • Rapid Re-housing • HMIS • Administration

  8. Rental Assistance • Provided within Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing • Up to 24 months during any three year period, including one-time payment for up to six months of rental arrears • TBRA: program participants select a housing unit in which to live (may be within a specified service area) and receive rental assistance • PBRA: Recipients or sub-recipients identify permanent housing units that meet ESG requirements and enter into a rental assistance agreement with the owner to reserve the unit and subsidize its rent so that eligible program participants have access to units

  9. Rental Assistance Requirements • Housing units receiving rental assistance must meet the following requirements: • Fair Market Rent limit • Rent Reasonableness • Minimum Habitability Standards • Lead-Based Paint Standards • Written Lease • Rental Assistance Agreement

  10. Eligible Participants • Homelessness Prevention • An individual or family who will imminently (within 14 days) lose their primary nighttime residence • Must have no subsequent residence identified • Lack the resources or support networks needed to obtain other permanent housing • Has household income below thirty percent (30%) of the Area Median Income • Rapid Re-housing • An individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence • Sleeping in places not meant for human habitation • Living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter

  11. Contact Information Julie Peacock Community Initiatives Coordinator 3435 Broadway Kansas City, MO 64111 Phone: (816) 759-6332 Email: jpeacock@mhdc.com

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