Emergency Solutions Grants

Annually, the City of San José receives funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program. This program is designed to identify sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons, as well as those at risk of homelessness, and provide the services necessary to help them quickly regain stability in permanent housing.

Grantees are generally selected through a competitive process and provide such services as homeless outreach, shelter for families and victims of domestic violence, and rental assistance.

Eligible Recipients & Program Components

For Eligible Recipients and other Program Components, please refer to the HUD Exchange.

For more information please call us at (408) 793-5520 or send an email to HousingGrants@sanjoseca.gov.

Funded Projects for FY 2023-24

Service Provider	Project Name	Funding Amount	Description
County of Santa Clara, Office of Supportive Housing	HMIS	$200,000	The project supports the use of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), including software licensing, user training, data quality monitoring, reporting, regular maintenance and upgrades. HMIS SCC allows service providers to better coordinate client services and collect uniform data without duplication of technology, expense, or expertise.
HomeFirst	Citywide Outreach & Shelter Project	$487,341	The primary purpose of the project is threefold: 1. To provide a consistent presence on the streets and other outdoor locations throughout San José to build rapport and trust with unsheltered homeless residents with the goal of moving them into and keeping them in permanent housing; 2. To provide street-based case management to the unhoused population and; 3. To provide an avenue to alleviate resident concerns about encampments and homeless residents living in their neighborhoods or other areas of San José

Service Provider

Project Name

Funding Amount

Description

County of Santa Clara, Office of Supportive Housing

HMIS

$200,000

The project supports the use of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), including software licensing, user training, data quality monitoring, reporting, regular maintenance and upgrades. HMIS SCC allows service providers to better coordinate client services and collect uniform data without duplication of technology, expense, or expertise.

HomeFirst

Citywide Outreach & Shelter Project

$487,341

The primary purpose of the project is threefold:
1. To provide a consistent presence on the streets and other outdoor locations throughout San José to build rapport and trust with unsheltered homeless residents with the goal of moving them into and keeping them in permanent housing;
2. To provide street-based case management to the unhoused population and;
3. To provide an avenue to alleviate resident concerns about encampments and homeless residents living in their neighborhoods or other areas of San José

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