Emergency Solutions Grant
The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH Act) amended the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, revising the Emergency Shelter Grants Program in significant ways and renaming it the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program.
Johnson County Community Development has been successfully partnering with local homeless assistance agencies and applying for and administering the ESG grant since 1996. The funds are passed through Kansas Housing Resource Corporation (KHRC) to City and County applicants for program activities including street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing and HMIS, as well as administrative activities.
Once Kansas Housing Resource Corporation publishes the "Notice of Funding Availability", Johnson County sends out a request for "Letters of Intent" to local KS-505 Continuum of Care members. Once all letters of intent have been received by the deadline, a meeting between CoC on Homelessness stakeholders, eligible applicants, and Johnson County staff will be held to discuss the current needs not being met in the community. Once the needs of the community have been prioritized, Johnson County then determines the funding amounts based on those needs and notifies all of the applicants of this determination. Johnson County then collects application materials from interested applicants and compiles all required documents to submit to KHRC by the deadline.
The ESG Interim Rule took effect on Jan. 4, 2012. The second allocation of FY 2011 ESG funding and future years are all subject to the ESG regulations. See the HUD ESG quick reference Guide for more details.
Program Resources
The 2026 Emergency Solutions Grant Application period closed on April 27, 2026. For information on how to apply for the 2027 grant cycle next year, please sign up to be added to the Community Development Distribution List or email cdbg@jocogov.org.
Eligible applicants must be private non-profit agencies or Johnson County departments, with a 501(c)3 status, who are active members of the local CoC and current users of Johnson County's Homeless Management Information System, Bitfocus-Clarity or can become a user.
- Program Participant Client File Checklist*
- Staff Affidavit*
- Homeless Certification*
- Homeless Self-Certification*
- Self Sufficiency Matrix Training Guide
- Self Sufficiency Matrix*
- Housing Stability Plan*
- Declaration and Consent of Applicant - Immigration Verification
*These are provided as examples, DO NOT use these forms for client documentation. Johnson County will provide the correct forms after all contract documents have been returned.
Additional forms will be required for ESG Activities for Homeless Prevention and Rapid-Rehousing. See Community Solutions | Kansas Housing Resources Corporation for a full list of forms.
- Kansas Housing Resources Corporation ESG Resources
- Kansas Housing Resources Emergency Solutions Grant Handbook
- Service Providers List
- Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
- 24 CFR Part 576 -- Emergency Solutions Grants Program
- Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996:
- Policy and Procedure on Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 "PRWORA" Eligibility for HUD-Funding Programs
- SAVE Webinars USCIS
- HUD Guidance - Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of "Federal Public Benefit"
Johnson County ESG Information
Total 2025 ESG Awarded to Johnson County by Kansas Housing Resource Corporation (KHRC): $95,505.00
- Johnson County Mental Health Services: $58,992.00 for Street Outreach Services
- Kansas City Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry: $20,000.00 for Emergency Shelter Services
- reStart, Inc.: $14,000.00 for Street Outreach Services
- Johnson County Community Development: $2,513.00 for Administration of the grant
Total 2024 ESG Awarded to Johnson County by Kansas Housing Resource Corporation (KHRC): $78,614.00
- Johnson County Mental Health Services: $33,950.00 for Street Outreach Services
- Kansas City Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry: $16,405.00 for Emergency Shelter Services & $1,940.00 for HMIS
- reStart, Inc.: $24,250.00 for Street Outreach Services
- Johnson County Community Development: $2,069.00 for Administration of the grant
Total 2023 ESG Awarded to Johnson County by Kansas Housing Resource Corporation (KHRC): $103,713.00
- Johnson County Mental Health Services: $31,816.50 for Street Outreach Services
- Kansas City Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry: $11,932.00 for Emergency Shelter Services & $777.86 for HMIS
- reStart, Inc.: $16,903.00 for Street Outreach Services
- Safehome, Inc.: $9,943.20 for Emergency Shelter Services
- Salvation Army: $28,834.00 for Emergency Shelter Services & $777.85 for HMIS
- Johnson County Community Development: $2,729.32 for Administration of the grant
Total 2022 ESG Awarded to Johnson County by Kansas Housing Resource Corporation (KHRC): $93,598.00
- Johnson County Mental Health Services: $31,000.00 for Street Outreach Services
- Kansas City Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry: $$20,596.03 for Emergency Shelter Services & $1,403.97 for HMIS
- reStart, Inc.: $24,794.00 for Street Outreach Services
- Safehome, Inc.: $13,340.00 for Emergency Shelter Services
- Johnson County Community Development: $2,464.00 for Administration of the grant
Total 2021 ESG Awarded to Johnson County by Kansas Housing Resource Corporation (KHRC): $91,405.00
- Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas: $10,000.00 for Rapid Re-Housing Services
- Johnson County Mental Health Services: $26,460.00 for Street Outreach Services
- Kansas City Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry: $6,660.00 for Emergency Shelter Services & $10,000.00 for Homeless Prevention Services
- reStart, Inc.: $22,540.00 for Street Outreach Services
- Safehome, Inc.: $13,340.00 for Emergency Shelter Services
- Johnson County Community Development: $2,405.00 for Administration of the grant
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