FY 2026-27 MSHDA ESG Funding Opportunity

The Notice of Funding Announcement (NOFA) for the 2026/27 ESG Program Competition was released June 8th, 2026, by MSHDA and is now open.

The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program provides funding to:

  1.  Engage homeless individuals and families living on the street
  2.  Improve the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families
  3.  Help operate these shelters
  4.  Provide essential services to shelter residents
  5.  Rapidly re- house homeless individuals and families
  6.  Prevent families/individuals from becoming homeless

The Michigan State Housing and Development Authority (MSHDA) ESG NOFA sets forth the process and requirements for applying for ESG funds. MSHDA is awarded an ESG allocation annually via an annual Award Notice from HUD which varies each year. Annually MSHDA notifies the Kalamazoo County Continuum of Care (CoC) of the award amount based on a formula utilizing local population and other poverty statistics.

Note: MSHDA has NOT released the allocation amounts for FY 2026/2027 and has suggested using 2025/2026 allocations as a baseline ($517,240). As soon as the updated amount is made available, it will be posted on the CoC website: https://kzoococ.org/emergency-solutions/

 

The completed 2026/27 Local Application, MSHDA application, and all supporting documents are due by 4pm Thursday, July 2nd, 2026, via email to CoC Director Patrese Griffin at p.griffin@uwscmi.org .

The attached Applicant Packet includes the following:

If you have any questions about this funding stream or the application process, don't hesitate to reach out via email coc@uwscmi.org 

 

Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG)

  • The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) is a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) federal entitlement-based program that serves households experiencing homelessness or who are at risk. ESG offers funding assistance to agencies that are responding to the needs of homeless populations. 
  • ESG requires the use of the Coordinated Entry System. The Coordinated Entry System is created by all homeless service provides working together to help end homelessness in conjunction with Coordinated Assessment Model (CAM)

MSHDA is awarded an ESG allocation annually via an annual Award Notice from HUD which varies each year. Annually MSHDA notifies each Continuum of Care (CoC) of the award amount for their region based on a formula utilizing local population and other poverty statistics.

View previous years funding opportunities: