Our mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for citizens in Colorado Springs. The Emergency Solutions Grant ESG provides federal funds to organizations that assist individuals and families to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis or homelessness. As the grantee of funds from the U.
As such the Housing and Community Vitality Department generally releases a Notice of Funding Availability for competitive grant funds solicitation for applications around mid-March to early April each year. Please note the following:. These standards were created in coordination with the Pikes Peak Continuum of Care PPCoC which includes nonprofit and for-profit homeless service providers inclusive of health, mental health, and substance abuse providers, local, state and federal government representatives, businesses and corporations, philanthropic organizations and individuals, and persons currently or having formerly experienced homelessness within the CoC geographic area.
These written standards are subject to periodic updates. Interested applicants should review the below resources prior to the submission of any application:. We recommend at least 1 representative preferably the grant administrator attend an online digital office hours session.
CDD staff will host digital office hours to offer technical assistance and go over specific questions from applicants on the following dates. Applicants are encouraged to attend one session of digital office hours for information and inquiries. No registration necessary. Applicants must register online with Neighborly Software in order to prepare and submit an application.
There is no limit to the number of applications that an organization may submit, but each project should be submitted as its own application.
