Emergency Solutions Grants FAQs

  • Can an agency limit the population they serve?

    Yes, agencies the ESG Program does allow agencies to serve targeted populations as long as the targeted population is experiencing homelessness or at-risk of becoming homeless. Targeted populations could include but not limited to:

    • Single Women
    • Single Men 
    • Women and Children
    • Youth
    • Veterans
    • Families
    • Persons experiencing Domestic Violence
  • When are the Emergency Shelter Local Government Approval and Certification of Consistency with Local Consolidated Plan forms due?

    Both forms are due on Friday, May 3, 2024, at 2:00 pm.

  • Who do I contact to complete the Local Government Approval and Certification of Consistency with Local Consolidated Plan forms?

    The contact information for each jurisdiction can be found in the 2024 ESG Application Manual (Guidelines). If you cannot reach the jurisdiction(s), please contact Tiffany Bowers-Weller.

  • When are the organizational documents due?

    Organizational documents and applications are due on Friday, May 3, 2024, at 2:00 pm.

  • What do I upload if a document is not needed for my organization?

    First, double check to ensure the document is not needed by your organization. Once confirmed, if not needed, upload a document with the statement, “N/A, not required for this organization due…”

  • Who completes the ESG Minimum Habitability Standards for Emergency Shelter: Checklist?

    Staff from your agency or Staff from or hired by your agency, such as a city department that is designated to conduct inspections, or a contractor hired for that task.

  • Does my 501(c)3 status need to be active for two full years to be eligible for ESG?

    Yes.

  • Does DCA require municipality’s Financial Procedures and Financial Statements? Or should the department applying for ESG funding create a separate set of Financial Procedures pertaining to administering ESG?

    The department applying for ESG funding should not create a separate set of Financial Procedures. The general financial procedures for the municipal will be sufficient.

  • Should a Certification of Consistency with the Local Consolidated Plan form be completed if services will be provided in Balance of State (BoS) counties?

    Yes, select the “Not Applicable for Balance of State” and upload.

  • Does DCA require municipality’s Financial Procedures and Financial Statements? Or should the department applying for ESG funding create a separate set of Financial Procedures pertaining to administering ESG?

    The department applying for ESG funding should not create a separate set of Financial Procedures. The general financial procedures for the municipal will be sufficient.

  • Who do I contact with questions about the application(s)?

    Questions about the application process can only be answered on the Q and A webinars. If you have technical questions, you can email those questions to the contacts below.

     

  • Who is required to submit a Data Quality Report (DQR) and Consolidated Annual Performance Report (CAPER)?

    Agencies who are currently (October 1, 2023 – September 30, 2024) awarded with DCA ESG funds.

  • Who do I contact if I’m having challenges with running the DQR and/or CAPER?
  • Are both the DQR and CAPER required to be submitted?

    Yes, both reports are due for current awarded DCA ESG sub-grantees.

  • Can an agency sub-award to other agencies?

    Certainly, organizations that receive DCA ESG funds are permitted to sub-contract with other agencies. This information must be included in their application responses. Agencies engaging in sub-awarding are accountable for expending all funds by the conclusion of the contract period.

  • When will the ESG competition open?

    The ESG competition will open on Monday, April 8, 2024, and will close at 2:00 pm on Friday, May 3, 2024.

  • Can I mail my application(s) to DCA?

    No, all applications are submitted electronically through eCivis.

  • Where can I find the required documents to be uploaded in the applications?

    The required documents will be posted on DCA’s website on or by March 1, 2024. The documents will also be attached to the applications once opened on Monday, April 8, 2024.

  • Does the ESG Program require a match?

    Yes, the ESG Program requires a 100% match. Example: if requesting $150,000 for Rapid Re-Housing, the agency must have $150,000 to match the request (cash or in-kind match).

  • What is an in-kind match?

    “In-kind match (also called noncash match), which is the value of any real property, equipment, goods, services, or donated building contributed by the recipient or subrecipient's ESG project, provided that, if the contribution had been paid for with ESG funds, the cost would have been allowable.”

  • What if our agency is not using the Georgia HMIS or the Georgia DV Comparable Database? Can we still apply?

    Yes, your agency can apply for the ESG Program if you are not currently funded. However, if awarded, the agency must use the Georgia HMIS or the Georgia DV Comparable Database. There are no exceptions.

  • When will the awards be announced?

    Awards will be announced in August on the DCA website, and an email will be sent to the FFY24 DCA ESG list serv.

  • Does our agency have to attend an ESG Program application workshop?

    No, however, it is strongly encouraged. 

  • Does our agency have to attend the ESG Program Q and A webinars?

    No, however, it is strongly encouraged. This is due to questions about the application process that can only be answered on the Q and A webinars.

  • How do I know if our agency is in the Balance of State (BoS) CoC?

    If your agency is not located in the listed Georgia CoCs below, your agency is in the BoS CoC:

    1. Athens-Clarke County CoC
    2. Augusta-Richmond County CoC
    3. Chatham County – Savannah CoC
    4. City of Atlanta CoC
    5. Cobb County CoC
    6. Columbus-Muscogee County CoC
    7. DeKalb County CoC
    8. Fulton County CoC
  • If our agency plans to serve more than one jurisdiction with the ESG funds. Do we have to submit a Certification of Consistency with Local Consolidated Plan form from each jurisdiction.

    Yes.

  • Are organizational documents required if our agency applied for the last ESG competition?

    Yes, all agencies applying for the ESG Program competition are required to submit all organizational documents including currently funded agencies.