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ESG-CV Grants Status Report
Update from the Office of Special 
Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS)
May 22, 2023 | 2:00 pm EST

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Agenda & Speakers
Agenda
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Emergency Solutions Grants – Coronavirus (ESG-CV) Closeouts
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Question and Answer
Speakers
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Karen DeBlasio, Director, Program Coordinator & Analysis Division, HUD’s 
Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs
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Chris Pitcher, Lead Homeless Services Specialist, ICF

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ESG-CV Closeouts

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•The CARES Act appropriated $4 billion through the ESG Program 
“to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, among 
individuals and families who are homeless or receiving homeless 
assistance and to support additional homeless assistance and 
homelessness prevention activities to mitigate the impacts 
created by coronavirus under the Emergency Solutions Grants 
program (42 U.S.C. 11371).”
•There are 361 recipients including states, localities, and 
territories
Emergency Solutions Grants – CARES Act 
(ESG-CV)

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ESG-CV Grants Status Report
• 80.5% of ESG-CV allocation is drawn
• $86 million not committed in IDIS
• Draws across the country in the past week totaled $13 
million
• 65 ESG-CV recipients drew funds in the past week 
• 54 ESG-CV recipients have not drawn funds in over 90 
days
• 36 recipients are behind on quarterly reports

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Eligible Costs--ESG-CV Funds Drawn
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Street Outreach
Administration
Shelter
Funds Not 
Committed
Homeless 
Prevention
Funds Remaining 
to Draw
Rapid 
Re-housing
Data Collection 
(HMIS)

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ESG-CV Grants Status Report
Updated May 19, 2023
Drawn by Percentages in IDIS (As of 5/12/2023)
Number of Grantees
Percentage of Grantees
Over 80% Drawn
233
64.54%
60% - 80% Drawn
97
26.87%
50% - 60% Drawn
18
4.99%
40% - 50% Drawn
5
1.39%
20% - 40% Drawn
7
1.94%
0% - 20% Drawn
1
0.28%
Total
361
100.00%

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ESG-CV Grants Status Report
•Draw rates have been down over the last few months
•Assess your progress to determine if you are on target to fully 
expend funds by the September 30, 2023 deadline.
•Project the HMIS and Admin funds needed for closeout (e.g., 
for final reporting, reconciling IDIS, etc.), which need to be 
expended by December 31, 2023.
•If you have concerns about not meeting the deadline, please 
reach out now for technical assistance.
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Closeout Deadlines
Expenditure Deadline
Draw Deadline*
QPR Deadline
ESG-CV Rounds 1 & 2 all project costs
30-Sep-23
30-Apr-24
31-Jul-24
ESG-CV Rounds 1 & 2 HMIS and admin 
funds needed for closeout
31-Dec-23
30-Apr-24
31-Jul-24
Reallocated Funds
30-Jun-24
31-Oct-24
31-Jan-25
*Closeout requirements at 2 CFR 200.344 require that recipients must liquidate all financial obligations incurred under 
the federal award no later than 120 calendar days after the end date of the period of performance.

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ESG-CV Grants – Closeout Process
•The SNAPS Office will be coming out with detailed guidance 
and training for recipients on closing out ESG-CV grants
•Recipients that have fully drawn their ESG-CV grant can close 
out their QPR reporting. 
• Guidance is posted in SAGE and on the HUD Exchange instructing 
recipients how to submit their final QPRs. ESG-CV Reporting Office 
Hours in September 2022 goes through the QPR closeout process as 
well.

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A Grant is ready for closeout when…
1. Recipient expended and drew all grant funds or returned any 
remaining funds)
2. All activities are eligible and were completed
3. Recipient submitted final QPR for completed activities, and HUD 
determined the report is satisfactory
4. Recipient expended all program income received during POP
5. No open audits or monitoring findings related to grant remain
6. Other responsibilities under the grant agreement and applicable laws 
and regulations appear to have been carried out

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Final QPR Submission
Submit final QPR when following conditions are met:
1. The funding for recipients’ ESG-CV-funded projects have ended 
(i.e., clients will no longer be served with ESG-CV funding);
2. The recipient has fully expended all ESG-CV funding (i.e., no more 
ESG-CV costs will be incurred); and
3. The recipient has fully drawn down all ESG-CV funding (i.e., the 
final draw of ESG-CV funding has been completed in IDIS).
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QUESTIONS?
Many answers can be found here:
Emergency Solutions Grants – CARES Act (ESG-CV) - HUD Exchange
If you have any additional questions:
Ask A Question - HUD Exchange
Reach out for technical assistance (TA):
HUD Regional Teams - HUD Exchange
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Upcoming Sessions
Session Time 
Session Title
3:15 - 3:30 PM EDT
Break
3:30 - 4:45 PM EDT
CDBG-CV Closeouts

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Thank You for 
Attending!