2025 Funding Documents
2025 Emergency Solution Grant Fund
Notice of Funding Opportunity Process
The City of Des Moines is requesting applications for the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program. This competition includes two federal allocations of ESG funds: FY 2025 funds and FY 2026 funds. The ESG program is a federal program designed to assist people to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness. The program is governed by federal regulations at 24 CFR Part 576.
The City of Des Moines and Homeward will be hosting a grant training in conjunction with the release of the 2025-2026 Emergency Solutions Grant RFP on July 29, 2025, from 10:00am-11:30am at Polk County RiverPlace, Room 1A, 2309 Euclide Avenue, Des Moines.
TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY for the 2025-2026 ESG funds, the person who will be completing the grant application MUST attend the grant training. No exceptions will be made. Other agency representatives are welcome to attend as well.
Please review the ESG Regulations - 24 CFR Part 576 to understand the ESG eligible activities.
Application Due Date: August 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
2025 HUD Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity Process
One crucial facet of Homeward's work is disseminating resources and data, creating partnerships toward ending homelessness in Polk County. In 2024, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a two year application process. However, the two year process is currently under revision as Executive Orders have changed the language that governed the two year funding process. Homeward and its Board recommends HUD-funded programs and those who plan to apply for HUD funding pay close attention to emerging details. As details are known, they will be published here. Here are the latest developments and documents on the 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) cycle.
The Approved Consolidated Application and Approved Priority Listings for the 2025 HUD CoC Competition will be posted below once approved. For comments or questions regarding the application and priority listings, please email info@homewardiowa.org.