NOTICE OF FUNDING AVALABILITY

2025 LOUISIANA EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM

The City of Shreveport has received an application package for the 2025 Louisiana Emergency Solutions Grants Program (ESGP), administered by the Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC). ESGP funds may be used for the following eligible activities:

• Rehabilitation or conversion of buildings for use as emergency shelters for the homeless;
• Operating costs of emergency shelters;
• Essential services related to emergency shelters and street outreach; and
• Homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing assistance

Eligible applicants under the State ESG Program include units of local government and Continuum of Care (CoC) agencies, which may allocate funding to private nonprofit organizations. For this application cycle, the City of Shreveport will serve as the lead applicant.

Nonprofit organizations interested in submitting a project proposal must complete and submit the application no later than Friday, July 11, 2025 by 5:00 p.m.

Important Requirements:

• Participating organizations must be enrolled in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) at the time of submission. 
• Matching funds (including in-kind contributions) must be provided in accordance with program guidelines.
• The total amount of funding available under this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) is $268,595.00.

The full NOFA application will be available on Tuesday, June, 17 2025 and may be found here: 

LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

The City of Shreveport Department of Community Development will host a Question and Answer Session to provide guidance to interested applicants on the 2025 Louisiana Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). This session will offer an opportunity for organizations to inquire about program requirements and the application submission process.

Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Attendance Options:

• In-Person: Department of Community Development, 415 Texas Street, Shreveport, LA 71101 (Street parking available)

• Virtual: Microsoft Teams link here. (Meeting ID: Meeting ID: 211 601 262 207 1, Passcode: tX2y44kc)

All organizations interested in applying for ESG funds are strongly encouraged to attend. 

For more information please contact:
Cathy Mitchell
Phone: (318) 673-5900
Email: cathy.mitchell@shreveportla.gov