Kern County Federal Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG)
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Funder: US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - Emergency Solutions Grants Program
Geographic Scope: Kern County, California
Funding Period: FY 2024-2025
Focus Areas: Emergency solutions for homelessness including:
- Emergency shelter
- Rapid re-housing
- Homeless prevention
- Street outreach
Background: Federal ESG funds distributed through Kern County to support emergency services for people experiencing homelessness.
How to Apply
Application Process
- Detailed in Kern County ESG FY 2024-2025 NOFA document
- NOFA available for download from website
- Bakersfield-Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative manages the application process
Application Materials:
- Project narrative
- Budget and budget narrative
- Organizational capacity documentation
- Performance metrics and evaluation plan
- ESG program-specific requirements
What Bakersfield Kern Regional Homeless Collaborative actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 10
- Total given
- $2.98M
- Median grant
- $174K
- Range
- $24K–$965K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: Bakersfield, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Flood Ministries · Bakersfield, CA
To assist individuals experiencing homelessness
$965K
Housing Authority of the County of Kern · Bakersfield, CA
To assist individuals experiencing homelessness
$760K
Open Door Network · Bakersfield, CA
To assist individuals experiencing homelessness
$418K
Kern Health Systems · Bakersfield, CA
To assist individuals experiencing homelessness
$340K
California Action Partnership of Kern · Bakersfield, CA
To assist individuals experiencing homelessness
$242K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Homeless
- Supportive housing
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