Balance of State 2016 ESG Application
The materials below are from the 2016 ESG funding application.
Please note the 2016 application is closed. These materials are provided for reference only.
The 2016 ESG application was released by the State ESG Office on September 23, 2016. Applications were due October 21.
Resources for Completing the 2016 Regional Application
| Description | Related Questions in ESG Regional Application | Document |
| BoS Answers for Regional Application | Provides answers and explanations for all CoC-wide questions | view pdf |
| 2015-16 ESG Allocations | Section 3, Question 8e | view pdf |
| Percentage of Exits to PH |
Section 4, Question 10 |
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| Conflict of Interest & Appeals Policy | Section 5, Questions 15a and 15b | view pdf |
| Housing Stabilization Standards | Section 5, Question 15c | view pdf |
| Emergency Shelter Standards | Section 5, Questions 16a and 16b | view pdf |
| Rapid Re-Housing Standards | Section 5, Question 16c | view pdf |
| Prevention Standards | Section 5, Question 16g and 16i | view pdf |
| HMIS Bed Coverage | Section 6, Question 17 | download Excel |
Designing a Local Funding Process
In order to assist Regional Committees as they design and implement a local funding process, BoS staff have assembled some general resources about designing effective competitions. While these resources are written for foundations to use, many of the same strategies may be employed by communities to help create a local ESG funding competition.
| Topic Covered | Resource |
| How to design and implement grant competitions to further program goals | Link to Online Resource |
| Questons to ask when researching a nonprofit's organization and operations | Link to Online Resource |
| Sample tool to use to assist in researching nonprofit capacity | Link to Online Resource |
| How to create and communicate grant guidelines for funding competitions | |
| Explanation of why grant guidelines are helpful in a funding competition | |
| Overview of grant making basics |