Office of Economic Opportunity 1205 Pendleton Street

To: Units of Local Government and Non-Profit Homeless Providers

From: Gregg C. McConkey, OEO ESG Senior Manager

Date: February 4, 2015

Re: REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS (RFA) Emergency Solutions Grant Program

The Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) is soliciting applications for the Program Year 2015 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program. ESG is a United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant authorized under the 1988 Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act as amended by the HEARTH Act. According to the Act, the State may make grants to Units of Local Government and Non-Profit, 501(c) 3, Organizations that have certification from their Unit of Local Government to carry out the duties of the grant. ESG funds may be used for the following activities:

 Street Outreach  Emergency Shelter  Homelessness Prevention  Rapid Rehousing  Homeless Information Management Systems (HMIS)

All grant funds will be awarded through a competitive process. An applicant may apply for a maximum of $100,000 for street outreach and emergency shelter activities.

An applicant may apply for a maximum of $250,000 for Homelessness Prevention, Rapid Re-housing, and HMIS.

Organizations interested in applying for funds must submit a complete application package in compliance with the requirements stipulated in the 2015 Request for Applications (RFA) package. The RFA package can be found on OEO’s website located at http://www.oepp.sc.gov/oeo/forms.htm. Packages must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 10, 2015.

Complete applications should be forwarded to:

Office of Economic Opportunity  1205 Pendleton Street Columbia, SC 29201  (803) 734-0662 www.oepp.sc.gov/oeo.htm SC Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity 1205 Pendleton Street, Room 356 Columbia, SC 29201

Only applications that fully adhere to the RFA and are received on or before April 10, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. will be considered responsive. Faxed or emailed applications are not allowable. Post marks will not be considered.

A pre-award workshop to orient prospective applicants on the various program components and the application procedures has been scheduled as follows:

Event: ESG Pre-Award Workshop

Date: March 5, 2015

Time: 10:00 a.m. — 3:30 p.m.

Location: Bill Rogers Community Connections Center 4900 Broad River Road Columbia, SC 29212 Phone: 803-896-6969 Map enclosed

Units of Local Government are encouraged to circulate this information to all homeless and homelessness prevention providers within their jurisdiction.

All questions pertaining to the program will be addressed during the workshop. However, if you have any other questions or require additional information, please contact me at (803)734-2454.

Enclosure c: James Miller, OEO Director James Irby Jr., OEO ESG Program Coordinator Carol Propps-Wright, OEO ESG Program Coordinator PY 2015 ESG Control File

Office of Economic Opportunity  1205 Pendleton Street Columbia, SC 29201  (803) 734-0662 www.oepp.sc.gov/oeo.htm Bill Rogers Community Connections Center, Columbia, SC 29212 Phone: 803-896-6969 From Greenville/ Spartanburg, SC Area

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Office of Economic Opportunity  1205 Pendleton Street Columbia, SC 29201  (803) 734-0662 www.oepp.sc.gov/oeo.htm Office of Economic Opportunity  1205 Pendleton Street Columbia, SC 29201  (803) 734-0662 www.oepp.sc.gov/oeo.htm Bill Rogers Community Connections Center, Columbia, SC 29212 Phone: 803-896-6969 From Rock Hill, SC Area

Office of Economic Opportunity  1205 Pendleton Street Columbia, SC 29201  (803) 734-0662 www.oepp.sc.gov/oeo.htm Office of Economic Opportunity  1205 Pendleton Street Columbia, SC 29201  (803) 734-0662 www.oepp.sc.gov/oeo.htm Bill Rogers Community Connections Center, Columbia, SC 29212 Phone: 803-896-6969 From Downtown Charleston, SC Area

Office of Economic Opportunity  1205 Pendleton Street Columbia, SC 29201  (803) 734-0662 www.oepp.sc.gov/oeo.htm Bill Rogers Community Connections Center, Columbia, SC 29212 Phone: 803-896-6969 From Florence, SC Area

Office of Economic Opportunity  1205 Pendleton Street Columbia, SC 29201  (803) 734-0662 www.oepp.sc.gov/oeo.htm Office of Economic Opportunity  1205 Pendleton Street Columbia, SC 29201  (803) 734-0662 www.oepp.sc.gov/oeo.htm Office of Economic Opportunity  1205 Pendleton Street Columbia, SC 29201  (803) 734-0662 www.oepp.sc.gov/oeo.htm