Emergency Solutions Grant Program — CFDA 14.231

ESG obligations at $1.52 billion

USAspending.gov records $1,515,238,375.19 in obligations under CFDA 14.231. One thousand one hundred forty awards produce that stock. A simple average is about $1.33 million per award — consistent with formula ESG awards to states and entitlements rather than a single-shelter contract. That average is a quotient of two packet totals, not a typical bed-night cost or a per-household amount.

The assistance-listing title is EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM. CFDA 14.231 is the identifier. Other HUD CoC, HOME, or CDBG listings tagged under different CFDA numbers are not mixed into the $1.52 billion. Combining those codes would invent a combined homelessness-funding total this packet does not contain.

388 recipients across 56 states

Three hundred eighty-eight recipients share 1,140 awards, or about 2.9 award records per recipient on average. Splitting $1.52 billion evenly would assign about $3.91 million per recipient. That pattern is a state-and-local roster with a few claiming rows per named organization. The packet does not list the 388. Recipient count is the organizational headcount, not a census of shelters or households.

Fifty-six states in the geographic count is a near-complete map plus territories. ESG dollars in this extract follow that coded geography. Place-of-performance amounts are on the program table.

One thousand one hundred forty awards on 388 recipients is ESG formula architecture: about 2.9 rows per state or entitlement. About $1.33 million per award is larger than a single-shelter contract. Fifty-six states in the geographic count is a near-complete map plus territories. The $1,515,238,375.19 obligation stock is not a PIT count, not a bed inventory, and not Continuum of Care. Those HUD homelessness streams use other CFDA numbers. Quote 1,140 as assistance rows and 388 as named organizations.

Award count is not a bed count

Among HUD assistance listings, 14.231 is a high-volume file: 1,140 rows against 388 recipients. Annual formula rows and amendments can inflate award count relative to unique governments. Award count is therefore a weak proxy for “number of shelter beds.” Recipients (388) tell you how many named organizations sit on the extract; awards (1,140) tell you how many assistance rows were stored.

The packet does not report PIT counts, bed nights, or rapid-rehousing exits. Citing 1,140 as households would be a unit error. Keep the units straight: dollars, awards, recipients, states.

Obligations versus payment outlays

The $1.52 billion is an obligation total from USAspending.gov. Outlays — cash paid against ESG awards — are not in the packet. A state or entitlement can show a large obligation stock while a subrecipient draw follows a later program year. Deobligations and upward adjustments both move the total. A remaining-balance question is an outlay question this extract does not answer.

Use CFDA 14.231 to size this Emergency Solutions Grant Program listing in the assistance file. Do not use it as Continuum of Care, Housing Choice Voucher, or CDBG dashboard. Those series live on other codes. This page reports the obligation book tagged 14.231.

What the 14.231 tables omit

The ESG hub lists award-backed obligations from USAspending.gov. It is not a PIT count, not a bed inventory, and not a HMIS extract. Series that never appear as assistance awards will not show up in the $1,515,238,375.19. That omission is definitional rather than a gap in the 1,140 award rows.

Place-of-performance on 56 states is a coding field. Read the program page before treating those cells as equal shares. Recipient dollars, if shown on the hub, are still obligation amounts, not cash already spent on shelter.

Where the 14.231 table lives

The program page overlays these four facts. The all-programs index ranks 14.231 among other assistance listings. Agency pages show awarding-agency rollups that may include this CFDA among other HUD listings. For 14.231 only, start on the program page.

CFDA 14.231’s 1,140 awards spread $1,515,238,375.19 across 388 recipients and 56 states. Quote award count as a record count, recipient count as the organizational headcount, and dollars as obligations from USAspending.gov. About 2.9 award records per recipient is the density story on this listing. Outlays remain a separate column. Source: USAspending.gov assistance awards.

Questions

How much is obligated for the Emergency Solutions Grant Program?

USAspending.gov records $1,515,238,375.19 in obligations for CFDA 14.231. SpendingVault indexes 1,140 awards, 388 recipients, and 56 states. The figure is an obligation sum from assistance awards, not an outlay and not a bed count. CFDA 14.231’s $1.52 billion is the USAspending obligation stock.

How many awards does CFDA 14.231 carry?

The listing shows 1,140 awards against 388 recipients, or about 2.9 award records per recipient. A simple average is about $1.33 million per award. Award count is not a household or shelter count. Recipient dollars are on the program page.

How many organizations receive 14.231 awards?

The extract lists 388 recipients. Those are organizational recipients on assistance awards tagged 14.231. Geographic coding covers 56 states. The packet does not name the 388 or publish PIT counts. Recipient count is the organizational headcount. USAspending.gov indexes those rows as assistance obligations, not outlays.

Is $1.52 billion already paid for emergency solutions?

Not necessarily. Obligations are commitments. Outlays are payments. CFDA 14.231’s indexed total is the obligation stock from USAspending.gov. This page does not report cash drawn, remaining balances, or households served. The $1.52 billion on 1,140 awards is the obligation figure.