# 24 C.F.R. § 576.1 (2026): Applicability and purpose

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## Section

- **Citation:** 24 C.F.R. § 576.1 (2026)
- **Heading:** Applicability and purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 24 CFR: Housing and Urban Development / Chapter V: OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT / Part 576: EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS PROGRAM / Subpart A: General Provisions / § 576.1: § 576.1   Applicability and purpose.

## Text

This part implements the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program authorized by subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11371-11378). The program authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants to States, units of general purpose local government, and territories for the rehabilitation or conversion of buildings for use as emergency shelter for the homeless, for the payment of certain expenses related to operating emergency shelters, for essential services related to emergency shelters and street outreach for the homeless, and for homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing assistance.

## Nearby sections

- [24 C.F.R. § 576.1 (2026) § 576.1   Applicability and purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P576_S576_1.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 576.2 (2026) § 576.2   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P576_S576_2.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 576.3 (2026) § 576.3   Allocation of funding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P576_S576_3.md)

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