# 24 C.F.R. § 576.103 (2026): Homelessness prevention component

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## Section

- **Citation:** 24 C.F.R. § 576.103 (2026)
- **Heading:** Homelessness prevention component
- **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 B: Program Components and Eligible Activities / § 576.103: § 576.103   Homelessness prevention component.

## Text

ESG funds may be used to provide housing relocation and stabilization services and short- and/or medium-term rental assistance necessary to prevent an individual or family from moving into an emergency shelter or another place described in paragraph (1) of the “homeless” definition in § 576.2. This assistance, referred to as homelessness prevention, may be provided to individuals and families who meet the criteria under the “at risk of homelessness” definition, or who meet the criteria in paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of the “homeless” definition in § 576.2 and have an annual income below 30 percent of median family income for the area, as determined by HUD. The costs of homelessness prevention are only eligible to the extent that the assistance is necessary to help the program participant regain stability in the program participant's current permanent housing or move into other permanent housing and achieve stability in that housing. Homelessness prevention must be provided in accordance with the housing relocation and stabilization services requirements in § 576.105, the short-term and medium-term rental assistance requirements in § 576.106, and the written standards and procedures established under § 576.400.

## Nearby sections

- [24 C.F.R. § 576.100 (2026) § 576.100   General provisions and expenditure limits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P576_S576_100.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 576.101 (2026) § 576.101   Street outreach component.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P576_S576_101.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 576.102 (2026) § 576.102   Emergency shelter component.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P576_S576_102.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 576.103 (2026) § 576.103   Homelessness prevention component.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P576_S576_103.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 576.104 (2026) § 576.104   Rapid re-housing assistance component.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P576_S576_104.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 576.105 (2026) § 576.105   Housing relocation and stabilization services.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P576_S576_105.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 576.106 (2026) § 576.106   Short-term and medium-term rental assistance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P576_S576_106.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 576.107 (2026) § 576.107   HMIS component.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P576_S576_107.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 576.108 (2026) § 576.108   Administrative activities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P576_S576_108.md)
- [24 C.F.R. § 576.109 (2026) § 576.109   Indirect costs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T24_P576_S576_109.md)

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