PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NORTH DAKOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY PROPOSED 2023 EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT AND NORTH DAKOTA HOMELESS GRANT ALLOCATION PLANS North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA) will hold a Public Hearing and Comment Period for the development of the 2023 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and the North Dakota Homeless Grant (NDHG) allocation plans. Each program plan sets forth the procedures and criteria that NDHFA will adhere to in allocating funding for the 2023 program year. The federal ESG program provides funding to engage persons who are homeless and living on the street, improve and provide operating funding for emergency shelters, provide essential services to shelter residents, rapidly rehouse persons who are homeless, and prevent homelessness. NDHG is a state program designed to provide financial assistance to facilities and programs within North Dakota to identify sheltered and unsheltered persons who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and provide the service