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3/10/2021 Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) serves homeless persons in the same area where the recipient or subrecipient originally provided the services or shelter. (d) Maintenance of effort. The maintenance of effort requirements under §576.101(c), which apply to the use of ESG funds for essential services related to street outreach, also apply for the use of such funds for essential services related to emergency shelter. Back to Top §576.103 Homelessness prevention component. 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. t Back to Top §576.104 Rapid re -housing assistance component. ESG funds may be used to provide housing relocation and stabilization services and short- and/or medium -term rental assistance as necessary to help a homeless individual or family move as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieve stability in that housing. This assistance, referred to as rapid re -housing assistance, may be provided to program participants who meet the criteria under paragraph (1) of the "homeless" definition in §576.2 or who meet the criteria under paragraph (4) of the "homeless" definition and live in an emergency shelter or other place described in paragraph (1) of the "homeless" definition. The rapid re -housing assistance must be provided in accordance with the housing relocation and stabilization services requirements in §576.105, the short- and medium -term rental assistance requirements in §576.106, and the written standards and procedures established under §576.400. t Back to Top §576.105 Housing relocation and stabilization services. (a) Financial assistance costs. Subject to the general conditions under §576.103 and §576.104, ESG funds may be used to pay housing owners, utility companies, and other third https:llw .ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?node=pt24.3.576&rgn=div5 15158