State Shelter Subsidy Grant Program (SSSG)

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The State Shelter Subsidy Grant (SSSG) program provides operation funds to emergency shelter and motel voucher programs that have additional funding needs due to:

• Renovation/expansion of an existing emergency shelter facility
• Development of an existing building into an emergency shelter facility
  
• Expansion (or development) of emergency shelter services
• Inability of an emergency shelter program to obtain adequate funding to continue to provide an existing level of service 
  

Eligibility

The following entities located in Wisconsin are eligible for the SSSG program: ​

• A county or municipal governing body or agency
• A community action agency
• Other private, non-profit or for-profit organization  

Only an applicant agency's emergency shelter and/or motel voucher program can be awarded SSSG funding. Domestic violence and runaway shelters are not eligible for SSSG funding.​​

Funding

The annual state appropriation​ of funds is shared amongst Dane County, Milwaukee County, Racine County, and the Balance of State Continuum​ of Care's service areas. Grant amounts may be supplemented by the Interest-Bearing Real Estate Trust Accounts (IBRETA)​, if available.

For Dane and Milwaukee counties, one local shelter or service provider must be designated as the lead agency. The lead agency is responsible for collecting and submitting applications on behalf of all participating emergency shelter programs in the county. The grant awarded to the lead agency may not exceed 50 percent of the participating emergency shelters' programs combined total operating budgets.

Emergency shelter programs located in Racine County or the Wisconsin Balance of State Continuum​ of Care's service area may apply directly for a grant, or collaborate with other agencies in their county and designate a lead agency. Award amounts are based on an applicant agency's ability to meet​ the​​ state statute criteria, the number of shelter nights provided, and the minimum award thresholds. 

SSSG Application

The SSSG application for agencies to apply ​will be available in fall 2026.​

Program Forms ​

Monitoring ​

• DEHCR General Monitoring Questionnaire (Excel)​
  
• ​DEHCR SSHG Monitoring Questionnaire - Direct Grantees (Excel)​
• DEHCR SSHG Monitoring Questionnaire - Lead Agencies (Excel)​ 
• DEHCR SSHG Client File Checklist (PDF)​ 
• DEHCR SSSG Monitoring Questionnaire - Direct Grantees (Excel)​
• DEHCR SSSG Monitoring Questionnaire - Lead Agencies (Excel)​ ​
• DEHCR SSSG Client File Checklist (PDF)​ ​

​Client Files 

• HMIS Release of Information Form​​
• Verification of Homelessness Form (PDF)​
  

Reference Materials  

Documents

• SSHG Grantee & Award List 2025-2026 (PDF)
• SSSG Grantee & Award List 2026 (PDF)​​​
• SSSG Program Manual (PDF)
• SSSG HE+ PMA Responsibilities & Instructions (PDF)​

Websites 

• Institute for Community Alliances​​
  
• Wis. Stats. § 16.308
• Wis. Admin. Code Ch. Adm 86​​
  

Webinars  ​

Home Energy Plus System  ​

• SSSG Payment Request Recording
  
• PMA Basics​ Recording​​​
  

SSSG All-Grantee Meeting 2025 ​​

• All-Grantee Meeting Recording​
  
• DEHCR Presentation Slides (PDF)
  
• ICA Presentation Slides (PDF)
  
• Questions & Answers (PDF)​​
  
  

Contact Information

If an individual and/or household is in need of emergency shelter, please go to DEHCR​'s main webpage​ for a list of resources located by county.

SSSG ​Program Manager - Dana Wallace

Email: dana.wallace1@wiscon​sin.gov

Telephone: (608) 261-7013

Mailing Address: Department of Administration

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