WASHINGTON, D.C. – FEMA announced the Emergency Food and Shelter Program allocations for jurisdictions to assist organizations dedicated to feeding, sheltering, and providing critical resources to our nation's hungry and homeless. Congress provided $120 million that was awarded to the National Board of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFS) to support social service agencies in cities and counties across the country.
EFS funding is allocated to qualifying jurisdictions based on thresholds involving population, unemployment and poverty levels both nationally and locally. Grants are then awarded to non-profit community and government organizations that are chosen by local boards in the qualifying jurisdictions. This year’s award to the National Board brings the total aid disbursed in the EFS’s 35 year history to more than $4.43 billion.
A National Board, chaired by DHS/FEMA, with representatives from American Red Cross; Catholic Charities USA; The Jewish Federations of North America; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA; The Salvation Army; and United Way Worldwide, governs the EFS. Selected by the National Board, United Way Worldwide serves as Secretariat and Fiscal Agent to the National Board.
A state-by-state list of the eligible jurisdictions and award amounts is available at www.efsp.unitedway.org.
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