Opportunity ID: 353450
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DHS-24-DAD-024-00-99 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Fiscal Year 2024 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Other |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | By statute, FEMA must award the funds appropriated for EFSP to the EFSP National Board |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Food and Nutrition Housing Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| CFDA Number(s): | 97.024 — Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 09, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 09, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 17, 2024 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 17, 2024 |
| Archive Date: | May 17, 2024 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $ 117,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $117,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $117,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | By statute, the EFSP National Board is the only eligible applicant |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Department of Homeland Security – FEMA |
| Description: | The Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) was established to supplement the work of local social service organizations within the United States, both public and nonprofit, to help people in need of emergency assistance. The program serves more than 2,500 local jurisdictions that convene Local Boards, helping to fund approximately 10,000 to 12,000 public and nonprofit Local Recipient Organizations (LRO).
By statute, the EFSP is governed by a National Board that sets the program’s policies and procedures and determines the funding allocations to local communities across the country as well as eligible uses of the funds. FEMA chairs the National Board, with membership that includes individuals nominated by six national nonprofit organizations named in the statute: 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. The National Board is the sole eligible recipient of federal funds for EFSP. The program is administered at the community level by Local Boards and State Set-Aside Committees (SSA) with membership largely mirroring the National Board and a local government representative (Local Boards) or the Governor (SSA) instead of FEMA. Local Boards and SSAs determine which LROs within their jurisdictions are to be awarded funds and the National Board disburses the funds directly to the LROs. |
| Link to Additional Information: | |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: FEMA GO Help Desk
Phone: 1-877-585-3242 E-mail: femago@fema.dhs.gov |