97.024: Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program

97.024

Active

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) [DHS]

Aug. 24, 2022

Aug. 24, 2022

EFSP funding supplements the on-going efforts of local service organizations to provide emergency food and shelter to those in need. Program funds support the National Preparedness Goal (NPG) by complementing actions undertaken to achieve an “all-of-Nation preparedness approach that optimizes the use of available resources.” When a disaster strikes, it is often the poor or those with economic vulnerabilities who suffer the most. By providing emergency economic assistance that keeps people off the streets, from being evicted from their homes, or with groceries to prevent hunger, the EFSP prepares a population that could otherwise be even more adversely impacted by a disaster situation and mitigates potential burdens imposed on recovery efforts to assist such people. For additional details on the NPG, please refer to http://www.fema.gov/pdf/prepared/npg.pdf Supplemental program funds appropriated under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Pub. L. No. 116-136) in FY 2020 address the impacts of the economic consequences of the COVID-19 public health emergency by providing food, shelter, and supportive services to those in need as is done with the program’s annually appropriated funds. Supplemental program funds appropriated under Section 4007 and Section 4008 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) provide funding in addition to amounts otherwise made available to the EFSP and for the purposes of addressing the continuing economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and providing humanitarian relief to migrant families and individuals encountered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), respectively. Supplemental program funding appropriated under the DHS Appropriations Act, 2022, Title V, Section 543, provide funding for the purposes of providing shelter and other services to families and individuals encountered by the DHS.

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Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization Since funds are initially distributed to jurisdictions based on either a National Board formula or recommendations from State Set-Aside Committees, there is no application process for jurisdictions. All jurisdictions are considered within the National Board formula and all jurisdictions in an individual State may be considered by the State Set-Aside Committee for either initial or additional (if the jurisdiction had previously been selected by the National Board) funding. At the local level, following award notification by the National Board to the jurisdiction, a Local Board is formed. The Local Board then advertises the availability of the funds to local nonprofit agencies and governments. The Local Board must conduct a local application process for agencies to apply for funding. The Local Board selects which local nonprofit and governmental organizations are to receive funding and submits their selections via a Local Board Plan to the National Board. For American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Section 4008, Humanitarian Relief, funding, there is a different process—the National Board determines which local nonprofit and governmental organizations are to be awarded funds in providing humanitarian relief to migrant families and individuals encountered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The DHS Appropriations Act, 2022, Title V, Section 543, funding will be administered using the same process as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Section 4008, funding, for the purposes of providing shelter and other services to families and individuals encountered by DHS.

Public nonprofit institution/organization, Other public institution/organization The law directs that the Local Boards, which manage the program at the local level, shall determine which private nonprofit organizations or public organizations of the local government in the individual locality shall receive grants to act as service providers. The range of participant groups on the Local Boards include the affiliates of the National Board membership which consists of American Red Cross, Catholic Charities USA, The Jewish Federations of North America, National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA, The Salvation Army, and United Way Worldwide, with a local government representative replacing FEMA. Also participating are thousands of independent nonprofits (such as Community Action Agencies and Food Banks and food pantries) which provide food and/or shelter services. Due to the broad category of people in need of such emergency services, the providers can include specialized groups such as domestic violence shelters and organizations providing food or shelter to: AIDS patients, handicapped individuals, the elderly, homeless veterans, non-wards of the State teenage runaways, and many other groups with emergency food and shelter needs. As noted earlier, the decisions on selections are made through the consensus of the Local Board as they have assessed their community's most urgent needs. It is important that such agencies use these funds to supplement, not replace, their current efforts. This program is intended to supplement ongoing programs and allow them to extend and expand upon their existing services. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Section 4008, Humanitarian Relief, funding, is for the purpose of providing humanitarian relief to migrant families and individuals encountered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The DHS Appropriations Act, 2022, Title V, Section 543, funding is for the purposes of providing shelter and other services to families and individuals encountered by DHS.

10.568 - Emergency Food Assistance Program (Administrative Costs)

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