Fiscal Year 2024 Shelter and Services Program – Allocated (SSP-A)

Background
The Fiscal Year 2024 Shelter and Services Program – Allocated (SSP-A) is a funding opportunity directed by Congress to make federal funds available to enable non-federal entities to off-set allowable costs incurred for services associated with noncitizen migrants recently encountered and released by DHS. The primary purpose of SSP is to relieve overcrowding in short-term holding facilities of CBP. Recipients of SSP may also seek grant funds for renovations or costs associated with modifications to existing facilities in support of individuals who have recently been released from the custody of CBP. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has committed to bolstering the capacity of non-federal entities to receive noncitizens after they have been processed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and released from a DHS facility.

Grant Details
The funding opportunity provides $300 million, allocated to eligible applicants based on release and destination data received from CBP over the time period of July 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. The program aims to provide funding for temporary shelter, food, transportation, acute medical care, personal hygiene supplies, and labor necessary to provide these services for noncitizen migrants.

It also supports renovations or modifications to existing facilities. The period of performance is 36 months with extensions allowed.

Performance measures include the number of meals provided, nights of lodging provided, noncitizen migrants transported, acute medical care items provided, personal hygiene supplies provided, hours of labor paid, clothing items provided, noncitizen migrants served through translation services and outreach activities, renovation or modifications projects completed.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include local governments, Indian Tribes, nonprofit organizations, and the 50 states of the United States. Each eligible applicant may submit only one SSP-A grant application to FEMA. Funding will not be provided to any applicant that charges any noncitizen migrant for services.

Period of Performance
The projected period of performance start date is October 1, 2023, and the end date is September 30, 2026. Extensions to the period of performance are allowed.

Grant Value
$300 million is available for this funding opportunity.

Place of Performance
The specific geographic locations where the grant will be performed include various jurisdictions such as Maricopa County, Pima County in Arizona; San Diego County in California; City/County of Denver in Colorado; District of Columbia; Miami-Dade County in Florida; Fulton County in Georgia; Cook County in Illinois; Suffolk County in Massachusetts; Hennepin County in Minnesota; Albuquerque and Luna County in New Mexico; Buffalo and New York City in New York; Philadelphia in Pennsylvania; El Paso County and Hidalgo County in Texas.