Community Resilience
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EMERGENCY FOOD & SHELTER PROGRAM (EFSP)
Worcester County, MA has been awarded $393,848 through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to support local emergency food and shelter services. A Local Board will distribute funds to eligible agencies.
Awarded federal funds made available from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and from the American Relief Plan Act (ARPA-R) under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program.
Eligibility Requirements:
Agencies must be nonprofits or government units, eligible for federal funds, have an accounting system, practice nondiscrimination, and demonstrate capacity to provide emergency food/shelter services. Nonprofits must also have a voluntary board.
In previous phases, 25 Local Recipient Organizations received funding to provide food, meals, shelter, rent/mortgage, utility, and fuel assistance.
How To Apply
Applications are available at https://agency.e-cimpact.com/ (Org Code: 23520U).
Questions? Email: efsp@unitedwaycm.org