Emergency Food & Shelter
Program Funds Available
Federal funds made available through the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) have been awarded to jurisdictions
in the state of Nevada for the Emergency
Food & Shelter Program (EFSP) for Phase
40. Initial funding decisions were made by a
National Board that is chaired by FEMA and
consists of representatives from American
Red Cross; Catholic Charities, USA; National
Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA;
The Jewish Federations of North America;
The Salvation Army; and United Way
Worldwide. The National Board was charged
to distribute $130 million appropriated by the
U.S. Congress in FY22 to help expand the
capacity of food, shelter, and rent/utilities
assistance programs in high-need areas
around the country. The EFSP was created in
1983 to supplement and expand the work of
local social service agencies, both nonprofit
and governmental, in an effort to help people
with economic (not disaster-related, i.e.
fire, floods, tornadoes, etc.) emergencies.
A Local Board of volunteers will determine
how the funds are to be distributed among
the emergency food and shelter programs
run by local service agencies in the area. The
program is administered locally by United Way
of Northern Nevada and the Sierra (UWNNS).
East Slope has been awarded $9,584 and
includes Carson City and Douglas, Storey,
and Mineral Counties.
Under the terms of the grant from the National
Board, local agencies chosen to receive funds
must:
1) be a private voluntary nonprofit, a faithbased
organization, or a governmental
organization; 2) be eligible to receive Federal
Funds; 3) have an accounting system and be
prepared to submit required documentation;
4) practice nondiscrimination; 5) have
demonstrated the capability to deliver
emergency food and/or shelter programs
through an existing program; and 6) if they
are a private voluntary organization, have a
voluntary board.
Past EFSP participation is not a requirement.
Qualifying agencies are urged to apply.
Eligible agencies serving Lyon County can
access the application and instructions online
at uwnns.org/EFSP beginning March 1, 2023.
For technical assistance, contact UWNNS at
communityimpact@uwnns.org or (775) 322-
8668. All applications must be received
by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15,
2023. INCOMPLETE, LATE OR FAXED
APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Pub Date: March 8, 2023 Ad # 31791
