Emergency Food & Shelter Grants Announced For '06
Release Date: December 22, 2005
Release Number: R10-05-106
BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho will receive $512,048 from FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP). The money will be distributed in 21 counties to help nonprofit and local government agencies feed the hungry, shelter the homeless and prevent hunger and homelessness during fiscal year 2006.
- Bannock County $34,647
- Benewah County $ 6,475
- Bingham County $17,776
- Bonner County $21,496
- Boundary County $ 6,193
- Canyon County $71,304
- Cassia County $10,215
- Clearwater County $ 6,354
- Elmore County $11,301
- Gem County $ 7,400
- Idaho County $ 9,833
- Jerome County $ 7,822
- Kootenai County $62,698
- Latah County $13,070
- Madison County $ 7,681
- Minidoka County $12,749
- Nez Perce County $17,474
- Payette County $14,780
- Power County $ 4,183
- Shoshone County $ 9,592
- Twin Falls County $28,856
Jurisdictions that did not qualify for a direct award, may receive a grant through the State Set-Aside process. Idaho’s set-aside committee received $130,149. “The Emergency Food and Shelter Program is a good example of how the federal government can forge public/private partnerships to help communities help themselves and assist thousands of people facing non-disaster emergencies,” said FEMA Regional Director John Pennington. “It’s grassroots-driven and tailored to local needs.”
FEMA chairs a National Board composed of representatives from the American Red Cross, Catholic Charities USA, Council of Jewish Federations, National Council of Churches, The Salvation Army and United Way of America. The board develops each year’s distribution plan based on unemployment and poverty rates with local boards deciding on final funding distribution. These local boards advertise the availability of funds, establish local priorities, select the nonprofit and government agencies to receive the funding and monitor program compliance.
State set-aside committees receive funds based upon the number of unemployed people in counties within their state that do not qualify under the National Board’s criteria.
For more information about the Emergency Food and Shelter Program, contact program staff at (703) 706-9660 or visit: http://www.efsp.unitedway.org.
FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities, trains first responders, works with state and local emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program.
Last Modified: Friday, 13-Jan-2006 14:12:31