EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER PROGRAM NATIONAL BOARD ALLOCATES $75
MILLION FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230103/emergency-food-and-shelter-program-national-board-allocates-75-million]


Release Date: 
Décembre 23, 2022 

WASHINGTON -- The Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) National
Board voted on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, to allocate $38.9 million to
21 local governments and service organizations to assist with
humanitarian needs related to migrant families and individuals
encountered by the Department of Homeland Security at the U.S.
southern border. With this step, all $75 million (less administrative
expenses) in FY23 Continuing Resolution (CR) Emergency Food and
Shelter Program - Humanitarian (EFSP-H) funds have been allocated by
the EFSP National Board.

On Dec. 13, 2022, the EFSP National Board awarded $31.7 million of the
$75 million award to 18 groups, and on Dec. 22, 2022, the National
Board awarded $39 million of the $75 million award to 21 groups.
Funding was prioritized for those service organizations in the
southern border states with the most urgent needs.  Some funding was
also allocated to non-border entities that play an important role in
assisting migrants as they relocate to other locations.  It takes up
to three weeks for disbursement of funds.

For further information regarding the Emergency Food and Shelter
Program, including the guidance governing the FY23 humanitarian funds,
please refer to the EFSP Website (unitedway.org
[https://www.efsp.unitedway.org/efsp/website/index.cfm]).

The EFSP National Board is committed to providing further guidance on
application procedures as swiftly as possible, once future funds
become available. In January 2023 the EFSP National Board will
establish application procedures and deadlines for any additional
funds appropriated to the humanitarian program.

Under its current structure, the EFSP National Board operates
independently, awarding the funds provided by FEMA to local nonprofit,
faith-based, and governmental organizations for the purposes of
providing shelter and other services to families and individuals
encountered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at the
southern U.S. border. FEMA awards the funds in full to the program’s
National Board which is chaired by FEMA and composed of six national
nonprofit organizations.