United Way of Greater New Bedford plays a leading role in distributing funds from the federal Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP), which was created by Congress in 1983 to help meet the needs of hungry and homeless people throughout the United States.
We serve as the local manager for Bristol County, working with a Local Board to distribute EFSP funds to expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas. Local organizations, whether nonprofit or governmental, may apply for EFSP funding. The Local Board is responsible for considering all applications, and for determining which organizations will receive funds.
Criteria
Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local organizations chosen to receive funds must:
- Be a non-profit
- Have an accounting system and conduct an annual audit
- Practice nondiscrimination
- Have demonstrated the capability to operate emergency food and/or shelter programs
- If they are a private volunteer organization, they must have a volunteer board
- Provide services in Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford, or Taunton
Qualifying organizations are urged to apply. Any applicant that serves clients from more than one of the four major cities in Bristol County — New Bedford, Fall River, Taunton and Attleboro — must submit a separate budget for each city.
For more information about the Emergency Food and Shelter Board Program please visit http://www.efsp.unitedway.org/.
Phase 41
Bristol County has been awarded $248,172.00 for Phase 41 of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. United Way of Greater New Bedford will manage the process to distribute funds to qualified agencies.
The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the US Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency. Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, agencies chosen to receive funds must: 1) be private voluntary non-profits or units of government, 2) be eligible to receive Federal funds, 3) have an accounting system, 4) practice nondiscrimination, 5) have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs, and 6) if they are a private voluntary organization, have a voluntary board.
Qualifying agencies serving clients from Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford and/ or Taunton are urged to apply. Information on the Emergency Food & Shelter Program may be found via www.efsp.unitedway.org. Click here to access an application for Bristol County. Deadline for submission is September 6th at 4pm.
Contact
Please direct questions to Michelle N. Hantman, 508-994-9625, ext. 212 or mhantman@unitedwayofgnb.org