Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 24 DAD 024 00 99
The Fiscal Year 2024 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program is a FEMA-supported grant opportunity under the Department of Homeland Security that funds the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP). EFSP exists to strengthen and supplement the emergency assistance work already being done across the United States by local public agencies and nonprofit organizations. In practice, the program is aimed at helping people facing immediate crisis by supporting community-level services tied to emergency food, shelter, and other short-term stabilizing assistance, rather than replacing or duplicating what local providers already do.
A defining feature of this opportunity is its governance structure. By law, the EFSP is overseen by a National Board that sets the program's policies and procedures, decides what uses of funds are allowed, and determines how funding is allocated to communities nationwide. FEMA serves as the chair of this National Board. The Board also includes members nominated by six nonprofit organizations specifically named in the governing statute: the American Red Cross, Catholic Charities USA, The Jewish Federations of North America, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, The Salvation Army, and United Way Worldwide. This statutory structure is central to how the program operates, because it places national-level policy and allocation decisions in the hands of this multi-organization board chaired by FEMA.
Eligibility for the federal award is unusually narrow. The EFSP National Board is the only eligible applicant and the only entity that can receive federal EFSP funds directly. That means states, counties, cities, and individual nonprofits do not apply to FEMA under this particular notice. Instead, they participate downstream through the EFSP structure described in the statute and administered through local and state bodies connected to the National Board.
Funding is carried out locally through a network of more than 2,500 jurisdictions that convene Local Boards, plus State Set-Aside Committees (SSAs). These bodies generally mirror the National Board's membership model, but with a local government representative included on Local Boards, and with the Governor playing the analogous role for SSAs rather than FEMA. Local Boards and SSAs are responsible for determining which Local Recipient Organizations (LROs) in their areas should receive EFSP support. After those decisions are made, the National Board disburses funds directly to the selected LROs. This makes EFSP a nationally funded but locally allocated program, where community-level decision-making is built into the core design.
The scale of the program is large. The EFSP network supports roughly 10,000 to 12,000 public and nonprofit LROs across the country, reflecting its role as a broad emergency assistance backbone rather than a small pilot initiative. For this FY 2024 opportunity, the award ceiling is listed as $117,000,000, and the notice anticipates a single award, consistent with the statutory requirement that only the National Board receives the federal grant.
Key administrative details from the opportunity listing include the funding opportunity number DHS 24 DAD 024 00 99, the assistance listing/CFDA number 97.024, and classification under activity areas that include Food and Nutrition, Housing, Income Security, and Social Services. The funding instrument type is a grant, the opportunity category is labeled "Other," and the original closing date shown is April 17, 2024, with a creation date of April 9, 2024. Overall, the listing describes a legally defined pass-through model: FEMA funds the EFSP National Board, the National Board sets rules and allocations, and then Local Boards and SSAs select local providers who ultimately deliver emergency food and shelter assistance in their communities.Apply for DHS 24 DAD 024 00 99
- The Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the food and nutrition, housing, income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year 2024 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.024.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-04-09.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-04-17. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $117,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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