1 / 12

ARRA 2009 – Emergency Food & Shelter Program

ARRA 2009 – Emergency Food & Shelter Program. Daniel Gibson, EFSP Manager for Palm Beach County (561) 375-6629 or danielgibson@unitedwaypbc.org Presented May 15, 2009 at Palm Beach County Board of County Commission. EFSP Background Information .

buzz
Download Presentation

ARRA 2009 – Emergency Food & Shelter Program

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. ARRA 2009 – Emergency Food & Shelter Program Daniel Gibson, EFSP Manager for Palm Beach County (561) 375-6629 or danielgibson@unitedwaypbc.org Presented May 15, 2009 at Palm Beach County Board of County Commission

  2. EFSP Background Information • Funded by U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) • Funds are NOT for disaster relief • 27 years (Phase 27) • Jurisdiction awards based on: • Local unemployment rates • Local population living below poverty line

  3. EFSP Background Information • FEMA contracts with different United Ways throughout the country to manage local programs • $$$ are Not United Way donor dollars • National Board gives funds directly to each Local Recipient Organization (LRO) • United Way Palm Beach County (UWPBC) staff works with Local Board to allocate & provide oversight

  4. Local EFSP Board (Palm Beach County) • Currently 14 Members • 8 Federally mandated*, 6 invited members

  5. 2009 EFSP Awards – Phase 27 & ARRA

  6. Purpose of EFSP Funds • Homeless Prevention • One month, one-time-only assistance • Individuals and/or families experiencing financial crisis • Six Categories: • Served Meals: resources for hot meals programs, food delivery programs • Other Food: resources for community-based food pantries, food vouchers • Mass Shelter: resources for emergency mass shelter programs • Other Shelter: Up to 30 daystemporary shelter (i.e. Hotel/Motel, sober houses) • Rent/Mortgage Assistance: one month’s assistance ($1,000 max) • Utilities Assistance: one month’s assistance ($200 max)

  7. EFSP Facts • No income eligibility requirements • Offsets situational crises (i.e. loss of wages, illness, death in family) • Must serve all eligible PBC residents • LRO cannot just serve usual clients • All Phase 27 & ARRA funds must be spent by Dec. 31, 2009 • Unused funds are forfeited and returned to National Board

  8. Phase 27 Allocations (Jan. 2009)

  9. ARRA Allocations* (unofficial) *ARRA allocations are not official. This graph is based on Phase 27 percentages and was created prior to Local Board’s allocation meeting.

  10. Phase 27 EFSP Allocations • 14 Local Recipient Organizations (not including ARRA)

  11. ARRA 2009 – EFSP Application Process • Open & Competitive process • Organization must have 501(c)(3) and serve PBC residents • Local Board is allowed 25 days to make funding decisions • PBC received award announcement April 29, 2009 • Legal Notices posted Sunday, May 3, 2009 • Online Application Available May 4 – May 15 at www.unitedwaypbc.org • Application due May 15, 2009 at Noon • Allocation decisions to National Board by May 26, 2009 • Funds should reach PBC by mid to late June, 2009

  12. Thank You Daniel Gibson (561) 375-6629 danielgibson@unitedwaypbc.org

More Related