EFSP Preliminary Funding Notice: Phases 37, CARES, and 38

The Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) was appropriated supplemental funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in FY 2020 in the amount of $200 million. Besides the CARES funding to respond to the COVID-19 impact on communities, the program was appropriated $120 million in FY 2019 and $125 million in FY 2020 annual appropriations. The total of these three appropriations awarded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) / Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the National Board for the EFSP is $445 million.

The National Board will allocate all the funding to qualifying jurisdictions (counties and cities) in Calendar Year 2020. Phase 37 (FY 2019 annual funding) and Phase CARES (FY 2020 COVID-19 supplemental funds) jurisdictional allocations are scheduled to be announced on Friday, May 1, 2020. Both these phases will be administered concurrently. Jurisdictional allocations for Phase 38 (FY 2020 annual funding) will be announced at a date to be determined.

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