Phase CARES of Federal Emergency Management Agency Emergency Food and Shelter Program Notice

The Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries (ACAM) announces that the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency has allocated $3,066,012 for the Houston/Harris/Fort Bend County, TX jurisdiction and $26,367 for the Waller County TX jurisdiction for Phase CARES of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP). As the local coordinating agency for these jurisdictions, ACAM is managing this competition; additional information can be found at www.acamweb.org. Any nonprofit, faith-based, or local government agency that provides food and shelter services may apply for funding in order to supplement and expand existing homelessness prevention, food, and shelter programs. Previous or current participation in EFSP is not a requirement to apply. Applications will be made available at www.acamweb.org on May 6, 2020 along with all other competition information. Phase CARES applications will be due to [email protected] by May 14, 2020 at 12:00 PM CDT. All questions should be directed to Dr. Joshua Kulak at [email protected].