Grant Application
Emergency Food and Shelter Funding (EFSP)

Garfield County was awarded a total of $87,966 in federal funds through the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program.

Funding Categories: Qualifying agencies may apply for funding under the following categories:

Served Meals: Hot or cold prepared meals served or delivered.
Other Food: Food vouchers, grocery orders, food boxes, or food bank purchases.
Mass Shelter: Provides shelter in the organization's facility.
Other Shelter: Provides shelter in facilities such as motels, SROs, or another shelter.
Supplies and Equipment: Essential items for use in mass feeding or shelter facilities (up to $300 per item).
Rehabilitation (Emergency Repairs/Building Code): Building code repairs or accessibility improvements (up to $2,500, with National Board pre-approval).
Rent/Mortgage: Assistance for clients with rent/mortgage payments.
Utilities: Assistance for clients with utility bills.

How to Apply: Eligible agencies can apply here. Applications will be open from October 8, 2024, and must be submitted by October 25, 2024, at 11:59 P.M.

Fill out the form below to apply for this grant funding.

Applicant Agency Profile

Legal Name of Organization(Required)

DBA (if applicable)

Mailing Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Physical Address is different than Mailing Address

Yes

Physical Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Phone(Required)

Unique Entity Identifier. (UEI) Number(Required)

UEI number is required only for EFSP applications. Please type n/a for all other grant opportunities.

Website

Organization Information

Year Founded(Required)

Mission or Purpose Statement(Required)

Geographic Area Served(Required)

(specific to this application)

Number of Employees(Required)

Full Time

Part Time

Number of Volunteers

Current Year Budgeted Income(Required)

Current Year Budgeted Expenses(Required)

EFSP Eligibility

American Rescue Plan Act, Phase 39, Phase 40, Phase 41. Eligibility Before your agency applies for funding, please complete the eligibility requirement section.

Is your agency a nonprofit, faith-based or local government agency?(Required)

Yes

Does your organization serve the Garfield County community?(Required)

Yes

Independent Financial Review Requirements

Financial Review Requirements by Annual Revenue Amount(Required)

$500,000 + – submit the most recent fiscal year-end long-form IRS 990

$250,000-$499,999 – submit the most recent fiscal year-end long-form IRS 990

$50,000-$249,999 – submit the most recent fiscal year-end long-form IRS 990

$1-$49,999 – You must submit with this application the most recent fiscal year-end financial statements signed by the board of directors chair

Upload Required Documents(Required)

(PDF Files Only)

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 128 MB.

Month/year of a most recent audit or outside financial review (if applicable)

If approved for funding, will your agency request that the EFSP Local Board channel EFSP funds through a separate Fiscal Agent? If so, please provide the name of Fiscal Agent.

Is your agency debarred or suspended from receiving funds or doing business with the Federal government?(Required)

Yes

Program or Project Budget

BUDGET Please provide dollar figures for each category for which the application is being made. Section definitions: EFSP Request: Funds needed to supplement and expand currently available resources. Current Agency Funding: Funds available from donations, fundraising, reserves, etc., used for the same activities as the EFSP request (this amount includes staffing and other costs).

EFSP American Rescue Plan Act, Phase 39, Phase 40, Phase 41

Served Meals

Other Food

Mass Shelter

Other Shelter

Supplies and Equipment

Rehabilitation (Emergency Repairs/Building Code)

Rent/Mortgage

Utilities

Other

EFSP American Rescue Plan Act, Phase 39, Phase 40, Phase 41.

Request Total(Required)

Current Agency Funding

Served Meals

Other Food

Mass Shelter

Other Shelter

Supplies and Equipment

Rehabilitation (Emergency Repairs/Building Code)

Rent/Mortgage

Utilities

Other

Current Agency Funding Total

How would your agency use the funds for which you are applying?(Required)

Please include categories for which funding is being sought, i.e. served meals, other food, etc.

Please use this space to explain: Any significant changes to your current budget relative to last year's actuals. Any financial losses for the prior fiscal year. Any projected deficits for the current year, or actuals that are below budget. Any significant income, and if so, explain why you need supplemental funding.

Please include categories for which funding is being sought, i.e. served meals, other food, etc.

Narrative

EFSP grant awards supplement existing food and shelter services and programs and cannot be used to create new programs. Please answer the following questions regarding your agency's proposed use of EFSP Funds. There are word limits for each question. You can see the word limit by clicking inside the text box. It will appear in the bottom left-hand corner.

Please check the category (or categories) for which you will be using the EFSP American Rescue Plan Act, Phase 39, Phase 40, Phase 41.

Served Meals: Hot or cold prepared meals, which are served or delivered to clients/customers.

Other Food: Food vouchers for grocery orders, food boxes, or food purchased by food banks.

Mass Shelter: Provides shelter within own facility.

Other Shelter: Provides shelter outside of own facility (motel, SRO, another shelter, etc.).

Supplies and Equipment: Essential supplies and equipment purchased for use in a mass feeding or sheltering facility not exceeding $300 per item.

Rehabilitation (Emergency Repairs/Building Code): Expenditures for building code repairs or accessibility improvements of a mass shelter or mass feeding facility. Maximum expenditure is $2,500. Must have a documented code violation and National Board pre-approval to receive.

Rent/Mortgage: Provide clients with rent/mortgage assistance.

Utilities: Provide clients with utility assistance.

Other

Please Specify Other Uses

Number of meals served with Served Meals funds

Number of meals served monthly with Served Meals funds

Number of beds in your facility

Number of guests served/night with Mass Shelter funds

Number of guests served/night with Other Shelter funds

What is the total estimated number of unduplicated individuals to be served with EFSP funds?

What is the total estimated number of unduplicated households to be served with EFSP funds?

Describe the population that you serve.

Describe any changes experienced in the past year for your agency, i.e. number of programmatic requests, types of clients, etc.

How is your program addressing gaps in existing services in the community?

Describe how your agency is working towards advancing racial equity in your organization or in our community (i.e. program or policy changes).

Describe your agency's anti-discrimination policies that ensure all individuals have equal access to benefits, services, and accommodations. Specifically, comment on how you accommodate transgender guests and Spanish-speaking individuals. Additionally, you may upload your anti-discrimination policy in the supplemental attachments section.

Describe how the proposed funding will supplement or expand services previously offered without EFSP funds. Remember, EFSP funds are intended to respond to changing hunger and homelessness needs in the community, not to maintain the status quo nor replace current funding.

Grant Application Emergency Food and Shelter Funding (EFSP)

Applicant Agency Profile

Organization Information

EFSP Eligibility

Independent Financial Review Requirements

Program or Project Budget

Narrative

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Emergency Food and Shelter Funding (EFSP)