EMERGENCY FOOD & SHELTER APPLICATION

Each year, funds from EFSP are distributed to every county in the United States based on the current population size, unemployment rate, and poverty rate of the county. Congress has appropriated funds for the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program for Phase 37 and CARES. Marion and Polk Counties have been allocated $167,388 for Phase 37 but $238,647 for CARES.. Check back for updates  Applications are now being accepted and are due no later than May 20, 2020 by 5:00 P.M. They are being accepted electronically. Information is on the application form.

For more information about EFSP, go to https://www.efsp.unitedway.org/efsp/website/index.cfm.

Support documents:
Overview & Guidelines
Preliminary Funding Notice

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION

TO APPLY:
Download the application using the link above and return it to Emergency Food & Shelter Local Board, C/O United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley, 455 Bliler Street NE, Salem, OR 97301

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible to apply for this funding opportunity, an organization must:

• Be a 501(c)(3) non-profit or agency of government in good standing with the IRS
• Be eligible to receive Federal funds
• Have an accounting system
• Have a valid Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN)
• Have a Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number issued by Dun & Bradstreet
• Practice non-discrimination (agencies with a religious affiliation, will not refuse service to a client based on religion, nor engage in religious proselytizing or religious counseling in any program receiving Federal funds)
• Have the capacity to deliver emergency food programs
• Have a voluntary board if private, not-for-profit​