Grant money available through United Way
By From staff reports
Published in News on June 26, 2016 1:45 AM
Wayne County has been awarded $52,821 in Federal funds under an Emergency Food and Shelter Program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
In Phase 32 (2014 spending period) this program assisted local charities in providing emergency assistance in the form of meals, shelter, utility, and rent assistance to Wayne County residents. The Phase 33 (2015 spending period) EFSP award has been decreased by less than 1 percent.
Qualified local, governmental, or private voluntary organizations chosen to receive funds must:
1) be non-profit
2) provide your agency's D-U-N-S number
3) have an audit if requesting funding in excess of $25,000
4) practice nondiscrimination
5) have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food, shelter, utility assistance, or rent assistance programs
6) have a voluntary board if a private voluntary organization
7) provide valid email address for agency contact
8) be able to certify that their agency is not debarred or suspended from receiving federal funds.
In order to prevent a duplication of services funded, allocations will be awarded as supplements to current services and not as a startup funding. (Applications are available for qualifying agencies only.)
Qualifying organizations are urged to submit applications, which are available at United Way of Wayne County, 301 E. Ash St., Suite 310 (third floor of the Wells Fargo Bank building).
Applications must be returned to United Way no later than Thursday, June 30, at 4 p.m.
Applicants are required to attend the meeting of the Local Emergency Food and Shelter Board on Thursday, July 7, starting at 9 a.m. at United Way in order to be eligible for consideration.
Applicants will be notified of their appointment time. United Way provides the administrative staff for the program.
* D-U-N-S number is a unique nine-digit sequence recognized as the universal standard for identifying and keeping track of over 100 million businesses worldwide.
For more information about D-U-N-S numbers or to request a number, more information can be found at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/pages/dunsnumber.jsp
For more information about the Emergency Food and Shelter Program application process please contact Rachel Benson at United Way of Wayne County 919-735-3591.