Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 21 DAD 024 00 01
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP) grant opportunity is a discretionary federal grant administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through FEMA. It is designed specifically to provide FY 2021 funding to the National Board for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP). The notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) makes clear that this is not a broadly competitive grant open to states, local governments, or nonprofits in general; instead, the funding is directed to a single intended recipient so the EFSP National Board can carry out the program as authorized by federal law.
The total funding amount available through this NOFO is $130 million. These funds were made available under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), and the program is authorized under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. sections 11331-11352). In practical terms, this means Congress appropriated a dedicated pot of money for emergency food and shelter-related assistance, and FEMA is using this grant mechanism to award that funding to the EFSP National Board so it can administer and distribute support consistent with the statute.
Administratively, the opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number DHS 21 DAD 024 00 01 and is associated with CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number 97.024. The funding instrument type is a grant, and the activity category is listed as "Other," indicating the purpose does not fit neatly into common categories like law enforcement, infrastructure, or research, but instead supports emergency food and shelter needs as defined by the program. The expected number of awards is one, reflecting that the National Board is the only eligible applicant and will receive the full award to manage the program at the national level.
Key dates included in the listing show the opportunity was created on May 10, 2021, with an original closing date of May 14, 2021. That short window is consistent with a single-applicant (or effectively non-competitive) award where the federal government is processing funding to an established administering body rather than soliciting proposals from a wide pool of applicants. The award ceiling is listed as 0, which in this context typically signals that a standard ceiling field is not being used in the conventional way; the actual available funding amount is explicitly stated as $130 million and the opportunity is structured around that appropriated total.
Eligibility is narrowly defined: the only eligible applicant is the National Board for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. While many federal grant opportunities are written to allow applications from multiple types of entities, this one is essentially a pass-through administration award. FEMA provides the funds to the EFSP National Board, and the Board then carries out EFSP operations and distributes funding consistent with program rules. As a result, organizations seeking EFSP support generally would not apply to FEMA under this NOFO; they would pursue EFSP assistance through the program's established channels at the local or state level as administered by the National Board and its local boards.
Overall, the NOFO functions as the federal funding vehicle that enables the EFSP National Board to receive and administer $130 million in FY 2021 resources dedicated to emergency food and shelter assistance under the McKinney-Vento framework, with FEMA serving as the awarding agency and oversight entity for the grant.Apply for DHS 21 DAD 024 00 01
- The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.024.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 10, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 14, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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