$140 million will be available to communities to assist with feeding and sheltering

 FEMA Advisory
Emergency Food and Shelter Program Announces Jurisdiction Allocations

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FEMA announced that $140 million will be available to communities to assist with feeding and sheltering. The funds were made available by Congress and awarded by FEMA to the National Board for allocation and administration.

The funds will be used to assist social service organizations dedicated to feeding, sheltering, and providing critical resources to our nation's hungry and homeless. EFSP funds are used to supplement food, shelter, rent, mortgage, and utility assistance programs for people with non-disaster related emergencies.

In addition to the $125 million authorized by Congress for Fiscal Year 2020, the National Board is including $15 million from funds that have not been used from prior grant years and are now available for reallocation.

The National Board qualifies local jurisdictions for annual EFSP allocations based on criteria involving the latest national population, unemployment, and poverty data. Local boards in qualifying jurisdictions decide which nonprofit and government agencies receive the allocated funds. The funds are then disbursed directly to the agencies by the National Board. Of this year’s allocation, 8% will be made available to State Set-Aside Committees that will make funding determinations to aid people in jurisdictions with needs that may not be reflected in the National Board’s qualifying formula.

The National Board is chaired by FEMA and includes representatives from American Red Cross, Catholic Charities USA, The Jewish Federations of North America, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, The Salvation Army and United Way Worldwide. United Way Worldwide, selected by the National Board as its Secretariat and Fiscal Agent, is also responsible for the daily administration of the EFSP.

Information on allocations is available on the National Board’s website at https://www.efsp.unitedway.org/efsp/website/websiteContents/pdfs/Phase38Allocations.pdf. In the next several weeks, the National Board will provide further instructions to each jurisdiction receiving an allocation of funds

$2.5 million to be awarded nation-wide. EPA to Support Farmworker Safety Training in the Pacific Southwest

 

For Immediate Release: November 18, 2020 Media Contact: Soledad Calvino, 415-972-3512, calvino.maria@epa.gov U.S. EPA to Support Farmworker Safety Training in the Pacific Southwest Through Funding National Farmworker Programs Association $2.5 million to be awarded nation-wide SAN FRANCISCO—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pacific Southwest Regional Office is excited to promote farmworker safety through new support for the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (AFOP), which will receive up to $500,000 annually to conduct pesticide safety training over the next five years. With EPA funding, AFOP will administer this grant to provide occupational health and safety trainings to migrant and seasonal farmworkers in more than 25 states including Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada. “EPA is pleased to continue working with the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs as we work toward our common goal of protecting our farmworkers and their families,” said EPA Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Alexandra Dapolito Dunn. “This exciting partnership complements our Agricultural Worker Protection Standard perfectly and will develop national pesticide safety training, education, and outreach for farmworkers and their families in rural agricultural areas.” “This cooperative agreement will fund training to educate pesticide applicators, handlers and farmworkers on working safely with, and around, pesticides,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator John Busterud. “This longstanding partnership has allowed EPA to access AFOP’s national farmworker network and make a positive impact by enabling the farmworker population to protect themselves and their families.” “AFOP is delighted to continue working with EPA to provide pesticide safety instruction to the nation’s farmworkers. Together with EPA, we touch real lives by empowering agricultural workers with the knowledge they need to better protect themselves, their homes, and their families from pesticide exposure,” said AFOP Executive Director Daniel Sheehan. “Agriculture is ranked consistently as one of, if not the, most dangerous of occupations. Through EPA’s support, AFOP is able to help make that job a whole lot safer.”  As the recipient of the cooperative agreement, AFOP will continue to enhance safe working conditions for agricultural workers at local, state and national levels, with targeted outreach to low-income, low-literacy, and non-English speaking farmworkers. AFOP partners with local pesticide training providers to address the needs of farmworkers and facilitate access to pesticide safety education. In the new cooperative agreement, AFOP expects to expand their reach and partner with the following participating organizations in the region: Arizona          Portable Practical Educational Preparation, Inc. California       California Human Development Center for Employment Training Central Valley Opportunity Center La Cooperativa Campesina de California Employer’s Trainings Resource Proteus, Inc. Hawaii Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. Nevada Oregon Human Development Corporation Through its previous 2015-2020 cooperative agreement with EPA, AFOP trained 184,000 farmworkers and 30,000 children on pesticide safety. This work was made possible through EPA’s National Farmworker Training grant program which focuses on training educators to teach agricultural workers and their families how to reduce the risks from pesticide exposure. For more information, visit EPA’s Pesticide Worker Safety Cooperative Agreements webpage. Learn more about EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region. Connect with us on Facebook and on Twitter.

$300,000 Fellowship "Black Voices for Black Justice" with Black Justice Fellows.

 

 

Darius Baxter, Co-Founder of GOODProjects announces $300,000 Fellowship "Black Voices for Black Justice" with Black Justice Fellows.   Learn about how you can become one of ten fellows to receive $30,000 . Click here to watch the interview on #BridgeTV...

 

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Open Grant Period. Application period for FEMA’s fiscal year 2020 Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grants

 

Screen Reader users: Select this link to read the Mitigation Minute. The application period for FEMA’s fiscal year 2020 Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grants under the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and new Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) programs is now open. HMA grant applications will be accepted in FEMA GO through 3 pm EST on January 29, 2021.* Applications received by FEMA GO after the deadline will not be considered for funding. *Applicants may have earlier deadlines for subapplicants. For local governments and state and tribal agencies, please contact your State Hazard Mitigation Officer to learn about the applicant’s priorities, deadlines, and additional requirements. Find out how to apply for FMA and BRIC. Learn about BRIC and FMA eligibility criteria. The Natural Hazards Center, in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is pleased to present the Making Mitigation Work Webinar Series. These free one-hour webinars feature innovative speakers and highlight recent progress in mitigation policy, practice, and research. More information on topics and how to register can be found here: www.hazards.colorado.edu/training/webinars/making-mitigation-work. Disclaimer: About Mitigation Minute This series is provided by FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Assistance Division. The Mitigation Minute contains a weekly fact about grants and resources provided across the country to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from natural hazards and does not endorse any non-government organizations, entities or services. Comments or questions? Contact a FEMA Hazard Mitigation Specialist for your region. Download the FEMA app today for weather alerts, safety tips, and recovery center locations.