Isanti County has been awarded Federal Funds under the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) for the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSNBP) through the State Set-Aside Committee. Isanti County has been chosen to receive $3,005 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the area.
The funds were allocated by the EFSNBP which is chaired by DHS/FEMA with representatives from the Salvation Army, American Red Cross, Council of Jewish Federations, Catholic Charities, National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA, and the United Way Worldwide. The Board distributes funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the country.
The Isanti Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) Board, made up of local officials and representatives of service providing agencies, will determine how funds awarded to Isanti County will be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies in the area.
A meeting of the Isanti County Local EFSP Board will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 1 p.m. at Family Pathways Office, 1575 First Ave. E., Cambridge.
The Isanti EFSP Board is responsible for recommending agencies to receive these funds and any additional funds made available under this Phase 32 of the program. Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local agencies chosen to receive funds must: 1) be private voluntary non-profits or units of government, 2) be eligible to receive Federal Funds, 3) have an accounting system, 4) practice nondiscrimination, 5) have demonstrated the capability to delivery emergency food and-or shelter programs, and 6) if they are a private voluntary organization, have a voluntary board. Qualifying agencies are urged to apply.
In past years funds were awarded to local food shelves, Catholic Charities Senior Dining, New Pathways, The Refuge and Lakes and Pines.
Agencies or organization wishing to apply for a portion of these funds must submit an application no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14. The application form can be sent to you by calling Family Pathways 1-877-321-7100. No late applications will be accepted. Requests for funding should be submitted to Isanti County Local Board c/o Kathy Wills, Family Pathways Admin Office, 6413 Oak St., North Branch, MN 55056. Special accommodations for people with disabilities will be made for meeting arrangements and application process by prior request. For more information call 651-674-8040, extension 114.