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DHS Shelter and Services Program – Allocated

The Department of Homeland Security is soliciting applications for its Shelter and Services Program – Allocated.

Donor Name: Department of Homeland Security

State: All States

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline:  04/26/2024

Size of the Grant: More than $100 Million

Grant Duration: 3 Years

Details:

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has committed to bolstering the capacity of non-federal entities to receive noncitizens after they have been processed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and released from a DHS facility.

The goal of SSP is the safe, orderly, and humane release of noncitizen migrants from DHS short-term holding facilities.
The objectives are:

  • To provide funding to non-federal entities that serve noncitizen migrants recently released from DHS custody to temporarily provide shelter, food, transportation, acute medical care, personal hygiene supplies, and labor necessary to provide these services; and,
  • To provide funding to non-federal entities to increase their capacity to temporarily shelter noncitizen migrants recently released from DHS custody, including renovations and modifications to existing facilities.

Funding Information

Available Funding for the NOFO: $300,000,000.

Project Period

  • Projected Period of Performance Start Date(s): October 1, 2023
  • Projected Period of Performance End Date(s): September 30, 2026

Eligibility Criteria

Subapplicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible:

  • Are one of the following entities:
    • Local governments as defined by 2 C.F.R. § 200.1
    • Indian Tribes as defined by 2 C.F.R. § 200.1
    • Nonprofit organizations as defined by 2 C.F.R. § 200.1
    • The 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth  of Puerto Rico, and any agency or instrumentality thereof exclusive of local  governments (the term “state” or “state government” where used in this NOFO  refers to these entities).
  • Must have the capacity to perform each SSP-A allowable activity proposed by the  applicant to be performed by the subapplicant.

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