The United Way of Greater New Bedford is currently accepting applications for 2023 Emergency Food and Shelter Program to address hunger and homeless people.
Donor Name: United Way of Greater New Bedford
State: Massachusetts
City: New Bedford, Fall River, Taunton and Attleboro
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/28/2023
Details:
United Way of Greater New Bedford plays a leading role in distributing funds from the federal Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP), which was created by Congress in 1983 to help meet the needs of hungry and homeless people throughout the United States.
They serve as the local manager for Bristol County, working with a Local Board to distribute EFSP funds to expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas. Local organizations, whether nonprofit or governmental, may apply for EFSP funding. The Local Board is responsible for considering all applications, and for determining which organizations will receive funds.
Eligibility Criteria
Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local organizations chosen to receive funds must:
- Be a non-profit
- Have an accounting system and conduct an annual audit
- Practice nondiscrimination
- Have demonstrated the capability to operate emergency food and/or shelter programs
- If they are a private volunteer organization, they must have a volunteer board
- Provide services in Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford, or Taunton
Qualifying organizations are urged to apply. Any applicant that serves clients from more than one of the four major cities in Bristol County — New Bedford, Fall River, Taunton and Attleboro — must submit a separate budget for each city.
For more information, visit UWGNB.
