Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 21 DAD 024 00 03

The Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP) opportunity is a discretionary grant administered by the Department of Homeland Security through FEMA under CFDA 97.024. It is tied specifically to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Section 4007, and it supports the Emergency Food and Shelter Program as authorized under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 11331-11352). In practical terms, this is a federal funding action intended to strengthen the nationwide system that helps communities respond to urgent needs such as food assistance and short-term emergency shelter.

This particular notice of funding opportunity makes available $400 million for EFSP under ARPA Section 4007. The notice also clarifies that this $400 million is additive to other EFSP resources provided in the same fiscal year. Specifically, EFSP also received $130 million through the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) and an additional $110 million through ARPA Section 4008 (Public Law 117-2). Taken together, the statement signals a major, one-time scale-up of EFSP resources beyond the typical annual appropriation, reflecting the federal government response to heightened economic hardship and housing instability associated with the pandemic era.

Eligibility is unusually narrow: the only eligible applicant is the National Board for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. That means other entities such as local governments, nonprofits, or community organizations cannot apply directly under this specific federal announcement. Instead, the federal award is designed to flow to a single national-level recipient (the EFSP National Board), which then carries out the program’s allocation and administration structure. Consistent with that setup, the posting anticipates just one award (ExpectedAwards: 1). The listing shows an AwardCeiling of $0, which typically indicates that a conventional per-award cap is not being used in the posting because the funding amount and the single-recipient structure are already defined by statute and the notice.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number DHS 21 DAD 024 00 03, with a creation date of March 29, 2021, and an original closing date of April 5, 2021. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is labeled “Other,” which usually appears when a program does not fit neatly into standard categories but is clearly described in the narrative. Overall, this announcement functions less like a competitive open solicitation and more like a formal mechanism to deliver ARPA-authorized EFSP funds to the national entity responsible for operating and distributing EFSP assistance across jurisdictions.

  • 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 "Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP), pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Section 4007" 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 Mar 29, 2021.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 05, 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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