United Way of Greater New Haven will administer $498,315 in federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP) for fiscal year 2016 – 2017, also known as Phase 34, through a competitive application process for New Haven County nonprofits, faith-based, and government agencies is accepting proposals for emergency services program funding. Other organizations such as smaller emerging nonprofits are encouraged to apply in partnership with an eligible 501(c)3 organization that agrees to serve as the fiscal agent for the grant.
Organizations that have provided direct services including emergency food, emergency shelter, emergency utility, emergency rent/mortgage assistance and transitional housing services for at least 12 on-going months to individuals and families in crisis or prevention services that help people avoid crisis in the towns of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, Derby, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Meriden, Middlebury, Milford, Naugatuck, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Oxford, Prospect, Seymour, Southbury, Wallingford, Waterbury, West Haven, Wolcott, and Woodbridge are welcome to apply for funding. Applications, detailed instructions, funding criteria and guidelines for the 2016 – 2017 EFSP grant process is available at uwgnh.org. Applications are due on Tuesday April 18, 2017, by 12p.m.
