EFSP

$9,200 in federal dollars available to support basic needs in Logan County
 

Logan County has been chosen to receive $9,200 to supplement food, shelter, and utility assistance programs in the county under Phase 40 of the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program.  Any nonprofit, faith-based or local government agency that provides these services may apply for funds.  
 
EFSP funds must be used to supplement food and shelter services and may not be used as seed money for new programs. The key responsibility of participating organizations is to provide assistance within the intent of the program. Agencies may receive funds to provide food, shelter and supportive services, including one or more of the following:
 
  • SERVED MEALS - This category pertains to basic, nutritional, hot, or cold prepared meals that are served or delivered to clients.  Food costs for meals served in a shelter should be included here. The per meal rate of $3.00 may be used for agencies serving congregate meals.
  • OTHER FOOD - This category includes food vouchers for food orders, food boxes, or food purchased by food banks and food pantries. 
  • MASS SHELTER (on-site) - This category pertains to LROs that will use funds to provide shelter within their own facility. LROs may use a per diem rate of $12.50, as approved by the Local Board, for housing clients in their facility. The rate must be selected at the beginning of the Phase and used for all mass shelter expenditures. The per diem rate includes supplies purchased by the LRO.
  • OTHER SHELTER - This category pertains to LROs that will use funds to provide shelter outside of their own facility (motel, SRO, other nonEFSP funded shelter). LROs may provide up to 90 days of assistance for clients if it is necessary to prevent homelessness. Local Board may approve the payments, no additional approval is required by the National Board.
  • SUPPLIES/EQUIPMENT - This category includes any essential supplies and equipment, such as personal protective equipment, diapers and feminine hygiene products, purchased for use in a mass feeding or sheltering facility or for use by food banks/food pantries. Maximum expenditure is $300 per item. The per meal or per diem rates include supplies/equipment purchases; LROs cannot make separate purchases in the supplies and equipment category.
  • BUILDING CODE REPAIRS/ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS - This category includes expenditures for building code repairs or accessibility improvements of a mass shelter or mass feeding facility; record the full amount to be spent. Maximum expenditure in this category is $2,500.00. Both the National Board and Local Board must approve expenditures in advance (written). A building code citation is required.
  • RENT/MORTGAGE - This category pertains to LROs that will use funds to provide clients with rent/mortgage assistance (up to 3 months per client/family to maintain housing. Local Board may approve the payments; no additional approval is required by the National Board).
  • UTILITIES - This category pertains to LROs that will use funds to provide clients with utility assistance (up to 3 months per client/family/per utility to prevent disconnection of service. Local Board may approve the payments; no additional approval is required by the National Board).
  • PPE - This category pertains to personal protective equipment that may be needed to provide services to clients or for clients to receive services. PPE purchases is limited to 10% of an agency’s award.
Funding from Phase 40 can be applied to agency expenditures between 11/1/2021 and 12/31/2023.
 
The application and complete details are available below.  The deadline to apply is Monday May 1.  The local Logan County EFSP Board will convene on Wednesday May 3 at 10:00 a.m. to determine how the funds will be distributed.  The meeting will be held via Zoom.
 
Under 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) have a sound accounting system, 3) practice nondiscrimination, 4) have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs and 5) if they are a private voluntary organization, they must have an active board.  The National Board requires all Local Recipient Organizations to have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). If an LRO does not have a UEI, the LRO must request the number on the SAM.gov website. There is no charge for the UEI. Please see the website instructions for LROs needing to obtain a UEI. Qualifying agencies are urged to apply.
 
The amount of $9,200 to be used in Logan County was allocated by a National Board that is chaired by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from The Salvation Army; American Red Cross; United Jewish Communities; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA; and United Way World Wide. The National Board was charged to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the country.  These dollars represent Phase 40 of the program.
 
APPLICATION - Deadline is Monday May 1
Click here for the Logan County Emergency Food & Shelter Program Application 
(Microsoft Word file.  Download, complete, re-save, then e-mail back.)

 

IMPORTANT: UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI) REQUIREMENT
All agencies participating in the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) must provide their Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).  Agencies applying for these federal funds must have a UEI. The National Board used the DUNS previously, but the DUNS is now obsolete and is not acceptable for entities receiving federal funding. The federal government stopped using the DUNS Number to uniquely identify entities. Now, entities doing business with the federal government or receiving federal funds must use the UEI created in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov).

If your entity is registered in SAM.gov, you already have your UEI, and it is viewable in SAM.gov. Remember, you must be signed in to your SAM.gov account to view entity records. All SAM.gov registrants have been assigned their UEIs and can view them in SAM.gov.

OBTAINING UEI VIA SAM.GOV

Agencies Registered in EFSP Database with DUNS

If your agency has a DUNS number and is registered in SAM.gov, a UEI should have been assigned to your organization and you may be able to access it by visiting SAM.gov or the Federal Service Desk, FSD.gov.  For more information, visit SAM.gov or the Federal Service Desk, FSD.gov.

After retrieving your UEI, you will need to enter your twelve (12) character UEI directly into your agency’s profile on the EFSP website. Please note that the EFSP National Board staff did not assign, nor have they entered UEIs to replace DUNS for agencies currently available in the EFSP database.
 
Agencies Without UEI (New to EFSP)

If an agency does not have a UEI, it can be requested in, and assigned by, SAM.gov.  Once you receive your UEI, you will need to enter it along with additional information required by the National Board into the EFSP website.  It is highly recommended that agencies act quickly to request their UEI to avoid any unnecessary delays in the receipt of funding. 

After retrieving your UEI, you will need to enter your twelve (12) character UEI directly into your agency’s profile on the EFSP website. Please note that the EFSP National Board staff did not assign, nor have they entered UEIs to replace DUNS for agencies currently available in the EFSP database.

 
FAQ'S AND GUIDELINES FOR HOW YOU CAN USE THESE FEDERAL DOLLARS

Funding decisions will be made by the local EFSP Board, which includes:

  • Andrew Binegar, Bridges Community Action
  • Jon Brown, Residential Administrators
  • Kim Collum, Lutheran Community Services
  • Cynthia Heffner, Logan County Department of Job & Family Services
  • Tyra Jackson, Second Harvest Food Bank
  • Brandi Kinchen, Logan County Homeless Shelter
  • Michelle Nichols, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Bellefontaine
  • Pastor Larry Novak, First Lutheran Community Church / Logan County Housing Coalition
  • Mike Yoder, Logan County Commissioner
  • Dave Bezusko, United Way of Logan County
 
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
Please e-mail completed applications here.  If you have additional questions, you may contact United Way at (937) 592-2886.