Emergency Food and Shelter Program

Federal funds, awarded through the Department of Homeland Security, to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in Miami-Dade County are available to qualifying private, voluntary agencies and local government units that operate such programs. Applicants must be eligible to receive federal funds; have an accounting system; practice nondiscrimination; have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter services; and, if applicants are a private voluntary organization, have a voluntary board

The Emergency Food and Shelter Program’s Local Board has identified the following priority areas for special consideration: Agencies currently receiving funds in excess of $100,000 from another funding source to provide rental assistance to families that are facing court-ordered eviction or experiencing
homelessness; agencies providing up to 90 days of rent/mortgage and utility assistance for families;
agencies providing food assistance in the form of food vouchers and/or bulk food.

An in-person application training will be held on January 22, 2025, at United Way Miami. Attendance at
this session is required before submitting an application.

Please read through the EFSP Responsibilities and Requirements Manual as well as the Phase 42 program reminders before submitting an application. A PDF version of the application is provided for agencies to review prior to submitting an application. Applications and all required documents are due by the end of day on Friday, January 31, 2025, and must be submitted through the online platform provided below. Please refer questions to Vanessa Torres at [email protected] or Natalia Torres at [email protected]