Clare, Gladwin, Mecosta, and Osceola Counties Receive Funding for Emergency Food and Shelter

Clare County has been awarded $17,437, Gladwin County has been awarded $14,064, Mecosta County has been awarded $23,389, and Osceola County has been awarded $13,160 from the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program to supplement local emergency food and shelter programs.
 
A Local Board is charged to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the country. The Local Board will determine how the funds awarded to Clare County will be distributed to local service agencies.
 
Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local agencies chosen to receive funds must: 1) be a private non-profit or unit of government, 2) be eligible to receive Federal funds, 3) have an accounting system, 4) practice nondiscrimination, 5) have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food or shelter programs, and 6) if they are a non-profit organization, have a voluntary board. Qualifying agencies are urged to apply.

Public or non-profit agencies interested in applying for Emergency Food and Shelter Program funds must contact their local board chair for an application.
 
Clare County: Cherri Swanstra, Clare County EFSP Board Chair, [email protected]
The deadline for applications to be received is March 1, 2024. The Local Board Meeting will be held virtually on March 5, 2024, at 2:00 PM.

Gladwin County: Cherri Swanstra, Gladwin County EFSP Board Chair, [email protected]
The deadline for applications to be received is March 1, 2024. The Local Board Meeting will be held virtually on March 5, 2024, at 1:00 PM.

Mecosta County: Diane Long, Mecosta County EFSP Board Co-Chair, [email protected]
The deadline for applications to be received is March 1, 2024. The Local Board Meeting will be held virtually on March 7, 2024, at 1:00 PM.

Osceola County: Malinda Coss, Osceola County EFSP Board Co-Chair, [email protected]
​The deadline for applications to be received is March 1, 2024. The Local Board Meeting will be held virtually on March 7, 2024, at 2:00 PM.

Attendance for applicants is required.