| Item Title: | Community Services Department/Office of New Americans/ EFSP ARPA Humanitarian Assistance Grant Application (2022-0514) | | Submitted By: | Irene G. Valenzuela, Executive Director, Community Services Department (915) 775-2708 | | Subject: | (GRANT APPLICATION) Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the application for the 2022 Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) Humanitarian Assistance Grant Funding for reimbursement of transportation costs incurred between April 1, 2022, to June 30, 2022, in the amount of $55,440. No County match is required. (Contract No. 2022-0514) | | Background: | On March 15, 2022, Provisions of the law under the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022 (Public Law No: 117-103) provided $150 million to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to help defray the costs that state and local service agencies have or may incur in providing shelter and other services to families and individuals encountered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The County will be seeking reimbursement for $55,440.00 for transportation costs incurred during the 2nd Quarter which covers April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022.
| | Fiscal Impact: | No County match is required.
Requesting reimbursement funding for costs incurred for humanitarian transportation from April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 to total $55,440. | | Recommendation: | (GRANT APPLICATION) Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the application for the 2022 Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) Humanitarian Assistance Grant Funding for reimbursement of transportation costs incurred between April 1, 2022, to June 30, 2022, in the amount of $55,440. No County match is required. (Contract No. 2022-0514) | | Prior Action: | | | Strategic Plan: | .. | | Strategic Plan Information: | |
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