(Columbia, SC) – House Majority Whip and Sixth District Congressman James E. Clyburn announced today the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded $3.5 million to South Carolina counties to help serve the homeless and hungry during these difficult economic times. The awarded Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) funds are more than double the amount provided to South Carolina a year ago.
“I am pleased the federal government is responding to the needs of our most vulnerable citizens,” Congressman Clyburn said. “As we rebuild our economy, we must ensure that those in economic crisis don’t fall through the cracks, and this federal investment will go a long way.”
EFSP funds were first authorized by Congress in 1983 and are appropriated annually under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. With the FY 2010 allocation, more than $3.6 billion in federal aid will have been disbursed through the EFSP since its inception.
In addition, 8% of the year’s total EFSP appropriation will be allocated by the National Board to “set-aside committees” at the state level. These State Set-Aside Committees will make funding determinations to aid the needy in jurisdictions with increased needs or that did not otherwise qualify for assistance.
In each county, a Local Board advertises the availability of the funds, establishes local priorities, selects local non-profit and government agencies to receive supplemental funding, and monitors program compliance. The Local Board’s composition mirrors the EFSP National Board.
Member agencies of the National Board include: American Red Cross; Catholic Charities USA; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.; The Jewish Federations of North America; The Salvation Army; and, United Way Worldwide.
Information on the EFSP grants for FY 2010 (“Phase 28” of the EFSP) is available on their website at www.efsp.unitedway.org.
Here are the funding levels for South Carolina counties:
Emergency Food and Shelter Program
FY 2010 – “Phase 28” – South Carolina Allocations
|
Abbeville County |
$24,003 |
|
Aiken County |
$105,121 |
|
Allendale County |
$10,993 |
|
Anderson County |
$151,643 |
|
Bamberg County |
$15,710 |
|
Barnwell County |
$23,528 |
|
Berkeley County |
$120,253 |
|
Calhoun County |
$12,432 |
|
Charleston County |
$220,878 |
|
Cherokee County |
$61,877 |
|
Chester County |
$47,576 |
|
Chesterfield County |
$47,442 |
|
Clarendon County |
$28,706 |
|
Colleton County |
$33,705 |
|
Darlington County |
$62,663 |
|
Dillon County |
$31,955 |
|
Dorchester County |
$91,947 |
|
Edgefield County |
$16,971 |
|
Fairfield County |
$22,727 |
|
Florence County |
$105,848 |
|
Georgetown County |
$54,341 |
|
Greenville County |
$319,739 |
|
Greenwood County |
$58,272 |
|
Hampton County |
$17,802 |
|
Horry County |
$227,198 |
|
Jasper County |
$15,236 |
|
Kershaw County |
$47,131 |
|
Lancaster County |
$79,174 |
|
Laurens County |
$56,358 |
|
Lee County |
$18,188 |
|
Lexington County |
$154,863 |
|
McCormick County |
$8,352 |
|
Marion County |
$40,974 |
|
Marlboro County |
$35,337 |
|
Newberry County |
$31,346 |
|
Oconee County |
$62,055 |
|
Orangeburg County |
$96,339 |
|
Pickens County |
$87,853 |
|
Richland County |
$242,315 |
|
Saluda County |
$12,536 |
|
Spartanburg County |
$238,829 |
|
Sumter County |
$82,987 |
|
Union County |
$34,981 |
|
Williamsburg County |
$35,322 |
|
York County |
$220,804 |
|
State Set-Aside Committee, SC |
$54,150 |
|
South Carolina Total |
$3,568,460 |