Fiscal Year 2023 Shelter and Services Program | DHS 23 GPD 141 00 99

Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 23 GPD 141 00 99

The Fiscal Year 2023 Shelter and Services Program (SSP) is a FEMA-administered grant opportunity under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security designed to help communities manage the short-term needs of noncitizen migrants who have been encountered and then released by DHS, including individuals recently released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody. The program is focused on easing pressure on DHS short-term holding facilities by supporting a safe, orderly, and humane release process, mainly by funding local and nonprofit entities that provide immediate, temporary assistance once people leave federal custody.

At its core, SSP reimburses or funds eligible costs tied to providing temporary shelter and basic supportive services for these recently released migrants. The eligible service categories described in the opportunity include shelter, food, transportation, acute medical care, personal hygiene supplies, and the labor needed to manage cases and deliver these services effectively. In addition to direct services, SSP can also fund capacity-building efforts, specifically renovations or modifications to existing facilities so that recipients can safely and appropriately house or serve people in the near term. That means the program is not only about covering operational costs like beds, meals, or transport coordination, but also about helping organizations and local governments expand or adapt their existing infrastructure to meet sudden or sustained demand.

Eligibility is broad and includes many of the entities that typically end up carrying the operational burden of arrivals. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; federally recognized tribal governments; other tribal organizations; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; and nonprofits both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education). The structure is intended to support non-federal entities, including recipients and subrecipients, recognizing that local jurisdictions and community-based organizations are often the ones providing on-the-ground sheltering and wraparound support.

From an administrative standpoint, this is a mandatory grant opportunity (not discretionary in the sense of an open-ended competitive program category) and is listed under the Disaster Prevention and Relief activity category with CFDA number 97.141. The funding opportunity number is DHS-23-GPD-141-00-99. FEMA anticipated making about 34 awards, with an overall award ceiling of $363,800,000 for the opportunity. The posting dates indicate it was created on June 12, 2023, with an original application closing date of July 12, 2023.

Applications for SSP were submitted through FEMA’s Grants Outcomes (GO) system, which is FEMA’s online portal for grant application, management, and reporting. Applicants were directed to access the system at https://go.fema.gov/ to complete and submit their materials.

• The Department of Homeland Security, Department of Homeland Security - FEMA in the disaster prevention and relief sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Fiscal Year 2023 Shelter and Services Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.141.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 12, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 12, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $363,800,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 34 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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