WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today announced that FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) National Board will allocate more than $7.1 million to the state of Michigan – including more than $323,000 to counties in Michigan’s Sixth Congressional District - to assist organizations providing critical resources to people with economic emergencies, including our communities’ hungry and homeless populations, during the coronavirus pandemic.
The funding was made available by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which Upton voted for and the House passed at the end of March.
“This public health crisis is impacting all of us, and our hungry and homeless populations are facing extraordinary challenges,” Upton said. “I am pleased to see so many organizations across southwest Michigan that are stepping up to help feed the hungry. provide shelter, and deliver critical resources. This funding will help them to fulfill their mission and better care for those in the most need in our communities.”
The following counties in Upton’s congressional district will receive funding:
- Berrien County, $85,746
- Cass County, $30,330
- Kalamazoo County, $126,862
- St. Joseph County, $34,620
- Van Buren County $46,002
EFSP funding is allocated to qualifying local jurisdictions, and each funded jurisdiction establishes a Local Board that awards the grant funds to local social service organizations, both nonprofit and governmental, that can best address the identified needs of the community.
