Shelter and Services Program

• To provide funding to non-federal entities that serve noncitizen migrants recently released from DHS custody to temporarily provide shelter, food, transportation, acute medical care, personal hygiene supplies, and labor necessary to manage cases to provide these services; and,
• To provide funding to non-federal entities to increase their capacity to temporarily shelter noncitizen migrants recently released from DHS custody, including renovations and modifications to existing facilities.
Priorities
The safe, orderly, and humane release of noncitizen migrants from DHS short-term holding facilities.
Performance Measures
Performance measures for SSP recipients are:
 Number of meals provided;
 Number of nights of lodging provided;
 Number of noncitizen migrants transported;
 Number of acute medical care items provided, by type;
 Number of personal hygiene supplies provided, by type; and
 Number of hours of labor paid to manage cases to provide these services.

FEMA will calculate and analyze the above metrics through a review of programmatic performance reports and award monitoring to ensure that the funds are expended for their intended purpose and achieve the stated outcomes in the grant application.

Eligible applicants are listed in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). These eligible applicants must demonstrate the capability, either internally or through a partnership, to provide the SSP allowable activity proposed for funding. Funding will not be provided to any applicant that charges any noncitizen migrant for services.

Notification of award approval is made via FEMA’s Grant Outcomes (FEMA GO) system through automatic electronic mail to the recipient’s authorized official listed in the initial application. The recipient should follow the directions in the notification to confirm acceptance of the award. Recipients must accept their awards no later than 45 days from the award date. The recipient shall notify FEMA of its intent to accept and proceed with work under the award or provide a notice of intent to decline through FEMA GO system. Funds will remain on hold until the recipient accepts the award through FEMA GO system and all other conditions of the award have been satisfied or until the award is otherwise rescinded. Failure to accept a grant award within the 45-day timeframe may result in a loss of funds. Recipients should refer to Section F – (1) Notice of Award - of the NOFO for additional information on Federal award acceptance and administration.

Refer to Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for further information