NEWS Release
U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick
Representing North Carolina’s Ninth District
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 9, 2003 |
Contact: Andy Polk (202) 225-1976 |
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Myrick Announces funding for Union, Mecklenburg, and Gaston Counties |
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| (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Representative Sue Myrick (NC-9) today announced funding has been awarded to Union, Mecklenburg, and Gaston Counties by the Emergency Food and Shelter (EFS) Program. Union will receive $66,411, Mecklenburg will receive $443,079, and Gaston will receive $144,535 from the EFS for the 2004 fiscal year.
The Emergency Food and Shelter (EFS) Program is a branch of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). EFS funds are used to supplement food, shelter, rent, mortgage and utility assistance programs for people with non-disaster related emergencies. The EFS Program, entering its twenty-first year, is administered by a national board of volunteer agencies chaired by FEMA. The National Board qualifies local jurisdictions for annual EFS funding awards based on criteria involving current population, unemployment and poverty levels. Grants are awarded to local social service agencies that are chosen by local boards in the qualifying jurisdictions. In addition, 8% of the year’s total EFS appropriation was set aside by the National Board for State grants to aid the needy in jurisdictions that did not otherwise qualify for assistance. ### |
