Public Notice

LEGAL NOTICE
HANCOCK & BROOKE COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA HAVE BEEN AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDS UNDER THE EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM.
The following counties have been chosen to receive funds to supplement emergency food & shelter programs in the county:
Hancock County, WV $13,825.00
Brooke County, WV $10,022.00
The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and consists of representatives from The Salvation Army; American Red Cross; United Jewish Communities, Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.; and, United Way of America. The Local Board was charged to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the country.
A Local Board made up of the local United Way, local government officials and local representatives from some of the above-mentioned organizations will determine how the funds awarded to Hancock Cty. and Brooke Cty. in WV are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies in the area.
Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local agencies chosen to receive funds must: 1) be private voluntary non-profits or units of government, 2) have an accounting system, 3) practice nondiscrimination, 4) have demonstrated the capacity to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs, and 5) if they are a private voluntary organization, they must have a voluntary board. Qualifying agencies are urged to apply.
Public or private voluntary agencies interested in applying for Emergency Food and Shelter Program funds email
[email protected]
for an application. The deadline for applications is February 24, 2023 by end of business day.
WDT Feb 9, 2023