Pass through grant for families in disaster area

The Department of Social Services California has been awarded a $5,456,560.27 Cooperative Agreement grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Disaster Assistance Projects program (CFDA 97.088). The funding will support the delivery of disaster assistance services to families and communities in California affected by presidentially-declared disasters. Key services provided through this grant include temporary housing assistance, infrastructure repairs, debris removal, emergency supply distribution, case management, counseling, and public education campaigns. A sub-award of over $1 million has been provided to the non-profit organization Catholic Charities of California to deliver emergency disaster case management, nutrition education, and enrollment support for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This federal grant funding enables the state and local partners to provide comprehensive recovery support to Californians impacted by disasters.