Fiscal Year 2023 Shelter and Services Program

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is offering the Fiscal Year 2023 Shelter and Services Program (SSP) grant opportunity. This grant provides funding to non-federal entities, including 501(c)(3) nonprofits, tribal organizations, state/local governments, and public housing authorities, to temporarily shelter and provide services to noncitizen migrants recently released from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) custody. The key objectives are to support the safe, orderly, and humane release of noncitizen migrants from DHS short-term holding facilities and increase the capacity of non-federal entities to shelter this population. Eligible activities include providing shelter, food, transportation, acute medical care, personal hygiene supplies, and labor for case management. Applicants can submit proposals through the FEMA Grants Outcomes (GO) system, with the application deadline set for September 11, 2023.

Federal Grant Awards under this program typically range from $100,000 to over $20 million, with performance periods of up to 36 months. Recipients include state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and faith-based institutions in border states such as Texas, Arizona, and California, as well as major cities like New York and Chicago. The awards are classified as Project Grants, with FEMA's Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards office as the awarding agency.