Emergency Food and Shelter Program
All applicants must submit the following to Crawford County Health Department by October 25, 2024:
- Completed application
- Most recent audit or financial review or annual financial report
- IRS Form 990
- Current Board Roaster
EFSP Application (Fillable Form)
Submit applications via email to PublicHealth@co.crawford.wi.gov or by mailing your application to Crawford County Health Department 225 N. Beaumont Rd. Suite 306 Prairie du Chien, WI 53821.
CRAWFORD COUNTY HAS BEEN AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)/FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY UNDER THE EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM.
Crawford County has been chosen to receive $10,088 in Phase 41 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from American Red Cross; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA; The Jewish Federations of North America, The Salvation Army; and, United Way Worldwide. 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 Crawford County Health, Great Rivers United Way, The Salvation Army, Catholic Charities, The American Red Cross, Passages, Congregation Sons of Abraham, CouleeCap, Gays Mills Food Pantry, Prairie du Chien St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church and community members will determine how the funds awarded to Crawford County are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies in the area. The Local Board is responsible for recommending agencies to receive these funds and any additional funds made available under these phases of the program.
Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local agencies chosen to receive funds must: 1) be private voluntary nonprofits or units of government, 2) be eligible to receive Federal funds, 3) have an accounting system, 4) practice nondiscrimination, 5) have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs, and 6) if they are a private voluntary organization, have a voluntary board. Qualifying agencies are urged to apply. Funds awarded must be spent by December 31, 2024.