Closed · DHS-20-ONA-050-00-99 · CFDA 97.050 · Discretionary
Other Needs Assistance - Lost Wages
Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Homeland Security - FEMA, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- Varies
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 10, 2020
- Close date
- 56
- Expected awards
The verdict
Other Needs Assistance - Lost Wages is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Homeland Security - FEMA that offered Varies by applicant across 56 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- Varies
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 56
- expected awards
- 97.050
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Other Needs Assistance - Lost Wages - is cataloged under number DHS-20-ONA-050-00-99 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 97.050, posted by Department of Homeland Security - FEMA. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on August 10, 2020 and last updated on August 26, 2020. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is Varies by applicant. The agency has projected $44.0 billion in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 56 awards. If the agency funds the expected 56 awards from the $44.0 billion estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $785.7 million. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on September 10, 2020. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Varies by applicant
Close Date
September 10, 2020
Funding will close sooner if the Disaster Relief Fund reaches $25 billion, or Congress enacts a replacement unemployment relief program.
Posted
August 10, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$44,000,000,000
Expected Awards
56
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
In an effort to help ease the financial burden on those who are unemployed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump has authorized FEMA to use Stafford Act disaster relief funds to provide supplemental payments for lost wages due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to $44 billion in Disaster Relief Funding is available to support this initiative. To help meet the needs of the American people, the FEMA Administrator is authorized to award grants to state and territory governments to administer supplemental payments for lost wages under Other Needs Assistance, in accordance with section 408 (e)(2) of the Stafford Act (42 U.S.C. 5174 (e)(2)) and 44 C.F.R. §206.119(c)(6)(ii) for major disasters declared by the President pursuant to section 401 of the Stafford Act (42 U.S.C.§ 5170) for COVID-19. When submitting your final grant application, ensure a complete application is provided. A complete application includes all of the forms outlined in the following link https://www.fema.gov/disasters/coronavirus/supplemental-payments-lost-wages filled out in all required sections and signed. The signed State Administrative Plan must include State or Territory specific procedures for implementation of the grant.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
FEMA Individual Assistance Division, Individuals and Households Program Branch FEMA-IHPHelpdesk@fema.dhs.gov
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