The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded $15,074 to the La Plata County jurisdiction to supplement existing emergency food and shelter programs.

Under the grant terms, local agencies chosen to receive money must:

Be a private, voluntary board or units of government. Have an accounting system. Practice nondiscrimination. Have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs.

Qualified agencies are urged to apply.

For more information or to request an application, contact Carla Wood at Salvation Army, 10 Burnett Court, [email protected] or 317-2094.

The closing date for applications is 6 p.m. June 10.

The local Emergency Food and Shelter Board will convene to review applications and allocate funding at 10:30 a.m. June 11 via Zoom.

All participating applications must be represented at this meeting to receive funding. To request Zoom login information, email [email protected].