La Plata County awarded federal funds under The Emergency Food And Shelter National Board Program

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

Be private, voluntary nonprofits with a 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 Karla Davis, Department of Human Services, 10 Burnett Court, Durango, CO 81301; [email protected]; or 382-6121.

The closing date for applications is 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The local Emergency Food & Shelter Board will convene to review applications and allocate this funding at 9 a.m. Thursday via a Zoom meeting.

All participating applicants must be represented at this meeting to receive funding. To request Zoom participation information, email Lynn Urban at [email protected].