The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded $3.5 million to South Carolina counties to help serve the homeless and hungry, according to a press release issued Thursday by Congressman Jim Clyburn’s office.
The awarded Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) funds are more than double the amount provided to South Carolina a year ago.
The Pee Dee and Grand Strand counties receiving funds are Chesterfield County, $47,442; Clarendon County, $28,706; Darlington County, $62,663; Dillon County, $31,955; Florence County, $105,848; Georgetown County, $54,341; Horry County, $227,198; Lee County, $18,188; Marion County, $40,974; Marlboro County, $35,337; and Williamsburg County, $35,322.
In each county, a local board advertises the availability of the funds, establishes local priorities, selects local non-profit and government agencies to receive supplemental funding, and monitors program compliance. The local board’s composition mirrors the EFSP National Board.
“I am pleased the federal government is responding to the needs of our most vulnerable citizens,” Clyburn said in the release. “As we rebuild our economy, we must ensure that those in economic crisis don’t fall through the cracks, and this federal investment will go a long way.”
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