The Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) is administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and has been entrusted through the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (PL 100-77) to provide shelter, food and supportive services for the nation’s hungry, homeless and people in economic crisis. FEMA each year awards funds to qualifying jurisdictions and State Set-Aside Committees.