How much funding does Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) provide?

Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) provides One month of rent, mortgage, or utility assistance in funding.

When is the deadline for Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP)?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP)

Community Action Partnership

Foundation One-time Hardship Grants Housing Grants for Nonprofits Poverty Alleviation Grants

Funding Amount

One month of rent, mortgage, or utility assistance

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP)

Status: Currently active

Geographic Scope: Sonoma County, California

Program Overview: The EFSP provides Sonoma County residents with one month of assistance in rent, mortgage, or a utility bill if they have verifiable COVID-19 related impact as of January 2023. This is a one-time, non-recurring program.

Eligible Services

Rental/Mortgage Assistance:

One month of past, current, or first month's rent

One month of past due balance (must be totally outstanding at time of payment)

One month of current balance (payment due within 10 calendar days)

First month's rent (payment may be made up to 30 days prior to move-in date)

Utility Assistance:

One-month billed amount of metered utility (gas, electric, water, sewer) or non-metered utility (propane or firewood)

Metered: Past due bills (30-day billing period only) or current bills (cannot be paid more than 10 calendar days prior to due date)

Non-Metered: One-time delivery per household (cannot be paid in advance)

Program Requirements

Must be a Sonoma County resident
Your name must be on the bills or lease
Must provide proof of recent COVID-19 impact that caused financial hardship
Households can only apply one time
Cannot apply for multiple services (e.g., cannot apply for both rent and utilities)

Contact Information

Phone: 707-544-6911
Address: 2250 Northpoint Pkwy, Santa Rosa, CA 95407

How to Apply

1. Fill out an intake through the kiosk
2. Upload identification documents, full rental lease, and pay stubs from the past two months
3. A CAP staff member will contact you to continue with the second part of the application
4. Provide proof of COVID-19 impact and utility bill statement or mortgage bill statement (if applicable)
5. All payments will be made directly to your landlord, mortgage lender, or utility vendor

Note

If your situation does not fulfill EFSP requirements but you still need assistance due to sudden or unexpected hardship, you may fill out the online application for guidance and resources.

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What Community Action Partnership actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025

Grants in 2025: 15
Total given: $1.07M
Median grant: $57K
Range: $6,443–$331K

By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: Santa Rosa, CA; Sonoma, CA; Petaluma, CA.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Community Child Care Council of Sonoma County · Santa Rosa, CA

P3 participation stipend

$331K
Aliados Health · Petaluma, CA

P3 participation stipend

$156K
Child Parent Institute · Santa Rosa, CA

P3 participation stipend

$115K
Raizes Collective · Santa Rosa, CA

P3 participation stipend

$70K
United Way of the Wine Country · Santa Rosa, CA

P3 participation stipend

$64K