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Board approves slate of community-impact grants totaling roughly $1.08 million for nonprofits
Summary
Following ARP committee recommendations, the board approved 69 nonprofit awards across health and human services, faith-based services, emergency response, youth development and arts and culture. A small set of applications was held pending additional ARP oversight review.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on May 19 approved staff recommendations from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Community Impact Grant program and authorized contracts for 69 nonprofit organizations across five categories: health and human services; faith-based services; emergency response/public safety; educational and youth development; and arts, culture and community development.
County staff said the application period (Feb. 28-April 1) produced 97 applications requesting about $3.1 million; the ARP allocation available for this round was $1,081,735. Staff scored applications using a rubric that included organizational capacity, financial controls and risk assessment and then presented ranked recommendations to the ARP committee; the committee moved the slate to the full board for action.
The board approved the lists presented by Vice Chairwoman Jones in grouped votes (health and human services; faith-based services; emergency response; youth development; arts and culture/community development). A small number of proposals were deferred to additional ARP oversight review and will be presented later. Staff will notify awardees and non-awardees and execute contracts with recipients.
Why it matters
The awards provide one-time ARP or ARP-related funds to local nonprofits that deliver human services, public-safety capabilities and youth and cultural programs. The grants aim to expand community capacity and fill service gaps identified during the ARP planning process.
Provenance
- topicintro: transcript block at 7067.2803 (introduction of impact grant recommendations) - topfinish: transcript block at 7916.056 (final grouped vote tally and unanimous approvals)
