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Commission approves ARPA grant for Pure Academy and dozens of nonprofit awards
Summary
Using ARPA and operating-line funds, commissioners approved a $250,000 grant to Pure Youth Academy and a package of Milton Community Enhancement Grants to local nonprofits, after questions about accounts and program details.
The commission approved a $250,000 ARPA-funded grant to Pure Youth Athletics Alliance (Pure Academy) to deliver structured educational and leadership programming. Finance staff confirmed the award came from a designated ARPA line item; Pure Academy representatives said students do not pay tuition and the organization raises required tuition levels through fundraising.
Separately, the commission approved a slate of small community grants (items 29–37) totaling several hundred thousand dollars across multiple organizations — including Memphis Child Advocacy Center, Samaritan Counseling Centers of the Mid-South and Urban Promise 901 — with several commissioners briefly amending amounts upward during the meeting.
