The City of Laurel’s American Rescue Plan Act Grant provides financial support for specific projects and programs to for-profit and non-profit organizations that were impacted by COVID-19.
Donor Name: City of Laurel
State: Maryland
City: Laurel
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/12/2022
Details:
Funds to support this program are provided locally through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The U.S. Treasury has defined the following funding objectives.
- Support urgent COVID-19 response efforts to continue to decrease spread of the virus and bring the pandemic under control;
- Replace lost public sector revenue to strengthen support for vital public services and help retain jobs;
- Support immediate economic stabilization for households and businesses; and
- Address systemic public health and economic challenges that have contributed to the inequal impact of the pandemic.
Each business or non-profit/organization may apply for one project/program under the following categories: (1) Economic Impact (2) Infrastructure or (3) Public Health.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order for a business/organization to be eligible it must demonstrate a negative impact by the COVID-19 pandemic, or present and project/program which would directly address the pandemic’s impact. In addition to these criteria, all businesses/organizations must meet the following:
- Located within the City of Laurel boundaries
- The business must have a current and valid City of Laurel Use and Occupancy permit
- The business must either own its own property or space, or have a current signed 3-year lease that is valid until November 1, 2024 or later if using funds for renovations and/or lease payments
- The business must be in good standing with the State of Maryland
- The business, all business owners, and the property owner must be current on all City, County, State, and Federal tax payments
- The Applicant cannot be engaged in any illegal activity
- The current location of the business must be on a property in any of the following zones:
- C-N – Commercial Neighborhood
- C-C – Commercial Community
- C-G – Commercial General
- C-SH – Commercial Shopping Center
- C-V – Commercial Village
- C-VAC – Commercial Village Activity Center
- O-B – Office Building
- O-B-E – Office Building
- I-CS – Industrial Commercial Services
- I-G – Industrial General
- I-RTP – Industrial Research and Technology Park.
Eligible (Generally)
- Economic Impact
- Job training programs to accelerate rehiring of unemployed workers
- Non-profits or organizations that provide food assistance, rent/mortgage assistance, etc. to prevent eviction or homelessness
- Businesses and non-profits/organizations facing challenges to cover payroll, rent/mortgage, and other operating costs
- Physical barriers or partitions for social distancing
- Aid to tourism, travel, and hospitality businesses
- Services to address homelessness or affordable housing
- New, expanding, or enhanced early learning services
- Evidence-based educational services and practices (including tutoring, summer, afterschool, and extended learning programs)
- New or expansion of existing high-quality childcare to provide safe and supportive care for children
- Infrastructure
- Water and sewer improvements
- Broadband improvement or expansion
- Public Health
- Vaccination Programs
- Support for vulnerable populations to access medical or public services
- Purchase of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Improve the design and execution of health and public health programs
- Evidence-based community violence intervention program to prevent and mitigate violence.
For more information, visit City of Laurel.
