The City of Fort Collins is accepting applications for the 2024 Social Services Recovery Grant.
Donor Name: City of Fort Collins
State: Colorado
City: Fort Collins
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/26/2023
Size of the Grant: $20,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Funding Focus Areas
- All projects supported with funding must prioritize services towards residents impacted or disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- These funds are for social service activities occurring in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Fort Collins community, and as recognized in the Fort Collins Recovery Plan.
- This grant opportunity will exclusively fund projects that are currently leading or will develop direct service programs that address:
- Food Insecurity
- Social Isolation and Seniors
- Mental and Behavioral Health
- Housing Stability
- Abuse
- Access to Transportation
- Services for Disabled Residents.
Funding Information
- Funded programs will receive $20,000 through eligible reimbursements that occur during the funding period. The City has allocated funding to support 9 programs.
- If you do not believe your program can fully expend the $20,000 by December 31, 2024, these dollars may not be appropriate for your organization.
- Subrecipients will be reimbursed for eligible expenses through a reimbursement request.
- Reimbursement requests must include documentation sufficient to demonstrate that the amount of the reimbursement payment has been used in accordance with the funding agreement. Examples include receipts, timesheets, paystubs, etc.
- Funds are delivered via reimbursement of eligible expenses within 30-days of financial invoices being submitted.
Funding Period
The funding period is January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024.
Eligible Expenses & Activities
Funding awards may only be used to cover costs that:
- Are necessary expenditures incurred to advance social services developed and administered in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
- Were incurred during the period that begins on January 1, 2024 and ends on December 31, 2024.
- Were not already offset or recovered by any other designated funding sources.
- Please note: It is a best practice to not utilize one-time funds, especially with these limited funding amounts, to hire a new temporary employee. However, reimbursements for existing personnel costs are an acceptable use.
- All procurements of goods and services by Subrecipients using the federal grant funds must be executed in accordance with 2 CFR 200.317 through 200.327.
Examples of Eligible Programming Activities (not limited to):
- Safety modifications allowing seniors to stay in their homes
- Additional counseling staff for youth exhibiting challenging behaviors
- Bulk purchases of healthy foods for programs seeing greater demands
- Ride vouchers for adults with disabilities needing transport to healthcare services
- Resources for families or individuals at risk of housing instability
- Resources for families or individuals at risk of or recovering from abuse.
Examples of Eligible Expenses (not limited to):
- Personnel (existing direct service staff & program management staff whose time is substantially dedicated to support eligible activities related to the funded program)
- Program materials
- Direct client assistance, such as fee subsidies for families
- Equipment and/or site rentals
- Other program-specific expenses.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible organizations include those that have been directly impacted (costs, demand for services, etc.) by the COVID-19 pandemic and that intend to utilize the ARPA funding to assist Fort Collins residents or households mitigate impacts of the coronavirus pandemic through eligible activities.
- Funds are available for:
For more information, visit City of Fort Collins.
