The City of Parkersburg ARPA Recovery Grant Program seeks to invest in projects, led by nonprofit organizations, that respond to the COVID 19 public health emergency and its negative impact on residents of the City of Parkersburg and nonprofit organizations.
Donor Name: Parkersburg Area Community Foundation
State: West Virginia
City: Parkersburg
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/29/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $50,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The program is being administered by the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation (PACF) and the Bernard McDonough Foundation (BMF).
Funding Information
Requests may range from $10,000 to $50,000.
Grant Period
The grant period will typically be one year; however, for larger projects, an organization may request a funding over a two-year period.
Eligible Uses of Funding
Funds may be used for capital projects, program development and delivery, and/or operating support. This grantmaking program is specifically focused on transformational community change designed to:
- Address economic impacts spurred or exacerbated by the pandemic.
- Stabilize and build resiliency for individuals, families, and households.
- Address systemic community challenges through improved service delivery.
- Plan and prepare for future events that may cause disruption in services.
- Address financial hardships experienced by nonprofit organizations.
- Build a stronger and more resilient community.
The program has a strong interest in supporting projects that address the needs of children and youth and in projects that address the needs of low to moderate income individuals. All projects must document how they address COVID-19 impact and must align with the approved purposes for the use of ARPA funds.
Examples of eligible projects include:
- Job training programs to accelerate hiring or rehiring of unemployed workers.
- Capital improvements to facilities that address COVID-19 prevention measures, including improving ventilation systems and enabling social distancing.
- Programs that improve access to medical and behavioral health care or other needed services for vulnerable populations.
- Evidence-based prevention, intervention, or mitigation programs to reduce substance use disorder and community violence.Projects
- that address the root causes of poverty, food insecurity, and homelessness.
- Services to expand or address affordable housing.
- Evidence-based educational services and practices (including tutoring, summer, afterschool, and extended learning programs).
- New or expansion of high-quality childcare to provide safe and supportive care for children.
- Projects that strengthen economic development and well-being for residents.
- Operating support for nonprofit organizations to mitigate financial hardship due to the pandemic; requests for operating support should not duplicate support already provided by other federal relief programs, including the Paycheck Protection Program and/or EIDL loans or grants.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
- Have IRS 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) status.
- Have a physical address in the city limits of Parkersburg.
- Have been open and operating no later than January 1, 2020.
- Document how the proposed project addresses negative impacts from COVID 19 while strengthening and transforming the community to improve the ongoing quality of life for resident
For more information, visit ARPA Recovery Grant Program.
