The Madison County Commission (MCC) approved a set amount of ARPA funding to be made available as grants to nonprofits that have faced economic hardship resulting from the public health emergency.
Donor Name: Madison County
State: Alabama
County:
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/30/2023
Details:
Such grants could include funds to cover a loss of earnings, decline in revenues, or impacts of cancelled fundraising events during periods of closure or limited operations due to public health orders; unexpected expenses related to an increased demand for services or mitigation efforts to contain the spread of COVID; and/or other necessary expenditures related to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Eligible Costs
- Loss of earnings, decline in revenues, or impacts of cancelled fundraising events during periods of closure or limited operations due to COVID-19 public health orders.
- Costs associated with implementation of prevention or mitigation measures to contain the spread of the virus, such as physical changes to enable social distancing, enhanced cleaning efforts, barriers or partitions, or COVID-19 vaccination, testing or contact tracing programs.
- Reimbursement of expenses related to the organization’s response to the COVID-19 public health emergency such as payroll and benefit costs; costs to retain employees; mortgage, rent or utilities costs; and other related operating costs.
Eligibility Criteria
The MCC’s ARPA nonprofit grant program is designed to support organizations, programs, and activities that benefit Madison County residents. Organizations eligible to apply include nonprofits that are corporations, associations, or agencies with a 501(c)(3), 501(c)(6), or 501(c)(19) nonprofit status under the Internal Revenue Service Code. For-profit entities and individuals are not eligible. Eligible organizations shall meet the requirements below:
- Serve Madison County residents
- Demonstrate financial impacts directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This could be due to an increase in services provided, an inability to hold fundraising events, loss of revenue related to government-mandated shutdowns, increased costs for complying with reopening requirements, or costs of new programming designed to assist those disparately impacted by the pandemic and its economic effects.
- Organization must verify that it was operational as of March 11, 2021 and continues to be operational as of the date of this application.
- Physical location and operating within Madison County
Review Criteria
Review members may consider the following factors in their evaluation:
- Organization is a qualifying nonprofit
- Financial impact of COVID-19 is clear and demonstrated
- Impact of other Federal or City assistance received, alone or in comparison to other applicants
- Need for financial assistance in order to remain operational
- Program description and impact of program on communities and populations most disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, i.e. low-income and socially vulnerable communities
- Ability to expend funds by December 31, 2024
- Fiscal and administrative capacity to administer the funding in compliance with requirements
- Other factors as deemed appropriate by the panel member
For more information, visit Madison County.
