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Quoting a news release from the Alaska Foundation, Alaska’s nonprofit sector continues to play an essential role in the state’s pandemic response and recovery by delivering programs and services that address the needs of their local communities. The ARPA Nonprofit Recovery Fund grant awards will enable the nonprofit sector to provide ongoing support and critical services to their communities and help mitigate the lingering health and economic impacts of COVID-19.
“Alaska’s nonprofits have worked hard to help our communities get back on their feet. It’s great to see funds reaching these important organizations,” said DCCED Commissioner Julie Anderson. “I appreciate ACFs experience and enjoyed working with them in the review of applications and distributions of these grant awards.”
Grants were awarded to nonprofits across the state in Bristol Bay, Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta, Bering Straits, Interior, Southcentral, and Southeast. The grant distribution prioritized nonprofits supporting public health, food security, housing, and basic needs. The awards will enable the nonprofit sector to better serve vulnerable populations – including youth, seniors, and persons with mental and physical disabilities – now and in the future.
“It has been a collaborative effort with DCCED and philanthropic partners to ensure that the grants awarded will have a meaningful impact across the state,” said ACF President and CEO Nina Kemppel.
Kemppel said, “Our goal is to support the nonprofit sector in a time in which their services are critical to the COVID-19 recovery in Alaska. Thanks to the Alaska Legislature for recognizing not only the immediate relief but subsequent recovery assistance needed for nonprofits to serve their communities.”
The ARPA Nonprofit Recovery Fund was launched because of the Alaska State Legislature’s appropriation of $20 million from the State’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for grants to nonprofits to address the economic and social impacts due to COVID-19.
The application period for round two of the ARPA Nonprofit Recovery Fund is currently open. Nonprofits are encouraged to contact ACF’s staff with questions or requests for assistance.
The deadline to apply for round two funds is 5:00 pm on February 16, 2022.
Nonprofits can find more information, including eligibility criteria, and an application for a grant at alaskacf.org/blog/funds/arpa.
Not only were nonprofits eligible for American Rescue Plan Act grants, according to www.forakergroup.org, Alaska Allocations headed to Alaska through the ARPA announced at a White House briefing in March 2021 included:
- $1.02 billion to State of Alaska
- $112.2 million to State of Alaska – infrastructure/capital
- $45 million to Anchorage – Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
- $43.5 million to all other cities – Dept. Commerce, Community and Economic Development (DCCED)
- $141.8 million to boroughs and census areas
- Of census allocation, $15 million to cities in the Unorganized Borough – DCCED
- $358 million to school districts – Dept. of Education and Early Development
- $400 million to tribes; $1.7 million each
- $152 million for emergency rental assistance – Alaska Housing Finance Corporation/Anchorage
- $43 million to LIHEAP – Dept. of Health and Social Services (DHSS)
- $74 million to CCDBG and Childcare Stabilization Grants – DHSS
- $11 million to Anchorage and $3.7 million to Fairbanks for transit
- $2.74 million for rural transit – Dept. of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOTPF)
On the Web:
American Rescue Plan Act - An Analysis for Alaska Non-Profits - Alaska Allocations
For Alaska Group
https://www.forakergroup.org/american-rescue-plan-act-an-analysis-for-alaskas-nonprofits/
Edited By: Mary Kauffman, SitNews
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