Covington nonprofits that help mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on families and workers are invited to join a virtual call Wednesday to learn about how to apply for part of a $1.15 million grant.
Proposals are due by Monday, June 13 at 4 p.m. Click here to join Wednesday’s meeting.
Awards will range from $50,000 to $500,000. The funds will be spread out over two rounds, with a second request for proposals coming out later this year.
The programs don’t necessarily have to be new to apply, but they have to represent at least an expansion or enhancement of the agency’s current service delivery. The programs, services, and initiatives must be aimed at people who live in certain Census tracts identified by the federal government.
“Even beyond the obvious health impacts, the pandemic has caused a lot of suffering and financial uncertainty among our families and workers in Covington, and that pain has been felt disproportionately,” said Casey Barach, Covington’s American Rescue Plan Act manager. “We want to help the people who have been most vulnerable, and we think we can best do so by partnering with providers who are experts at doing this.”
Eligible providers/services:
- Food assistance and nutritional education programs
- Mental health services
- Senior transportation services
- Translation services, document interpretation, and services to residents for which English is not their first language
- Foreclosure prevention programs
- Financial literacy service programs
- Workforce development and job training programs
Ineligible providers/services:
- Schools and universities
- Child-care providers
- Arts / Arts enrichment organizations
- Hospitals, medical practice groups, health care organizations
- Rental and utility assistance programs
- Homeless shelters and homelessness prevention services funded in the Continuum of Care
More eligibility details:
- Organizations must have federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and be registered with the Kentucky Attorney General’s office
- Applicants can partner with other organizations to be their fiscal agents
- Applicants’ principal place of business must be in Kenton, Campbell, or Boone counties
- The funding cannot be used in place of or instead of existing local, state, federal, or other funds already designated toward that activity
- Applicants must demonstrate they have the expertise and capacity to sign a contract by the end of 2022 and spend the funds by the end of 2023
