Brian Coddington, Communications Director, 509.625.6740
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 8:33 a.m.
The City of Spokane has established a 2023 Nonprofit Assistance Grant, through funding provided for by the American Rescue Plan Act.
Grants of up to $45,000 will be awarded to nonprofits not awarded in round one who can show operating expenses from March 2020 to current. All funding is retrospective reimbursement for expenses already paid. Your organization will be required to provide information in the narrative section to show how it has been impacted. Up to an additional $25,000 can be awarded to any organization (round one or two) who can show they were disproportionally impacted and have not received adequate funding. Those applying for additional funding will be scored and ranked for this award.
This Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) is the second of two rounds of recovery funding. This round of funding is open for 30 days, awards will be given in the order of applications received or until funding is exhausted. In this round of funding $2,687,226 is available and $400,000 of these funds are set aside for scored awards.
To be eligible, the applicant must apply as a nonprofit organization, have an average operational budget below $1.5 million in 2018-2021 and its principal place of business must be inside the City limits. A full list of eligibility requirements are outlined in the NOFA and application materials.
Application deadline is Friday, May 19, 5 p.m. or until funding is exhausted. Award notices are scheduled for Friday, June 2 for unscored applications and Monday, June 19 for scored applications. For more information on how to apply please visit the Spokane ARPA website.
There is an optional workshop where technical assistance is available on Wednesday, April 19, 1– 3 p.m. It will be held both virtually and in-person at the Looff Carrousel in Riverfront Park.
