KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Kalamazoo County Government will begin taking applications next week from local organizations hoping to get their share of American Rescue Plan State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
County officials say the goal of these funds is to provide resources to meet the public health and economic needs of those impacted by the pandemic and address longstanding health and economic disparities amplified throughout affected communities.
The County will begin accepting applications Monday, February 28. To be eligible to apply, organizations may be a not-for-profit, in good standing, for-profit organization, faith-based organization or other similar organization and must have been in active operation for the entire calendar year 2020.
Applicants should identify a COVID-19 public health or economic impact on an individual or class and design a program that responds to that impact, and county officials say responses should “be related and reasonably proportional to the harm identified and intended to benefit those impacted.”
An online application process will be available at Kalcounty.com.
A technical assistance webinar will be held Friday, February 25 at 11:00 a.m. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to attend https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85748705551.
Applications open February 28 and close April 15 at 5:00 p.m. Applicants who submit by March 15 will receive feedback on their submission and a chance to adjust before the final application deadline.
The County expects to make funding awards sometime this summer.
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