The members of the Cache County Council have approved nearly $900,000 in grants for local non-profit groups and service organizations. The funding for those grants was included in the $1.9 trillion federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
CACHE COUNTY – Cache County residents will benefit from nearly $900,000 in grants to area non-profit groups and service organizations recently approved by the Cache County Council.
Funding for those grants was provided by the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
Eight eligible non-profits groups were awarded a total of $515,000 and three partner service organizations were awarded a total $370,000, according to County Executive David Zook.
“Our community has a great track record of coming together to help those in need,” Zook explained.
“I’m excited to see how our community organizations will use these grant funds to serve our county’s residents.”
The American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021 to provide additional financial relief in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
That legislative package totaled $1.9 trillion and included more than $65 billion in direct, flexible aid to every county in America based on its share of the U.S. population.
The goal of that funding was to support local service activities that were burden by decreased revenue, financial insecurity, increased operating costs or other hardships resulting from the pandemic.
Grant awards to partner service organizations approved by the Cache County Council included $75,000 to the Bear River Association of Governments to provide comprehensive support to low-income households with children by connecting them with available resources; $160,000 to Bear River Mental Health to provide assistance to residents experiencing homelessness or potential homelessness due to mental health issues; and $135,000 to support case management for the Cache Valley Unified Support Program.
The members of the Cache County Council also awarded grants to local non-profit organizations including $160,000 to the Dan Gyllenskog Veterans Resource Center for staffing, service providing and maintaining facilities; $25,000 to the Cache Refugee and Immigrant Connection to support walk-in case management; $20,000 to the Loaves and Fishes Community Meal service for equipment replacement; $160,000 to the Sunshine Terrace Foundation to mitigate the financial stress caused by the pandemic as it relates to personnel; $34,000 to the William A. Burnard Warming Center for increased costs; $2,500 to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers for operational expenses impacting the DUP Museum; $23,000 to the Little Lambs Foundation to fund a delivery van to serve primarily low-income families; and $90,500 to Citizens Against Physical and Sexual Abuse (CAPSA) to meet increased demand and continue providing essential support to survivors.
Zook explained that a volunteer committee reviewed 47 funding applications from non-profit groups and service organization since August and recently made final recommendations to the members of the County Council.
“I wish we could have funded every project,” Zook admitted. “But these 11 projects will accomplish a tremendous amount of good in our community.”