The ARPA Nonprofit Community Health and Recovery (ANCHR) grant program is designed to support organizations, programs and activities that benefit Frederick County residents, and that address public health and economic challenges caused by the pandemic, including those that have contributed to the unequal impact of the pandemic in Qualified Census Tracts.
Donor Name: Frederick County Government
State: Maryland
County: Frederick County
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/09/2022
Grant Size: $5,000 and $50,000
Details:
The Frederick County ARPA Nonprofit Community Health and Recovery (ANCHR) grant program will allocate approximately $1,000,000 in funding to provide awards to eligible nonprofit 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(19) organizations impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency or its negative economic impact.
Priority will be given to those nonprofit organizations that have not previously received other COVID-related relief funding, including, but not limited to, CARES Act, Maryland Nonprofit Recovery Initiative (NORI), Frederick County Nonprofit Bounce Back or Jump Start grant programs, or ARPA project/program funding.
This project is being supported, in whole, by Federal award number SLFRP1623 awarded to Frederick County, Maryland by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Award Use
Awardees may use funding from the ANCHR grant awards for:
- demonstrated need of operational expenses (resulting from revenue gaps/shortfalls and/or expense increases); or
- to expand or create programs to serve the community as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Funding Information
The grant awards for the ANCHR program will be based on an organization’s approved operating budget. Requests can range between $5,000 and $50,000, with a recommended target of 10% of the nonprofit organization’s annual budget for fiscal year 2021.
Eligibility Criteria
An organization is eligible for an award if it:
- has a physical location/address in Frederick County and serves a majority (over 51%) of Frederick County citizens;
- is in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service, the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation’s Personal Property Tax Division, and Frederick County Government;
- is in compliance with Federal, State and Local human rights laws (by self-attestation);
- was established prior to March 1, 2019, and plans to continue operating through at least June 30, 2023; and
- has an annual operating budget of $500,000 or less.
Nonprofit organizations under an umbrella (or fiscal sponsor) are not eligible to apply. The following types of nonprofit organizations are also ineligible: churches and religious organizations; fraternal and/or civic organizations; homeowner’s associations; labor unions
For more information, visit Frederick County Government.