The Center for Nonprofit Management (CNM) is proud to announce the Community Navigator Program, made possible through the County of Los Angeles’ allocation of American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds.
Donor Name: Center for Nonprofit Management (CNM)
State: California
County: Los Angeles County (CA)
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: 11/30/2023
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
This program aims to make direct investments in community organizations to provide community navigator services to communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. CNM will serve as the administrator of the subcontracting program and take the lead in enhancing the capacity of the selected awardees throughout the 2-year program period.
The Community Navigator Program aims to support and strengthen the efforts of community organizations dedicated to accelerating the economic and social recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on highly impacted communities. The primary objective is to engage and support organizations, small business owners, individuals, and their families in accessing ARP-funded resources and other County services necessary for their recovery.
Funding Information
$200,000-268,000 total over two years + skill building, training, and capacity strengthening.
Eligible Activities
- Funding will be allocated to eligible entities with final award recommendations based on availability of funds, program guidelines, and the submission of all required information and supporting documentation.
- The Community Navigator program will fund community navigator programs that have the capacity to: 1) reach highly impacted and/or vulnerable communities; and The Community Navigator Program will fund community navigator programs that have the capacity to: 1) reach highly impacted and/or vulnerable communities; and 2) utilize a Community Navigator model, 3) effectively outreach, engage, and support organizations, small business owners, individuals, and their families to increase access to ARP-funded resources and other County services needed to recover from the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Organization Eligibility
- Organization must be a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, a State Recognized Tribe that appears on the State of California’s Native American Heritage Commission’s List, or a Federally Recognized Tribe that has an office/operation in Los Angeles County. Fiscally sponsored organizations are eligible.
- Applicants must demonstrate dedicated staffing and presence in Los Angeles County.
- Applicants’ primary direct service activities serve Los Angeles County residents.
- Applicants must demonstrate working history in their supervisorial district.
- Applicants demonstrate the ability to provide linguistically and culturally appropriate community navigator services to reach highly impacted and/or vulnerable communities.
- The proposed services directly focus on communities and community members highly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as identified by the County’s Equity Explorer Mapping Tool.
For more information, visit CNM.