On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) into law. The $1.9 trillion package is intended to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, including the public health and economic impacts. As a result of this Act, Whitfield County received direct funding from the U.S. Treasury of $20,322,762. The rules regarding how this funding can be spent are described in the Treasury's Final Rule that was issued on January 11, 2022. As allowed by the Final Rule, the Board of Commissioners of Whitfield County has set aside $1,016,138 (5%) of these funds to award to eligible nonprofit organizations for reimbursement of lost revenue and COVID-19 related expenses and for programs that are eligible uses per Treasury guidelines and benefit citizens of Whitfield County.
At the December 2022 meeting of the Whitfield County Board of Commissioners, the Commissioners approved the grant awards as proposed by the grant committee. The list of awardees and award amounts can be found by clicking on the Grant Awards on this page.
Links and Information
ARPA Nonprofit Grant Application Guide
System for Award Management webpage
Uniform Guidance webpage
US Treasury webpage