Tucson To Award $10M In Rescue Fund Grants Next Year

TUCSON, AZ — The city of Tucson is looking to award an initial $10.1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds in the coming year to community non-profits and businesses to help fight the ill effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release from the city.

Over the next four years the city plans to award a total of $33.8 million through the federal rescue plan's Community Partner Grant Program.

The city began taking applications for the program on Monday.

According to the news release, the city is looking to partner with community nonprofits and businesses that will provide:

• Relief for families, essential and frontline workers and small businesses.
• Community reinvestment and recovery in the area of parks, arts and culture.
• Workforce and youth development.
• Promotion of affordable and stable housing.

Application review is set to begin Jan. 19, with award notification around Feb. 2. The application and additional grant information can be found here, or by emailing PartnerGrants@tucsonaz.gov.

The city is looking to support programs that will work toward the following goals:

• Recovery for all, starting with the communities that were hit the hardest by the pandemic.
• Make long-term investments to address long-standing inequities.
• Create strategic partnerships with Pima County and Pima County school districts to expand community services.
• Partner with grassroots networks to connect with hard-to-reach communities.
• New solutions and ideas as well as replication or expansion of existing solutions that haven been proven to work.
• Data-driven and evidence-based investments.
• Transformative, strategic investments aimed at relief and a resilient recovery for the hardest-hit communities

The city plans to host virtual workshops on the grant opportunities at 4 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Dec. 21. Virtual meeting links will be posted on the program website the day of the meeting. Recordings of the meetings will be available online as well.