We are excited to announce the recipients of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grants distributed by Adams County. The $35 million in grants will go to organizations to help with COVID-19 response and recovery efforts in the community.
The county received more than 200 applications totaling $163 million in requests. A total of 102 grant applications were funded, representing 70 entities, with 13 organizations receiving two or more grants. Grants range from $1,000 to $1.8 million.
Thank you to all organizations that applied for a grant. Please see full list of grant recipients below.
If your project received partial funding, click here for additional instructions.
| Organization | Program Title | Funding Category | Funding Recommendation | |
|
27J Schools |
Workforce Retention and Recruitment |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
1,000,000 |
|
9Health:365 |
9Health:365 Serving Marginalized Communities in Adams Country through Collaborative COVID‐19 Vaccine Events & Preventive Health Fairs |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
422,038.33 |
|
Adams 14 Education Foundation |
Support Adams 14 Scholars and Funding the Unfunded |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
35,000 |
|
Adams County Emergency Food Bank |
Food Assistance During COVID‐19 Recovery |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
350,000 |
|
Adams County Fire Protection District |
Premium Pay Program |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
230,000 |
|
Adams County School District 14 |
Homeless Supports Office Expansion |
Shelter Support & Community Safety |
$ |
275,000 |
|
Adams County School District 14 |
Adams 14 ‐ Motorola Nitro |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
1,000,000 |
|
Adams County Sheriff's Office Employee Foundation |
Operation Freebird |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
1,200 |
|
Adelante Community Development |
Centro Comunitario Adelante |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
1,886,362.67 |
|
Adelante Community Development |
Juntos Adelante |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
1,862,662.67 |
|
Alley Cat Beads |
New Product Line |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
3,000 |
|
Almost Home, Inc. |
Adams County Housing Stability Program |
Shelter Support & Community Safety |
$ |
1,886,362.67 |
|
Archway Housing & Services |
Decrease Food Insecurity at Green Leaf and Villa Verde as a Result of COVID‐19 |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
4,500 |
|
Aurora Economic Opportunity Coalition |
North Aurora AEOC COVID-19 Recovery Program |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
75,000 |
|
Aurora Interfaith Community Services |
Food Pantry Services for Adams County Residents Facing Food Insecurity Due to COVID‐ 19 |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
73,152 |
|
Aurora Interfaith Community Services |
Community Navigation Services for Adams County Residents Impacted by COVID‐19 |
Shelter Support & Community Safety |
$ |
30,163 |
|
Aurora Mental Health Center |
Acute Care Center |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
1,341,862.67 |
|
Awakening Balance LLC |
Awakening Balance Acupuncture ‐ Full Spectrum Traditional Chinese Medicine |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
5,000 |
|
Bennett Park and Recreation District |
Recover Revenue Lost from COVID-19 Restrictions |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
80,000 |
|
Brighton Housing Authority |
Adams County ‐COVID-19 Recovery Center |
Shelter Support & Community Safety |
$ |
350,000 |
|
Brothers Redevelopment |
Brothers Redevelopment Housing Support Services |
Shelter Support & Community Safety |
$ |
302,348.33 |
|
Cakes By Karen |
Cakes By Karen |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
5,000 |
|
CASA of Adams & Broomfield Counties |
CASA Volunteer Program |
Family Stability |
$ |
965,270 |
|
Clinica Family Health |
COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Vaccination, and Primary Health Care as Needed for Afghani Refugees in Adams County |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
71,853.12 |
|
Coal Creek Adult Education Center |
Free English as a Second Language and High School Equivalency Preparation Classes |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
15,000 |
|
Colfax Community Network |
Central East Adams County Family Resource Center |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
1,700,000 |
|
Colorado Poverty Law Project |
Adams County Housing Solutions |
Shelter Support & Community Safety |
$ |
1,040,000 |
|
Colorado Safe Parking Initiative |
Adams County SafeLots |
Shelter Support & Community Safety |
$ |
387,889.23 |
|
Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition (CSPC) |
Conectando and Providers Advancing School Outcomes (PASO) |
Family Stability |
$ |
60,000 |
|
Colorado Youth for a Change |
Educational Recovery |
Family Stability |
$ |
552,348.33 |
|
Community Counseling & Consulting DBA Life Recovery Centers |
Resilience Family Program |
Family Stability |
$ |
50,000 |
|
Community Uplift Partnership |
Three Nonprofit Coffee Houses |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
75,000 |
|
Cultivando |
COVID‐19 Community Response |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
202,348.33 |
|
Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County (ECPAC) |
Expanding ECPAC's Family Care Navigation Program Through Co‐Location |
Family Stability |
$ |
207,295.33 |
|
Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County (ECPAC) |
Supporting Young Children and Their Caregivers Through a Three‐Pronged Approach |
Family Stability |
$ |
197,719 |
|
Every Child Pediatrics |
Virtual Scribe ‐ Strategy to Reduce Clinician Burnout and Improve Patient Safety and Satisfaction |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
75,000 |
|
Five Star Education Foundation |
Five Star Resource Closets |
Family Stability |
$ |
1,359,900 |
|
Five Star Education Foundation |
Adams 12 Summer Explores |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
1,052,348.33 |
|
Five Star Education Foundation |
Adams 12 Employee Wellness Support Program |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
270,856 |
|
Five Star Education Foundation |
Adams 12 COVID‐19 Response Team and Supports |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
487,033 |
|
Fleet Management Services |
Fleet Management Services |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
75,000 |
|
Food for Hope |
In‐School Food Banks |
Family Stability |
$ |
180,475 |
|
Foster Source |
Therapeutic Services to Foster/Kinship Parents |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
31,998 |
|
Front Range Community College Foundation |
High Needs Program |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
50,000 |
|
Front Range Community College Foundation |
Adams County Nursing Student Clinical Supports |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
110,000 |
|
Galaxy Towing LLC |
Galaxy Towing Maintenance |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
7,000 |
|
GE Heating & Air, LLC |
Small Family-Owned Business in Northglenn |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
5,000 |
|
Griffith Centers for Children |
Community Based Programs and Truancy Prevention |
Family Stability |
$ |
25,000 |
|
Growing Home |
Growing Home Infrastructure Development Project |
Shelter Support & Community Safety |
$ |
788,740 |
|
Hanavan Holdings International, Inc |
Small Business Economic Recovery & Workforce Development |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
5,000 |
|
Healthy Spine LLC |
Economic Recovery Relief |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
5,000 |
|
Heidi's Brooklyn Deli |
COVID-19 Relief and Continuation of Business Operations |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
5,000 |
|
Hope House Colorado |
Self‐Sufficiency Programs for At‐Risk Teen Moms |
Family Stability |
$ |
25,000 |
|
Intrepid Bodyworks |
Expansion of Intrepid Bodyworks |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
5,000 |
|
Jesus on Colfax Ministries |
Street Safety Program |
Shelter Support & Community Safety |
$ |
29,200 |
|
Junior Achievement‐Rocky Mountain |
Junior Achievement Programs for Adams County Youth |
Family Stability |
$ |
40,000 |
|
Kalaco, LLC |
Empowering Adams County |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
5,000 |
|
Kid to Kid |
PPE and Higher Wages |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
1,000 |
|
Kids First Health Care |
Expansion of Children and Youth Mental Health Services |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
603,406.67 |
|
Kids First Health Care |
New Pediatric Primary Care Clinic at Maiker Housing Community |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
618,264 |
|
Kids in Need of Dentistry |
Kids in Need of Dentistry Adams County Oral Health |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
271,628 |
|
Let Your Light Shine |
Food Pantry and Community Outreach |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
91,511 |
|
Maiker Housing Partners |
Building Community Spaces to Improve Maiker Community Member's Social Determinants of Health and Well-Being |
Shelter Support & Community Safety |
$ |
552,348.33 |
|
Maiker Housing Partners |
Enhancing Adams County's Senior Affordable Housing Assets to Improve Community Member's Social Determinants of Health and Well‐Being |
Shelter Support & Community Safety |
$ |
202,348.33 |
|
Maiker Housing Partners |
Claude Court Affordable Housing Development |
Shelter Support & Community Safety |
$ |
750,000 |
|
Mango House |
COVID-19 Testing/Treatment/Vaccinations and Community Outreach |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
75,000 |
|
Mapleton Public Schools |
Student Learning and Behavioral Gaps |
Family Stability |
$ |
759,472 |
|
Mile High United Way |
Bridging the Gap |
Shelter Support & Community Safety |
$ |
294,153 |
|
Mile High United Way |
United for Schools |
Family Stability |
$ |
226,500 |
|
NationSearch.com LLC |
NationSearch Reset |
Economic Stimulus & Recovery |
$ |
5,000 |
|
OTM Skin LLC |
OTM Skin's Community Tattoo Removal Program |
Economic Stimulus & Recovery |
$ |
20,000 |
|
Panaderia y Antojitos La Piramide |
Panaderia Antojitos La Piramide |
Economic Stimulus & Recovery |
$ |
5,000 |
|
Platte Valley Medical Center Foundation |
Nurse Extern Transition to Practice Program |
Economic Stimulus & Recovery |
$ |
1,500,000 |
|
Rain Dance Car Wash LLC |
COVID-19 Recovery Plan |
Economic Stimulus & Recovery |
$ |
5,000 |
|
Ralston House |
Ralston House Child Advocacy Center ‐ Bilingual Program |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
248,281.33 |
|
Ralston House |
Ralston House Child Advocacy Center ‐ Prosecutor Project |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
107,444 |
|
Ralston House |
Ralston House Child Advocacy Center ‐ Mental Health Case Management Navigator |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
96,075 |
|
Reaching HOPE |
Family Trauma Recovery Program Expansion |
Family Stability |
$ |
397,820 |
|
Ready to Work Aurora (RTWA) |
Ready to Work |
Economic Stimulus & Recovery |
$ |
202,348.33 |
|
Rebuilding Together Metro Denver |
Safe at Home & Emergency Repairs for Adam's County COVID-19 Affected Low‐Income Homeowners |
Shelter Support & Community Safety |
$ |
55,000 |
|
Savio House |
Child First |
Family Stability |
$ |
100,000 |
|
Second Wind Fund |
Second Wind Fund Program ‐ Connecting Youth at Risk for Suicide with Life‐Saving Mental Health Treatment |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
66,600 |
| Servicios de La Raza | Employment Navigation, Education, Workforce Training, and Upskilling/Reskilling for Low‐ Income, Adams County Community Members | Economic Stimulus & Recovery | $ | 422,928 |
| Servicios de La Raza | Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Mental Health and Substance Misuse Treatment Services for Low‐Income Latino Adults and Children in Adams County | Health & Wellness | $ | 177,848.33 |
| Servicios de La Raza | Culturally Responsive, Mobile Benefits Enrollment for Low‐Income Latinos and Other Low‐Income Community Members in Adams County | Family Stability | $ | 221,848.33 |
| Servicios de La Raza | Culturally Appropriate and Equitable Vaccine/Booster Information and Administration with a Focus on Latinos and Other BIPOC Adams County Residents | Health & Wellness | $ | 182,790 |
|
Shiloh House, Inc |
Family‐Based Housing for Youth Finishing High School |
Shelter Support & Community Safety |
$ |
70,000 |
| Simply Pizza Truck | Slice Out Hunger | Economic Stimulus & Recovery |
$ | 60,000 |
|
South Adams County Fire Protection District |
Strengthening Pandemic Emergency Health Care Services in Adams County |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
912,393 |
|
South Adams County Fire Protection District |
Young Adult & Firefighter Workforce Development Cooperative |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
490,000 |
|
Stage Images Dance Studio ‐ The Next Generation, LLC |
Rent and Equipment for Program Growth |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
10,000 |
|
The Rocky Mountain Partnership |
The Rocky Mountain Partnership: A Collective Impact Approach to Eliminate Equity Gaps Amplified by the COVID‐19 Pandemic |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
250,000 |
|
The Senior Hub |
The Senior Hub: Addressing the Exacerbated Needs of Adams County Older Adults During COVID‐19 |
Family Stability |
$ |
805,523 |
|
Ultimate Beauty Haircare and Supplies LLC |
COVID‐19 Relief |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
5,000 |
|
Urban Land Conservancy |
Holly Park |
Shelter Support & Community Safety |
$ |
350,000 |
|
Victory Grange |
Compensate for Loss of Rental Income Due to Pandemic |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
3,900 |
|
Vida Consejeria Individual & Familiar LLC |
Vida Consejeria Individual & Familiar |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
30,000 |
|
Village Exchange Center |
Low Wage Workers Fund (LWWF) |
Family Stability |
$ |
500,000 |
|
Village Exchange Center |
Health Equity Fairs, Vaccine Incentives & Bilingual Outreach |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
711,727.67 |
|
Village Exchange Center |
Microenterprise Business Development Support for Minority‐Owned Businesses |
Economic Stimulus |
$ |
452,348.33 |
|
Vuela for Health |
Mejorando la Salud Juntos (Improving Health Together) |
Health & Wellness |
$ |
90,076.33 |
|
WeeCycle |
WeeCycle's Essential Baby Gear Program |
Family Stability |
$ |
618,491 |
|
TOTAL |
|
|
$ |
35,000,000 |
