American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) – Coronavirus Local Recovery. The City of Flagstaff has allocated $150,000.00 of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coronavirus Local Recovery Funds (ARPA Local Recovery Funds) to the Aid to Non-Profits: Arts & Sciences eligible use category. This city refers to this as ARPA Revenue Replacement Funds.

Innovation & Capacity Grants (Project) provide flexible funds to support a specific project designed to introduce a new program or experience, prove a concept, or build operational capacity in the art, science, and cultural sectors in greater Flagstaff. In most cases, projects are only eligible for one Innovation & Capacity grant.

Projects must result in or support:

• production, presentation, teaching, or that otherwise serve the arts.
• cultural equity, preservation, or awareness.
• production, presentation, or teaching of science programming to the public.

To qualify for ARPA funding, projects must directly address at least one of the following: COVID-19 Response, COVID-19 Mitigation, COVID-19 Prevention, and/or Negative Economic Impacts of COVID-19

Projects may be awarded up to $20,000, depending on eligibility, however applicants should keep in mind the competitive nature of the grant when determining their requested amount. Grants are reimbursement-based and must be matched 1:1.

Who can apply?

This fund is specifically for Flagstaff Non-profits that have:

• faced significant challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s shifts in priorities and changing operational needs
• as well as declines in revenue sources such as donations and fees
• Non-profits eligible for assistance are those that experienced negative economic impacts or disproportionate impacts of the pandemic and meet the definition of “nonprofit,” specifically those that are 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) tax exempt organizations.
• are based in the greater Flagstaff area as defined by the Flagstaff Metropolitan Planning Organization
• Have not been awarded thru the 2023 Project grant cycle (applications in the Fall of 2022)

Virtual Information Session will be held on Monday, February 20, 2023 at 5:30 pm. Session will be recorded, if you need the recording please email grants@creativeflagstaff.org.

Important Notices

• Applicants need to ensure that they are receiving communications from Submittable platform. If not, please check the application account email address’s spam filter or check the Submittable application communications panel regularly.
• Applicants should subscribe to the calendar feed below and mark all dates.

All questions about this grant opportunity should be directed to: grants@creativeflagstaff.org or 928-779-2300 option 8.

Opportunity Calendar