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Community Reinvestment grants offered to Allentown nonprofits
LVB Staff//June 11, 2024//
Listen to this articleThe City of Allentown is offering $800,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations through the newly created Community Reinvestment program.
The city will be accepting applications through July 15 from nonprofit organizations with 80% of their clients being city residents or those willing to target the funds specifically to city residents.
Funding will be awarded in the following categories:
- Eviction Prevention and Emergency Response
- Seeking proposals to fund legal representation to prevent eviction and service providers to assist those displaced by unsafe structure situations or catastrophic circumstances.
- Funding Available: $400,000
- Community Well-being
- Providers offering training in mental health awareness and response, violence prevention, de-escalation, CPR, first aid, safety or substance use disorder awareness or providers needing similar training for staff.
- Funding Available: $100,000
- Technology Enhancements
- Providers engaging shelters and food distribution centers to participate in tracking software to enhance data collection on unsheltered individuals and food-insecure individuals. Applicants must have computer training skills and an awareness of local systems/providers.
- Funding Available: $100,000
- Essential Not For-Profit Operational Support
- Funding to offset costs for essential non-profits meeting critical unduplicated service needs.
- Funding Available: $200,000
Eligible organizations must be in good standing with the City of Allentown and Lehigh County. Additional consideration will be given to those serving minority and under-served populations.
The application is available in English and Spanish at www.allentownpa.gov/crf and can be submitted at [email protected]. Awards will be announced in mid to late August 2024.
A question-and-answer session for those interested in applying will be held on July 1 at 10am on Zoom at https://us05web.zoom.us/j/87570114636?pwd=N64CbWkzC0pCl7F9negfva5KJTj4SR.1.
