Cumberland County is requesting proposals from nonprofit organizations for projects that will help the community respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. These proposals could be funded by the American Rescue Plan, which awarded the county $65.2 million. The Board of Commissioners approved  $3.5 million to go to funding nonprofit organizations that conduct programs and projects that help the county recover from and respond to COVID-19 and its negative impacts.

Nonprofit organizations will need to identify a health or economic harm resulting from or exacerbated by the COVID-19 public health emergency. The proposal should explain how the funding would address that harm, what population would be served, the proposed impact of the project and how the effort will help build toward an equitable and sustainable COVID-19 recovery. 

The County will hold a virtual information workshop on Jan. 24 at 3:30 p.m. for interested nonprofit organizations and a video recording of that session will be posted for anyone unable to participate.

Submissions can be made through a formal competitive Request for Proposal process. The RFP is posted on County’s ARP webpage at cumberlandcountync.gov/ARP and under the Vendor Self Service page (Bid #391). Submissions are due Feb. 28 at 4:30 p.m.