“Our local nonprofit organizations provide crucial services to Kingston residents, and the organizations that are being awarded these ARPA grants represent a wide array of supportive programs – from providing food to legal counsel, from housing efforts to youth programming,” said Mayor Noble. “Kingston is so fortunate to have such incredible nonprofit organizations that provided invaluable services before and during the pandemic. They remain vital to the health of our community. We are pleased to be able to support these nonprofits, with the hope that this grant funding will help them continue their services well into the future.”

ARPA Director Bill Reynolds said: “During the pandemic our nonprofit service organizations were hit very hard – forced to do so much more with less. Just as an increasing number of their employees were unable to perform their duties due to illness or social distancing demands, our nonprofits simultaneously faced an exploding demand for their services. Mayor Noble’s goal with this grant program is to provide them the critically important support they need as they continue to recover from the effects of the COVID crisis.”

The City of Kingston is awarding over $1 million of its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding with the Nonprofit Services Grant Program, intended to mitigate the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency on Kingston’s nonprofit organizations. Program activity examples include food distribution to low-income residents, shelter for the homeless, medical assistance, mental health services, other basic needs services, or education-related programs. Qualifying organizations must be a nonprofit or not-for-profit entity within City of Kingston limits or provide services to city residents.

For information on this and other ARPA programs, visit www.engagekingston.com.