American Rescue Plan Act Grants

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 101 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.

Download images from the COVID-19 Grant Awardee Dinner here.

Organization Program Title Funding Category Funding Recommendation

27J Schools

Workforce Retention and Recruitment

Economic Stimulus
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

1,000,000

Adams County Sheriff's Office Employee Foundation

Operation Freebird

Health & Wellness

$

1,200

Adelante Community Development

Centro Comunitario Adelante

Economic Stimulus
& Recovery

$

1,886,362.67

Adelante Community Development

Juntos Adelante

Health & Wellness

$

1,862,662.67

Alley Cat Beads

New Product Line

Economic Stimulus
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

5,000

Bennett Park and Recreation District

Recover Revenue Lost from COVID-19 Restrictions

Economic Stimulus
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

50,000

Front Range Community College Foundation

Adams County Nursing Student Clinical Supports

Economic Stimulus
& Recovery

$

110,000

Galaxy Towing LLC

Galaxy Towing Maintenance

Economic Stimulus
& Recovery

$

7,000

GE Heating & Air, LLC

Small Family-Owned Business in Northglenn

Economic Stimulus
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

5,000

Healthy Spine LLC

Economic Recovery Relief

Economic Stimulus
& Recovery

$

5,000

Heidi's Brooklyn Deli

COVID-19 Relief and Continuation of Business Operations

Economic Stimulus
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

5,000

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
& Recovery

$

490,000

Stage Images Dance Studio ‐ The Next Generation, LLC

Rent and Equipment for Program Growth

Economic Stimulus
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

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
& Recovery

$

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