American Rescue Plan Act Grants (ARPA)

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 102 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.

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

Kid to Kid

PPE and Higher Wages

Economic Stimulus
& Recovery

$

1,000

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