CLIFTON PARK–The Clifton Park Town Board allocated $200,000 of federal COVID-19 relief money to assist 41 nonprofits hit hard by the pandemic.
The funding came to the town as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This allotment is part of the town’s roughly $4 million in ARPA money, according to Town Supervisor Phil Barrett.
Barrett said the bulk of the relief money will be spent on infrastructure–including more than $1 million allocated so far–but supporting nonprofits is important.
“Their normal operations and fundraising efforts have been hampered by the pandemic. They’ve had to curtail services in many respects,” Barrett said. “Certainly no one grant is going to be the difference maker, but if we can be part of the solution and support the nonprofits in our own way then we certainly want to be part of that.”
The town will also be offering grant applications for nonprofits through the Clifton Park Community Action Fund later this year, which is funded through the donation of bottles and cans at the Transfer Station. More than $40,000 has been donated to dozens of nonprofits over the last three years, according to the town.
Nonprofit award amounts from the ARPA funding ranged from $500 to $7,000. The total request for funding was $344,000, according to the town.
Here’s the full list of recipients as supplied by the town:
Organization Name: American Legion Mohawk Post 1450
Amount Requested:$6,000
Amount Granted: $5k
Clifton Park/Halfmoon Emergency Corps
$10,000
$7k
Capital District YMCA- Southern Saratoga Branch
$10,000
$7k
Captain
$10,000
$4k
Newmeadow Inc
$10,000
$5k
Clifton Park Chabad
$10,000
$5k
Helping Hands School
$10,000
$7k
Friends of Shen Crew Inc.
$10,000
$7k
Clifton Park Boys Basketball Club Inc.
$5,000
$3k
Friends of the Mohawk Towpath Scenic Byway, Inc.
$10,000
$7k
Friends of Historic Grooms Tavern
$10,000
$7k
HicksStrong Inc.
$10,000
$5k
CP/Halfmoon Memorial VW Post 1498
$10,000
$7k
Saratoga Center for the Family
$10,000
$4k
Nicole’s Hope
$2,000
$2k
Shen Bountiful Backpack Program
$10,000
$7k
Faith Food Pantry
$10,000
$7k
Shen Neighbors Connecting Inc.
$5,000
$3k
Rebuilding Together Saratoga County
$10,000
$7k
Operation At Ease Inc.
$10,000
$6k
Southern Saratoga Art Society, Inc.
Jean Skanes
$500
$500
St. Edward the Confessor Church
$10,000
$7k
The Bus Stop Club, Inc.
$1,000
$1k
Bangladeshi American Foundation of Albany
$10,000
$5k
Hi-5 Sports
$5,000
$4k
Cub Scouts of AmericaPack 4044
$5,000
$4k
Wellspring
$10,000
$7k
To Love a Child Inc.
$8,000
$7k
Clifton Park Elks #2466
$10,000
$7k
Art of Mindfulness Center-CCR Church
$6,000
$3k
Hindu Temple Society of the Capital Dist.
$10,000
$5k
Community Animal Action Project
$1,000
$1k
St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation
$10,000
$5k
Association for Community Living
$10,000
$5k
GSNENY Service Unit 208
$5,000
$4k
Clifton Park Nursery School
$10,000
$5k
Children’s Museum at Saratoga
$9,225
$4k
Saratoga Bridges, NYSARC Inc.
$9,305
$5k
Shen United Meth Church Preschool
$10,000
$5k
BSA Troop 4045
$1,000
$1k
Holland FunHab Inc
$10,000
$2.5k
Andrew Waite can be reached at [email protected] and at 518-417-9338. Follow him on Twitter @UpstateWaite.
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