Collier CARES Nonprofit, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Community Health Care, and Public Safety Assistance Program- I represent a non-profit, community or healthcare provider- Do we qualify for this grant?
Throughout the COVID-19 health emergency, non-profits, healthcare, and community providers have been on the frontline of helping our community respond. As such, many have seen extraordinary cost increases to operate and administer assistance programs for response in the community.
Funding will be allocated to assist with both the reimbursement of these increased costs, and also for future implementation of programs necessary to respond to the public health emergency. To be eligible for these funds, entities must enter a subrecipient agreement with the Collier County Community and Human Services Division to receive funding on a reimbursable basis.
Eligible entities to receive this funding include:
- 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(19) not-for-profit organizations
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Collier County hospitals and community health providers
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Public health & safety entities, such as the Collier County Health Department
Examples of eligible uses of funding include, but are not limited to:
- Expand funding for Collier County not-for-profits to provide services to residents seeking assistance with homelessness, job retention, and health service.
- Reimbursement of increased operating expenses associated with response to the public health emergency;
- Community education campaigns related to COVID-19 best practices;
- Public safety medical expenses, including enhanced contact tracing and data collection;
- Educational programs to retrain and retool workers for in-demand industries;
- Provide support to nonprofit facilities for sanitation and improvement of social distancing measures, to enable compliance with COVID-19 public health precautions;