ARPA Nonprofit Capital Project Fund Accountability

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In its aim to maintain a public and transparent process, the ARPA Nonprofit Capital Project Fund will publish submitted applications, grant committee meeting minutes, and committee meeting recordings on this page.

Only submitted requests that qualified to be reviewed by a committee will be posted on this page. To request partially completed or ineligible applications, please contact Rose Cervantes.

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Small Purchases, Round 1

Small Organizations

Meeting Minutes

A committee meeting was hosted on October 24, 2022 to review applications. Minutes are now available.

Meeting Recording

A committee meeting was hosted on October 24, 2022 to review applications. A recording is now available.

Applications

Organizations in the “Small” category are those with annual operating budget sizes of less than $500,000.

Status Description
Award amounts will not be shown until an application reaches the “Awarded” stage
In Review: Application has been sent to the committee for scoring
Recommended: Application has been recommended for award by the committee and will go to the Board of County Commissioners for approval
Awarded: The request has been fully approved by the Board of County Commissioners and will be funded.
Denied:
The application has been denied funding

 

Organization NameAmount RequestedApplicationApplication StatusAward Amount
Clearwater Historical Society Inc.$27,005.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Clearwater Martin Luther King JR Neighborhood Center Coalition Inc.$11,759.00DownloadAwarded$11,759.00
Divine Bliss International$150,000.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Dunedin Cares, Inc.$9,000.00DownloadAwarded$9,000.00
Dunedin Scottish Arts Foundation$31,859.00DownloadAwarded$31,859.00
EmpowHERment$31,645.00DownloadAwarded$29,845.00
Gulf Coast Dental Outreach$14,218.00DownloadAwarded$14,218.00
Gulfport Historical Society$20,952.00DownloadAwarded$20,507.54
New Visions of the Well Inc$16,300.00DownloadAwarded$16,300.00
NOMADstudio Inc.$48,836.00DownloadAwarded$48,836.00
Reach Services$62,865.00DownloadAwarded$62,865.00
Remember Me NFP, INC$65,000.00DownloadAwarded$61,311.78
Restoring Life Outreach Ministries$80,273.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Second Chance Empowerment Foundation$29,944.00DownloadAwarded$29,944.00
Speakeasy Media Foundation$11,680.00DownloadAwarded$11,680.00
St Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services Inc.$25,000.00DownloadAwarded$25,000.00
The DARE Initiative$124,200.00DownloadDeniedN/A
The Gathering of Women Inc.$88,023.00DownloadAwarded$88,023.00
The Penny Lane Beatles Museum$148,000.00DownloadDeniedN/A
The Studio@620$71,397.00DownloadAwarded$71,397.00
TweetyBS Inc$152,330.00DownloadAwarded$152,330.00
Voices of Hope for Aphasia$5,798.45DownloadAwarded$5,798.45
We Care LF Inc.$199,999.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Willa Carson Health and Wellness Center Inc$4,572.00DownloadAwarded$4,572.00
WOLF- Warrior Outdoor Leadership for the Future$75,000.00DownloadAwarded$55,654.23

Medium/Large Organizations

Meeting Minutes

A committee meeting was hosted on October 25, 2022 to review applications. Minutes are now available.

Meeting Recording

A committee meeting was hosted on October 25, 2022 to review applications. A recording is now available.

Applications

Organizations in the “Medium/Large” category are those with annual operating budget sizes of more than $500,000.

Status Description
Award amounts will not be shown until an application reaches the “Awarded” stage
In Review: Application has been sent to the committee for scoring
Recommended: Application has been recommended for award by the committee and will go to the Board of County Commissioners for approval
Awarded: The request has been fully approved by the Board of County Commissioners and will be funded
Denied:
The application has been denied funding
Canceled: Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners canceled grant award

 

Organization NameAmount RequestedApplicationApplication StatusAward Amount
Advantage Village Academy$130,000.00DownloadDeniedN/A
African People's Education and Defense Fund$36,801.00DownloadCanceled$36,801.00
Arts Conservatory for Teens$163,430.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Artz 4 Life Academy$172,000.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Boley Centers$70,458.00DownloadAwarded$70,458.00
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast$190,031.00DownloadAwarded$190,031.00
CASA (Community Action Stops Abuse)$48,699.00DownloadAwarded$48,699.00
Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation$55,400.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Citizens Alliance for Progress$30,815.00DownloadAwarded$30,815.00
Clearwater Marine Aquarium$114,603.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Community Law Program$6,950.00DownloadAwarded$6,950.00
Community Tampa Bay$11,855.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Coptic Orthodox Charities$39,410.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Creative Pinellas$188,850.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Daystar Life Center$50,828.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Directions for Living$189,336.00DownloadAwarded$138,583.75
Disability Achievement Center$30,000.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County$112,320.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Evara Health$69,873.00DownloadAwarded$69,873.00
Excellerated Teaching Academy$25,000.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Feeding Tampa Bay$199,999.00DownloadAwarded$199,999.00
Girls Inc. of Pinellas$134,000.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Goodwill Industries - Suncoast$124,398.64DownloadDeniedN/A
Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services$79,829.00DownloadAwarded$79,829.00
Homeless Empowerment Program (HEP)$151,820.00DownloadAwarded$151,820.00
Hope Villages of America$53,028.25DownloadAwarded$53,028.25
James B. Sanderlin Family Service Center$23,115.00DownloadAwarded$23,115.00
Learning Empowered$96,491.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Life-Skills, Empowerment And Development Services (LEADS)$57,733.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Metropolitan Ministries$110,000.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Morean Arts Center$43,386.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg$45,000.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Neighborly Care Network$68,478.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Palm Harbor Library$21,896.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Pinellas County Urban League$102,000.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Pinellas Ex Offender Re Entry Coalition (PERC)$149,505.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Ready for Life$32,224.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay$137,609.94DownloadDeniedN/A
Ronald McDonald House Charities Tampa Bay$20,235.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Safety Harbor Neighborhood Family Center$68,500.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Sing Out and Read$43,066.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Society of St. Vincent de Paul South Pinellas$199,999.00DownloadDeniedN/A
St. Petersburg Arts Alliance$5,347.00DownloadDeniedN/A
St. Petersburg Free Clinic$199,999.00DownloadAwarded$199,999.00
Suncoast Center$189,000.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Tampa Bay Watch$176,841.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Tarpon Springs Shepherd Center$97,302.00DownloadDeniedN/A
The ARC Tampa Bay$73,780.00DownloadDeniedN/A
The Florida Orchestra$42,149.00DownloadDeniedN/A
The Shirley Proctor Puller Foundation$199,999.00DownloadAwarded$199,999.00
United Way Suncoast$92,871.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Vincent House$31,000.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Volunteers of America of Florida$80,000.00DownloadDeniedN/A
Warehouse Arts District Association$20,786.00DownloadDeniedN/A
WestCare GulfCoast-Florida$98,363.00DownloadDeniedN/A

Small Purchases, Round 2

Meeting Recording

The committee for the second round of Small Purchases for small organizations met on May 22, 2023. An agenda from the meeting is available. You may click to watch the video below.

Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the May 22, 2023 meeting are now available.

Applications

Status Description
Award amounts will not be shown until an application reaches the “Awarded” stage
In Review: Application has been sent to the committee for scoring
Recommended: Application has been recommended for award by the committee and will go to the Board of County Commissioners for approval
Awarded: The request has been fully approved and will be funded
Denied:
The application has been denied funding

 

Organization NameAmount RequestedApplicationApplication StatusAward Amount
Academy of Ballet Arts Inc.$90,000.00 DownloadDeniedN/A
Advantage Village Academy$66,011.00 DownloadAwarded$66,011.00
Clearwater Historical Society Inc.$27,005.00 DownloadDeniedN/A
Community Dental Clinic$148,403.00 DownloadAwarded$148,403.00
Community Service Foundation$64,991.00 DownloadAwarded$64,991.00
Community Tampa Bay$9,930.00 DownloadAwarded$9,930.00
Creative Clay$29,311.00 DownloadAwarded$29,311.00
Creative Pinellas$148,972.00 DownloadAwarded$148,972.00
Daystar Life Center Inc$35,000.00 DownloadAwarded$35,000.00
Disability Achievement Center$60,510.00 DownloadAwarded$60,510.00
Evergreen Life Services of Florida$70,000.00 DownloadDeniedN/A
Family Resources Inc.$50,000.00 DownloadAwarded$50,000.00
Florida Botanical Gardens Foundation Inc.$100,000.00 DownloadAwarded$100,000.00
Florida Dream Center$123,042.00 DownloadAwarded$123,042.00
Freedom Sailing Camp of Florida Inc.$50,000.00 DownloadDeniedN/A
Highpoint Neighborhood Family Center$65,000.00 DownloadAwarded$65,000.00
I Rise FL, inc.$41,618.00 DownloadDeniedN/A
Inspire Equine Therapy Program$78,000.00 DownloadDeniedN/A
Life-Skills, Empowerment And Development Services (LEADS)$58,745.00 DownloadAwarded$58,745.00
Metropolitan Ministries$52,425.00 DownloadAwarded$52,425.00
Neighborly Care Network$150,000.00 DownloadAwarded$150,000.00
Pinellas County Urban League Inc.$75,335.00 DownloadAwarded$75,335.00
Pinellas Ex Offender Re Entry Coalition Inc. (PERC)$140,410.00 DownloadAwarded$140,410.00
Preserve Vision Florida Inc.$55,549.00 DownloadAwarded$55,549.00
Ready for Life Inc.$32,554.00 DownloadAwarded$32,554.00
Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay$15,954.75 DownloadAwarded$15,954.75
Restoring Life Outreach Ministries$100,000.00 DownloadDeniedN/A
Ronald McDonald House Charities Tampa Bay$70,876.00 DownloadAwarded$70,876.00
Saving Our Seniors$38,715.00 DownloadAwarded$38,715.00
Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay Inc.$7,590.00 DownloadAwarded$7,590.00
Society of St. Vincent de Paul South Pinellas Inc.$107,056.87 DownloadAwarded$107,056.87
Starting Right, Now$66,505.00 DownloadAwarded$66,505.00
Tampa Bay Watch Inc.$58,500.00 DownloadAwarded$58,500.00
Tarpon Springs Shepherd Center$135,027.00 DownloadAwarded$135,027.00
The ARC Tampa Bay Inc.$83,612.00 DownloadAwarded$83,612.00
Van Gogh's Palette Inc dbc Vincent House$20,344.00 DownloadAwarded$20,344.00
Volunteers of America of Florida Inc.$110,160.00 DownloadAwarded$110,160.00
WestCare GulfCoast-Florida Inc.$59,575.00 DownloadAwarded$59,575.00

Large Projects, Round 1

Meeting Minutes

A committee meeting was held on March 7, 2023 to review full proposals. Minutes are now available below. The recommendations made at this meeting have been superseded by the committee reconvening held on April 14, 2023.

Full Proposal Meeting

A committee meeting was held on March 7, 2023 to review full proposals. A recording is now available.

Committee Reconvening

The review committee for Large Projects reconvened on April 14, 2023. Minutes and recommendations from this meeting are available.

To watch a recording of the meeting, use the button below.

Letter of Intent Meeting Minutes

A committee meeting was hosted on October 6, 2022 to review Letters of Intent. Minutes are now available.

Letter of Intent Meeting Recording

A committee meeting was hosted on October 6, 2022 to review Letters of Intent. A recording is now available.

Applications

Status Description
In Review: Request has been sent to the committee for scoring
Withdrawn: Request has been removed from process at request of applicant
LOI Approved:
Organization has been invited to submit a full proposal after submitting a Letter of Intent
Recommended: A review committee has made a recommendation about the request to be reviewed by the Board of County Commissioners
Awarded: The request has been fully approved by the Board of County Commissioners and will be funded.
Denied:
The application has been denied funding

Slight variations may exist between Letters of Intent and full proposals for approved organizations. The uploaded full proposals contain what will be reviewed and scored to develop final recommendations to be sent to the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners.

Organization NameAmount RequestedStatusLetter of Intent (LOI)ApplicationAmount Recommended
128 Place, Inc.$50,830.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Advantage Village Academy$550,000.00 WithdrawnDownloadN/A
African People's Education and Defense Fund Inc.$67,327.00DeniedDownloadDownload$0.00
EPIC$5,000,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Boley Centers Inc.$81,148.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast Inc.$3,750,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Brookwood Florida Inc.$55,000.00AwardedDownloadDownload$55,000
CASA (Community Action Stops Abuse) Inc.$2,000,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation Inc.$72,200.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Clearwater Historical Society Inc.$2,846,515.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Clearwater Marine Aquarium$323,080.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services Inc.$82,000.00 DeniedDownloadDownload$0.00
Community Health Centers of Pinellas, Inc. DBA Evara Health$3,197,200.00 AwardedDownloadDownload$486,681
Community Service Foundation$542,850.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Creative Pinellas$355,703.70 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Daystar Life Center$100,000.00 AwardedDownloadDownload$100,000
Directions for Living$240,100.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Dome District Apartments, Inc.$50,830.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
East Lake Community Library$95,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Family Center on Deafness$2,500,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Family Resources Inc.$234,555.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
FEAST Inc.$940,464.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Florida Botanical Gardens Foundation, Inc$782,468.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Florida Dream Center$1,825,998.00 AwardedDownloadDownload$1,825,998
Girl Scouts of West Central Florida$1,000,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Golden Generations Inc.$592,500.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Good Neighbors$80,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Goodwill Industries - Suncoast Inc.$141,350.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services Inc.$2,400,000.00 AwardedDownloadDownload$486,681
Homeless Empowerment Program / HEP$423,600.00 AwardedDownloadDownload$423,600
Hope Villages of America Inc.$248,259.00 AwardedDownloadDownload$248,259
Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of St. Pete$554,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
James B. Sanderlin Family Service Center$5,000,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Lake Winds Apartments$45,195.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Learning Empowered$500,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Life-Skills, Empowerment And Development Services (LEADS)$420,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Man Up and Go$1,650,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Missio Dei Community$70,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg$264,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Neighborly Care Network$750,000DeniedDownloadDownload$0.00
New Visions of the Well Inc$268,800.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Operation PAR$750,000.00 WithdrawnDownloadN/A
Palm Harbor Recreation League$254,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Palmetto Breeze Apartments$34,040.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
PARC Inc$950,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Personal Enrichment Through Mental Health Services Inc.$4,000,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Pinellas Affordable Living, Inc.$1,267,901.00 WithdrawnDownloadN/A
Pinellas County Housing, Inc.$289,800.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Pinellas County Urban League Inc.$2,500,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Pinellas Ex Offender Re Entry Coalition Inc. (PERC)$2,461,492.00 AwardedDownloadDownload$2,461,492
Pinellas Sheriff's Police Athletic League Inc. (PAL)$89,510.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Prayer Tower Church of God In Christ$4,000,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay$1,069,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Restoring Life Outreach Ministries$500,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Ronald McDonald House Charities Tampa Bay$240,470.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Ruth Eckerd Hall$699,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Second Chance Empowerment Foundation$36,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay Inc.$1,750,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals Tampa Bay Florida aka SPCA Tampa Bay Inc.$2,500,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services Inc.$922,350.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
St. Petersburg City Theatre$200,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
St. Petersburg Free Clinic$3,000,000.00 AwardedDownloadDownload$3,000,000
St. Petersburg Museum of History$1,100,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Starting Right, Now$115,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Tampa Bay Watch Inc.$206,917.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
The ARC Tampa Bay Inc.$330,796.00 DeniedDownloadDownload$0.00
The Beach Community Food Pantry$62,925.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
The Florida Holocaust Museum$1,500,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
The Kind Mouse Productions Inc.$34,000.00 WithdrawnDownloadN/A
The Shirley Proctor Puller Foundation$37,768.00AwardedDownloadDownload$37,768
The Studio@620$184,600.00 DeniedDownloadDownload$0.00
TweetyBS Inc$2,625,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
Unitarian Universalist Church of St Petersburg Florida$72,000.00 DeniedDownloadDownload$0.00
Up With Life Ministries$170,000.00 WithdrawnDownloadN/A
Volunteers of America of Florida Inc.$748,300.00 DeniedDownloadDownload$0.00
Warehouse Arts District Association$131,250.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
We Care LF Inc.$1,800,000.00 LOI DeniedDownloadN/A
WestCare GulfCoast-Florida Inc.$1,533,551.00 DeniedDownloadDownload$0.00
YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg Inc.$5,000,000.00 AwardedDownloadDownload$1,374,521.00

Large Projects, Round 2

Committee Meeting

The review committee for Large Projects, Round 2 met on December 12, 2023. A recording is now available.

Applications

Status Description
Award amounts will not be shown until an application reaches the “Awarded” stage
In Review: Application has been sent to the committee for scoring
(Not) Recommended: Application has (not) been recommended for award by the committee and will go to the Board of County Commissioners for a final decision
Awarded: The request has been fully approved and will be funded
Denied:
The application has been denied funding

Organization NameAmount RequestedApplicationApplication Status
Academy of Ballet Arts Inc.$250,000.00DownloadIn Review
Boley Centers Inc.$500,000.00DownloadIn Review
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast Inc.$500,000.00DownloadIn Review
Bright Community Trust$500,000.00DownloadIn Review
CASA (Community Action Stops Abuse) Inc.$460,378.00DownloadIn Review
Clearwater Historical Society Inc.$92,756.94DownloadIn Review
Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services Inc.$226,932.50DownloadIn Review
Community Dental Clinic$500,000.00DownloadIn Review
Community Service Foundation$500,000.00DownloadIn Review
Creative Clay$14,406.00DownloadIn Review
Directions for Living$203,635.00DownloadIn Review
FEAST Inc.$180,000.00DownloadIn Review
Girl Scouts of West Central Florida$337,970.00DownloadIn Review
Golden Generations Inc.$350,000.00DownloadIn Review
Good Neighbors$374,206.00DownloadIn Review
Goodwill Industries - Suncoast Inc.$242,904.04DownloadIn Review
Highpoint Neighborhood Family Center$59,627.24DownloadIn Review
Hispanic Outreach Center$500,000.00DownloadIn Review
Learning Empowered$500,000.00DownloadIn Review
Neighborly Care Network$176,485.00DownloadIn Review
Operation PAR$500,000.00DownloadIn Review
Palm Harbor Historical Society Inc.$190,313.34DownloadIn Review
Personal Enrichment Through Mental Health Services Inc.$375,000.00DownloadIn Review
Pinellas County Urban League Inc.$500,000.00DownloadIn Review
Ready for Life Inc.$70,350.00DownloadIn Review
RISE Development Corporation$500,000.00DownloadIn Review
Ronald McDonald House Charities Tampa Bay$106,840.00DownloadIn Review
Ruth Eckerd Hall$498,498.00DownloadIn Review
Society of St. Vincent de Paul South Pinellas Inc.$331,374.81DownloadIn Review
St Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services Inc.$128,257.00DownloadIn Review
St. Jude Great Commission Community Development Corporation$24,420.00DownloadIn Review
Starting Right, Now$75,000.00DownloadIn Review
Suncoast Center Inc.$99,211.85DownloadIn Review
Sunflower Private School$267,993.00DownloadIn Review
Tampa Bay Watch Inc.$59,878.00DownloadIn Review
The ARC Tampa Bay Inc.$120,354.53DownloadIn Review
The Florida Holocaust Museum$500,000.00DownloadIn Review
The Kind Mouse Productions Inc.$70,000.00DownloadIn Review
Van Gogh's Palette Inc dbc Vincent House$500,000.00DownloadIn Review
Volunteers of America of Florida Inc.$500,000.00DownloadIn Review
WestCare GulfCoast-Florida Inc.$87,607.00DownloadIn Review
Willa Carson Health and Wellness Center Inc$44,625.00DownloadIn Review

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Rose Cervantes

Rose Cervantes

Program Director, ARPA

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Jocelyn Howard

Senior Program Officer, ARPA

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Rebecca Hughes

Grants Manager, ARPA