Buncombe County is seeking project ideas to help the community recover from and respond to COVID-19 and its negative economic impacts. Starting now, nonprofits and public organizations can submit projects for consideration to be funded by federal COVID Recovery Funding. 

This is the second Request for Proposals issued by the County as part COVID Recovery Funding (officially known as Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund), which Buncombe County was allocated $50.7 M through the American Rescue Plan Act. So far, the county has awarded $23.1 M to 27 projects, leaving $27.6 M available still to award.

Buncombe County Commissioners have selected ten categories for this round of proposals:

• Affordable Housing

• Aging/Older Adults

• Business Support/Economic Development

• Environment/Climate

• Homelessness

• K-12 Education

• Infrastructure and/or Broadband

• Mental Health/Substance Use

• NC Pre-K Expansion

• Workforce

If you are interested in applying, the deadline is Tuesday, April 12 at 12:00 p.m. (noon). To learn more about COVID Recovery Funding, visit the County’s webpage.