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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">February 21, 2023</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Sydney Olsen
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<br />Sydney.Olsen@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">City of Columbia seeking additional ARPA proposals</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - The City of Columbia is seeking proposals for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding under the categories of mental health access, homelessness, workforce development and support and community violence. In order to allow for more organizations to apply for funding, the City has extended the deadline to submit proposals within these categories to Feb. 27 at 5 p.m.<br /><br />As part of this process, a request for proposals (<a href="https://columbia.ionwave.net/PublicDetail.aspx?bidID=5084&ret=OPEN&pg=0&bidNumber=&title=&type=&org=">RFP 89/2023</a>) has been opened for these categories. The City will be accepting proposals while the RFP remains open. <br /><br />Proposals must be submitted through ResourceX. More information about ResourceX and submitting proposals can be found at <a href="https://beheard.como.gov/arpa">BeHeard.CoMo.gov/ARPA</a>. <br /><br />If you
submitted a proposal previously and would like to make any edits, use your username and password at <a href="https://onlinepbb.net/">https://onlinepbb.net/</a>. If you would like to submit a new proposal during this period, select "add proposal" on the ResourceX home screen. <br /><br />If you have not previously submitted a proposal, use this link to request a username and password: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtkONF-7HeimwCgxn6G_Iagn46N6Wee-DEIDOYF8uapa_Fhg/viewform?pli=1">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtkONF-7HeimwCgxn6G_Iagn46N6Wee-DEIDOYF8uapa_Fhg/viewform?pli=1</a>. Find further instructions at <a href="https://beheard.como.gov/arpa">BeHeard.CoMo.gov</a>.<br /><br />All scoring criteria is stated in RFP 89/2023 which can be found on the City’s bid solicitations and opportunities site: <a href="https://columbia.ionwave.net/PublicDetail.aspx?bidID=5084&ret=OPEN&pg=0&bidNumber=&title=&type=&or
g=">https://columbia.ionwave.net/PublicDetail.aspx?bidID=5084&ret=OPEN&pg=0&bidNumber=&title=&type=&org=</a>. <br /><br />Funding opportunities for the final priority areas will open at a later date.</div>
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