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Leon CARES Assistance to the Community

Tallahassee-Leon County Nonprofit Services Grant Program

Closed for new applications

Eligible nonprofits may receive up to $20,000 of one-time assistance to provide human services and/or programming to Leon County residents impacted by COVID-19. Only 501c3 or 501c19 organizations are eligible to apply.

Due to the overwhelming number of applications for the Tallahassee-Leon County Nonprofit Services Grant Program, the application window is closed as of Monday, August 9^th, 2021, at 5 p.m. Complete applications must be submitted prior to the close of the application window to be considered for funding. Please note that submitting an application does not guarantee funding.

Please see the following links for more information about the program as well as answers to frequently asked questions:

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Leon County Emergency Rental Assistance Program

Closed for new applications

For those continuing their applications, please see the following links for more information about the program as well as answers to frequently asked questions:

Community Impact At-A-Glance

Caring for Lives and Livelihoods of Those Impacted by COVID-19

Through the Leon CARES program, Leon County Government successfully leveraged over $138 million in federal funding in 2020-21 to address the community’s greatest needs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The following statistics summarize the positive impacts of the Leon CARES program throughout the community:

Direct Assistance to Households, Businesses, and Community Partners

Individual Assistance – Assists Leon County households with past-due rent, mortgage and utility bills.

Review brochure HERE.

Spanish version.

Small Business Assistance – Assists Leon County small businesses with COVID-19 expenses such as employee wages, vendor bills, rent, utilities, promotion, and safety costs.

Review brochure HERE.

Spanish version.

Local Nonprofit Assistance – Assists Leon County nonprofit organizations with COVID-19 expenses such as employee wages, vendor bills, rent, utilities, promotion, and safety costs.

Review brochure HERE.

FAQs HERE.

Program Overview HERE.

Support to Vulnerable Populations and the Hungry

INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL BUSINESSES: CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED OR CONTINUE

NON-PROFITS: CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED OR CONTINUE

Expanding and Strengthening Public Health Operations

Leon County EMS responded to 12,654 COVID-19 calls

Increased community-wide testing and testing access with 50+ additional mobile events serving 3,400 residents throughout the community (Through these and other community efforts, the community now tests approximately 2,000/day, ten times the state-recommended average.)

$6.7 million allocated to strengthen public health operations related to COVID-19, including the hiring of 93 additional public health personnel

The Board has approved $1 million to launch the largest public information campaign in County history to inform and educate the community on public health information and vaccines; 26 million times seen, read or heard

Other Community Programs Supported by Leon CARES

Learn about other Leon CARES funded community programs that address food insecurity, childcare, mental health, homelessness and more.

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