Klamath County ARPA Grant Allocation Committee makes recommendation

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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - In the wake of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Klamath County received $13.2 million in ARPA funding. Klamath County Commissioners established an allocation committee to assess proposals on how to use the funding best to support the Klamath community. This week, the committee heard those proposals and made their recommendation.

The ARPA funding, also known as Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds consists of $350 billion distributed to state, local territorial, and tribal governments nationwide.  State, local and tribal governments across America have been under an unprecedented strain in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. While the need for services has increased, state and local revenues have plummeted due to the economic fallout from the crisis.  

The ARPA provides dollars to state, local, and Tribal governments to enable them to continue to support the public health response and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable economic recovery.

In addition to helping these governments address the revenue losses experienced as a result of the crisis, it is intended to help cover costs incurred due to responding to the public health emergency and to provide support for recovery – including through assistance to households, small businesses and nonprofits, aid to impacted industries, and support for essential workers. 

Klamath County Commissioners formed the American Rescue Plan Grant Fund Allocation Committee to assess proposals on how best to use the funding to support our local community.  The committee met on Wednesday and Thursday, January 18 and 19, and listened to 44 10-minute presentations by eligible Klamath County applicants.  The committee then assembled on Thursday afternoon, January 19, 2023, to discuss funding for the applicants and made the following recommendations:

  • Basin Fertilizer, $258,311 

  • Chiloquin Fire & Rescue, $250,000

  • Crescent Gilchrist CAT, $34,815

  • Klamath Advocacy Center, $100,000

  • Klamath Falls Little League, $80,000

  • Klamath Film, $15,000

  • Klamath Fire District #1, $145,000

  • Klamath Grown, $110,000

  • Klamath KID Center, $150,000

  • Klamath Sportsman’s Park, $63,000

  • Klamath Trails Alliance, $240,000

  • Skyline Brewing Co, $45,000

  • SMART Make a Reader, $50,000

  • Walker Range Back-up Power, $41,700

  • Woodsy Kitchen, $105,000

The full list of ARPA expenditures can be found on the Klamath County Website: www.klamathcounty.org.

During the first grant process, the following organizations received ARPA grant funding:

  • Basin United

  • CASA for Children of Klamath County

  • Citizens for Safe Schools

  • Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

  • D& G Holding Northwest LLC

  • Ed Staub and Sons Petroleum

  • Friends of the Children Klamath Basin

  • Healthy Klamath (multiple projects)

  • J&P Wholesale

  • Klamath Basin Senior Citizen’s Center

  • Klamath Community College (multiple projects)

  • Klamath Community Youth Sports Complex – Steen Sports Park

  • Klamath County Economic Development Association

  • Klamath Film

  • Klamath Fire District #1

  • Klamath Freedom Foundation

  • Klamath Works

  • Lobo Truss LLC

  • Lost River Booster Club

  • Oregon Tech Foundation

  • REACH, Inc.

  • Red Cross

  • Rocky Point Fire & EMS

  • Ross Ragland Theater

  • South Central Oregon Economic Development District     

  • Teen CERT at Henley High School

  • Transformations Wellness Center

You can watch the entire committee process on Klamath County’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCatjnN9cmNBw4F6PZvIMZiA/live