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ARPA FUNDING
Since the pandemic began, The Center has
been advocating for the nonprofit sector to
receive local, state and federal relief funding.
The federal American Rescue Act Plan (ARPA)
granted Oklahoma's state government $1.8B to
disburse to help mitigate the pandemic's
negative economic impacts . OKCNP was the
sector's voice to lawmakers and ARPA
decision-makers, informing them of the
one-two punch nonprofits received from the
pandemic - losing critical funding and a
skyrocketing demand for services. The
combination left organizations in financial
turmoil and unable to operate at full capacity .
Our advocacy efforts helped lawmakers see
the need for relief funding , which led them to
pass the $25M ARPA Nonprofit Relief Program.
ARPA's application process gave The Center
another opportunity to act as the nonprofit
sector's convener. During dozens of statewide
sector calls and hundreds of helplines , we
informed organizations on how to apply,
explained the review process and showed
them how they could advocate for themselves.
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