Nixa Community Foundation

Feb. 15, 2022 — Applications are now open for $30,000 in grant funding for nonprofits serving the Nixa community. On Feb. 14, Nixa City Council approved a partnership with the Nixa Community Foundation and the Community Foundation of the Ozarks to administer grantmaking for the funds received by the City through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

“The City of Nixa is proud to make $30,000 of the funds provided to the city through ARPA available to area nonprofits through this grant program,” says Nixa Mayor Brian Steele. “We thank the Nixa Community Foundation and the Community Foundation of the Ozarks for administering this grant program on the city’s behalf to benefit Nixa citizens as they continue to recover from the impacts of the pandemic. We look forward to seeing the impact these grant funds can make to help our neighbors.”

The Nixa ARPA Funds Grantmaking Program is intended to address the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nixa residents. Applicants must use the awarded grant funds to benefit or serve residents of the City of Nixa. Agencies may apply for up to $10,000, and only 501(c)3 nonprofit agencies are eligible to apply for grants.

Eligible nonprofits can begin the application process at cfozarks.org/applyforgrants. The deadline to apply is 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15. Following the application process, the Nixa Community Foundation will select grant recipients.

In awarding grants, the Nixa Community Foundation and the Community Foundation of the Ozarks will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status.

For general questions about the grant program, please contact Nixa City Administrator Jimmy Liles at jliles@nixa.com or 417-725-3785. For technical questions about the grant application process, please contact Bridget Dierks at bdierks@cfozarks.org, Ashley Fleming at afleming@cfozarks.org or call 417-864-6199.