| Project Name | Description | Amount | Important/Effective Dates | Revenue Replacement? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Activation/Hospitality Support | The Raleigh Downtown Activation grant provided funding to Raleigh based organizations to put on special events and activations that enhance the overall cultural environment and supports the City's economy. The grant process was administered by the City in partnership with the Downtown Raleigh Alliance (DRA) | $200,000 | July 6, 2021 | |
| Downtown Economic Development Study | The Downtown Economic Development Study will focus on key areas of Fayetteville St. to determine optimal retail strategy and office market positioning, and catalytic opportunities to support diversity and equity initiatives. | $250,000 | July 6, 2021 | |
| Small Business Support | In partnership with the Carolina Small Business Development, Oak City Biz Labs was established as a response to help small businesses within the City of Raleigh that have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. | $5,000,000 | September 21, 2021 | |
| Outdoor Seating Initiative | Raleigh is constructing "streeteries" in City rights-of-way, where patrons can enjoy their meals outdoors as a precaution against COVID-19. This will convert public spaces into vibrant community spaces. | $500,000 | September 21, 2021 | |
| Raleigh Main Street Program | Raleigh will provide funding to a Main Street Incubator Program to diversify and provide greater opportunities for entrepreneurs of color. | $584,965 | October 19, 2021 | |
| Nonprofit Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Support Program | In partnership with the Executive Service Corps of the Triangle (ESC), a Nonprofit Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Support Program was established to support nonprofits. The funding provides technical and capacity-building training for local non-profit organizations to prepare for, apply and properly manage federal grant funding thereby strengthening their presence in the community, supporting their mission, building collaborative networks, and fostering non-profit sustainability within the City | $1,000,000 | Agreement effective date -June 23, 2022 | |
| Arts Recovery Program |
In 2023, the Arts Commission created an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Arts Recovery Program to support local nonprofit arts and cultural organizations by investing $1 million of federal ARPA funds to address significant arts community issues impacting these organizations’ ability to rebuild after the COVID-19 Pandemic. In the first phase of the ARPA Art Recovery Program, the Raleigh Arts Commission will allocate ARPA funds for the Venue Reactivation Support Initiative, an initiative that will make it easier for Raleigh nonprofit arts and cultural organizations to produce events at City-owned venues. |
$1,000,000 | Applicant notifications will be emailed by Friday, June 23. Phase 1 will support arts programming from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. | |
| ARPA Hotel Industry Workforce Development Project | Partnership with Wake County to engage with Capital Area Workforce to develop a new program that would assist the hotel community in recruiting staff, prepare current work for new roles and mitigate hiring and training cost. | $437,500 | May 17, 2022 | No |
| Outdoor Seating Initiative | The City has budgeted $500,000 to construct “streeteries” in City rights-of-way, where patrons can enjoy their meals outdoors as a precaution against COVID-19. This will convert public spaces into vibrant community spaces. | $500,000 | December 21, 2022 | No |
| Downtown Economic Development Study | In partnership with the Downtown Raleigh Alliance (DRA), the City is funding an Economic Development Study to develop a retail strategy, and office market positioning, explore ways to increase diversity and equity initiatives and identify catalytic opportunities. | $250,000 | October 21, 2022 | Yes |
| Downtown Activation and Special Event Funding | The Raleigh Downtown Activation grant will provide $160,000 in funding to Raleigh based organizations to put on special events and activations that enhance the overall cultural environment and supports the City’s economy. The grant process is managed by the Office of Emergency Management and Special Events. Downtown Raleigh Alliance receives $40,000 in funding for events to activate downtown spaces to support the area’s economy. | $160,000 | October 21, 2022 | No |
| Social Services Ambassador | The Social Service Ambassador is responsible for circulating throughout the Downtown District identifying and building positive relationships with persons on the street in need of services. Some of the key duties and responsibilities include: build rapport with persons encountered on the street with the goal of understanding their situation and being able to refer them to the appropriate resources; track referrals and outcomes; attend meetings with service providers and city departments with the purpose of sharing information and learning what services are available. | $119,972 | October 21, 2022 | No |
| ARPA Business Alliance Funding | The City of Raleigh will fund ideas submitted by business alliances to help with the creation of new resources and tools for the businesses and communities they serve. The selected ideas will be funded and administered by the City of Raleigh using funding available through the federal government ARPA allocation. | $500,000 | December 4, 2022 | No |
| RCC Improvements | $250,000 in ARPA funding will be used for improvements at the Raleigh Convention Center | $250,000 | December 21, 2022 | Yes |
| Small Business Support to enhance support to micro businesses | The City, in conjunction with the Carolina Small Business Development Fund, developed Oak City Biz Labs, a program to financially assist small businesses within the City of Raleigh adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of the program is to provide a holistic array of services to a small business that includes financial capital as well as a knowledge capital. The financial capital component of the program consists of grant awards to small businesses. | $5,000,000 | December 21, 2022 | No |
| City Plaza Improvements | Revenue replacement to support the hospitality industry and mitigate experienced negative economic impacts, funding was approved for built environment improvements at City Plaza to include lighting and sound system upgrades and shade structures. These investments will promote safe physical distancing by allowing more events in an outdoor public space. | $400,000 | January 9, 2023 | Yes |
| Downtown Activation and Hospitality Support | The City engages with the Downtown Raleigh Alliance (DRA) to program events to activate downtown late summer through the end of 2021. These events will enhance the overall cultural environment and support the City’s return to economic prosperity. | $40,000 | January 18, 2023 contract expensed | No |
| Raleigh Main Street Program | Raleigh will provide $584,965 in funding to a Main Street Incubator Program which is a startup program for early stage food and beverage and retail entrepreneurs and is designed to empower local business leaders of color and those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Program proposes to offer resources, mentorship and support to early stage business owners from idea exploration to growing and scaling their businesses. Program participants would be able to participate in pre- and post-accelerator programming and would have the opportunity to be connected to test kitchen space, fundraising platforms and funds, pop-up shop opportunities, and business support resources. | $584,965 | January 18, 2023 | No |