ARPA Funding Requests and Project Ideas

The City Council initiated a public comment period to allow residents to submit comments in favor of, or in opposition to, applications for ARPA funding. The public comment period began April 1, 2022 and ended April 30, 2022. As a result of the public comment period, the City of Carbondale received the following:

  • 56 Applications for funding
  • 266 residents in support of specific applications
  • 42 residents opposed to specific applications
  • 100 written comments supporting or opposing specific applications were submitted

ARPA Funding Requests

The community agencies, organizations, and non-profits listed below requested a portion of the City of Carbondale's allotted ARPA funding to support Carbondale's recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency:


  1. A Gift of Love Charity, Inc.
  2. African American Museum of Southern Illinois
  3. Attucks Community Services Board
  4. Autism Society of Southern Illinois
  5. Beyond the Walls The Movement, NFP
  6. Boys and Girls Clubs (PDF)
  7. Brehm Preparatory School, Inc.
  8. Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
  9. Carbondale Chamber of Commerce Foundation
  10. Carbondale Jr. Sports, Inc.
  11. Carbondale Lions Club
  12. Carbondale Main Street
  13. Carbondale Park District
  14. Carbondale Public Library
  15. Carbondale United
  16. Carbondale Warming Center
  17. Coliseum Coffee Works, LLC
  1. Community Kitchen Project
  2. Creative Creatures Womens Organization
  3. Elks, Lodge 1243
  4. EMAC Inc.
  5. Food Works
  6. Good Samaritan Ministries
  7. Green Earth, Inc.
  8. Greener Homes, LLC
  9. Guaranteed Property Solutions, LLC
  10. Gud Cooking Soul Food Restaurant
  11. Healing Moon, LLC
  12. I Can Read of Southern Illinois
  13. Jackson County Stage Company
  14. Monte Alegre Vineyard and Cellars
  15. Presbyterian Child Development Center Preschool
  16. Pryor Contracting and Development
  17. RBF Dome NFP
  1. Shawnee Health Service and Development Corp.
  2. SIU - Job Training
  3. SIU - Stormwater
  4. SIU Board of Trustees - Master Plan
  5. Southern Illinois Coalition for the Homeless
  6. Southern Illinois Collaborative Kitchen, NFP
  7. Southern Illinois Community Foundation
  8. Still Woods LLC
  9. Stress and Trauma Treatment Center
  10. Survivor Empowerment Center
  11. The Climate Economy Education Inc. - Shop Local Rewards System
  12. The Climate Economy Education Inc. - Small business help
  13. The Golden Path Foundation
  14. Touch of Nature at SIU
  15. Varsity Center for the Arts, Inc.
  16. Victory Dream Center
  17. WDBX

ARPA Project Ideas

The following individuals submitted project ideas for consideration for ARPA funding:


  1. Adam Ware
  2. Alfred Pryor
  3. Chuck Benya
  4. David Schroeder
  1. Elaine Ramseyer
  2. Elius Reed
  3. Gail Peterman
  4. Jennifer Lampkins
  1. Lee Fronabarger 1
  2. Lee Fronabarger 2
  3. Lee Fronabarger 3