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Forsyth County Accepting Applications For Federal Relief Funds

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners discusses agenda items during an April meeting. The commissioners will review ARPA applications in September and October. KERI BROWN/WFDD

Forsyth County is now accepting applications for financial relief through American Rescue Plan Act funding.  

The ARPA funding is designed to help turn the tide on the pandemic, address the economic fallout, and stimulate a strong and equitable recovery.

The Forsyth County government is now accepting applications and is holding its first virtual meeting on the application process on Wednesday at 2 p.m. 

Organizations can apply for ARPA funds through the county's website, with a deadline of August 27. According to a county news release, proposals will be reviewed by commissioners in the fall.

Forsyth County is expected to receive roughly $74 million with more than two-thirds of that yet to be allocated.

The funds can be used to support public health initiatives, make up for lost revenue, help pay essential workers, and address water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure.

Neal Charnoff joined 88.5 WFDD as Morning Edition host in 2014. Raised in the Catskill region of upstate New York, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1983. Armed with a liberal arts degree, Neal was fully equipped to be a waiter. So he prolonged his arrested development bouncing around New York and L.A. until discovering that people enjoyed listening to his voice on the radio. After a few years doing overnight shifts at a local rock station, Neal spent most of his career at Vermont Public Radio. He began as host of a nightly jazz program, where he was proud to interview many of his idols, including Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins. Neal graduated to the news department, where he was the local host for NPR's All Things Considered for 14 years. In addition to news interviews and features, he originated and produced the Weekly Conversation On The Arts, as well as VPR Backstage, which profiled theater productions around the state. He contributed several stories to NPR, including coverage of a devastating ice storm. Neal now sees the value of that liberal arts degree, and approaches life with the knowledge that all subjects and all art forms are connected to each other. Neal and his wife Judy are enjoying exploring North Carolina and points south. They would both be happy to never experience a Vermont winter again.

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