Pima County awards $838,390 in grants for emergency funding

Pima County
Interfaith Community Services has a food bank that was supported by the Pima County Board of Supervisors.

PIMA COUNTY, (Dec. 17, 2025) — The Pima County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 16 approved the allocation of $838,390 for Short-Term Crisis and Emergency Resources (STCER) grants.

The funding, approved Nov. 18 and drawn from rolled-over general funds from the prior fiscal year, will support food assistance, housing and utility support, transportation, legal services, and related needs.

The application period was open from Nov. 19 through Dec. 3 for area agencies previously approved to receive County funds from the Outside Agency program or other funding programs administered by the Community & Workforce Development Department (CWD).

CWD received 57 applications and, after an initial screening, forwarded 38 eligible applications requesting more than $3.3 million to the Outside Agency Citizen Review Committee. The committee met on Dec. 11 to review proposals and vote on funding recommendations to the Supervisors.

The Board approved the following awards in these categories (see full list of awards by category and organization):

  • Food Assistance — $332,000 (12 programs)
  • Housing and Utility Support — $221,000 (seven programs)
  • Transportation — $25,000 (one program)
  • Legal Services — $29,000 (one program)
  • Multiple Service Categories — $231,390 (eight programs)

Pima County provided the STCER grants in response to developments at the federal level that impacted agencies delivering critical services to community members.

The approval aligns with the County-approved Prosperity Initiative, a regional partnership working to reduce generational poverty. Specifically, the STCER grants support housing stability, transportation access and reinvestment in high-poverty neighborhoods.

“Our funding process was designed to ensure that agencies most impacted by recent federal changes can continue delivering essential services,” said CWD Director Dan Sullivan, whose department administers the Outside Agency program. “By addressing immediate needs such as housing and food support within the framework of the Prosperity Initiative, we are responding to crisis and advancing long-term community stability and economic opportunity.”

Funding will be immediately available to approved organizations.