Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Greenville (COG) is soliciting proposals from qualified consulting firms wishing to serve as Underwriter in connection with COG’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Small Business Assistance Grant Program. The deadline for local businesses to submit applications for this grant was May 30, 2023, at 11:59 pm. The City of Greenville is looking to procure an outside consultant to effectively evaluate and assess each applicant’s financial and credit profile, identify potential risk areas and produce an underwriting memo for each applicant. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) delivered $24.7 million in local fiscal recovery funding to the City of Greenville as an infusion of federal resources to address the economic impact of COVID‐19 on the community. Per federal guidance, the money can be used locally for supporting public health response, replacing City revenue loss, addressing negative economic impacts, premium pay for City workers, water and sewer infrastructure, or broadband infrastructure.
