Saint Paul GISIn March 2020, Mayor Carter announced the Saint Paul Bridge Fund to provide emergency relief for families and small businesses most vulnerable to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was funded through $3.25 million dollars from the Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority along with contributions from philanthropic, corporate and individual donors. Through these additional contributions, the fund provided $4.1 million to families and small businesses in Saint Paul. More than 5,200 applications applied for a family grant of $1,000 64% were from ACP50 areas (Areas of Concentrated Poverty where 50% or more of the residents are people of color) The applications were reviewed in order of a random number assigned at application close. Of these applications: 1,265 families were awarded a $1000 grant - 63% were from ACP50 areas - 66% indicated they are renters - 37% cited layoff or furlough as contributing to their economic hardship - 22% cited reduced hours as contributing to their economic hardship - 19% are unbanked This is a de-identified dataset of the families who applied for the Bridge Fund and includes: Self-reported survey responses Award information Geographic information Additional information about the Saint Paul Bridge Fund may be found at stpaul.gov/bridge-fundArcGIS FeatureLayerhttps://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/1fcfa558d9d84ecb9e10e4ab6be09285_0engCity of Saint Paul GIS DataPublicBridge Fund Family Dataset [Minnesota--Saint Paul]Web servicesMinnesota--Saint PaulMinnesotaLast Modified: 2021-10-12