Office of Recovery and Resilience

     Working toward a swift, community-wide recovery from COVID-19

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On January 20, 2020, Snohomish County became the site of the first confirmed COVID-19 case in the United States. Since then, the pandemic has been devastating to communities across our region and country. Small businesses have been forced to close their doors, workers have lost their jobs, and families struggle to pay rent and find affordable and safe child care.

We must transition from COVID-19 response to medium- and long-term economic and community recovery. Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers established the Office of Recovery & Resilience (ORR) to guide the County’s recovery work by ensuring the $160 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds the County received is administered quickly and equitably. 

At the Executive's direction, ORR conducted an extensive community engagement effort to hear directly from communities on their needs and priorities for our collective pandemic recovery. This community feedback will guide all remaining ARPA investments.

Review Community Recovery Priorities

Resources for Businesses and Tourism

    1.Access to Capital 

         Small Business Administration (sba.gov)

    2.Finding & Training Talent 

         WorkSourceWA 

    3.Growing Your Business: Advising, Mentorship, & Research 

         Business Advising in Snohomish County (economicalliancesc.org) 

    4.Starting Your Business: Access to Lenders 

         Greater Seattle | SCORE

    5.Grant Opportunities for Businesses and Nonprofits 

         https://commercegrants.com/


Resources for Residents and Workers 

    1.Utility Assistance

          Energy Assistance | Snohomish County, WA - Official Website (snohomishcountywa.gov)

    2.Food Assistance 

          Our Food Bank Members | snoco-coalition (snohomishcountyfoodbankcoalition.org) 

    3.Child Care 

          https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/services/earlylearning-childcare/find-child-care 

    4.Snohomish County Government Jobs 

          Career Information | Snohomish County, WA - Official Website (snohomishcountywa.gov) 

    5.Employment Opportunities 

          WorkSourceWA

    6.Internet Affordability Assistance 

          https://www.affordableconnectivity.gov/


Public Health Resources

    1.Find a COVID-19 Vaccine or Booster 

         How to Get Your Shot | Snohomish County Health Department, WA (snohd.org) 

    2.Find a COVID-19 Test 

         COVID Testing Information | Snohomish County Health Department, WA (snohd.org) 

    3.Access to All Immunizations 

          Immunizations | Snohomish County Health Department, WA (snohd.org) 

    4.Health Insurance 

          Apple Health (Medicaid) coverage | Washington State Health Care Authority

  1. Snohomish County Accepting Applications for $1.6 Million in Arts and Culture Recovery Grants

    Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers announced that the County is accepting applications for its Arts and Culture Recovery Grants. Approximately $1.6 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds are available... Read on...

  2. Snohomish County Awards $2 Million in Federal Funding for Flood Risk Reduction Projects

    Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers announced $2 million in awards from the Flood Risk Reduction grant. Using federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, Snohomish County is awarding the City of Stanwood and the City of Marysville grants... Read on...

  3. Snohomish County Welcomes More Than 2,600 Afghan and Ukrainian Refugees

    Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers announced that since October 2021, when the United States saw a significant influx of refugees from conflict zones, the County in partnership with local nonprofits have provided resettlement services... Read on...

  4. Executive Somers Announces Plan for $12 Million in Federal Pandemic Recovery Funding for Child Care

    Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers announced the spending plan for $12 million in new investments to expand access to affordable, high-quality child care. The $12 million is part of the County’s federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation... Read on...

  5. Snohomish County Seeks Proposals for Youth & Family Resource Centers to Boost In-Person Community

    Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers announced that the County is seeking proposals to increase Youth & Family Resource Centers. The Request for Proposals (RFP) solicits projects from organizations to operate one or more centers in South Snohomish Co... Read on...

  6. Snohomish County Officials Urge Residents to Review the Accuracy of Their Broadband Coverage

    Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers urges residents & businesses to review the accuracy of their broadband coverage in the recently released Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) National Broadband Map. The federal government will use this map... Read on...

  7. Snohomish County Launches Grant Program for Flood Risk Reduction Projects

    ARPA-Funded Program Designed to Reduce Flood Risk to Impacted Communities; Preserve Housing and Small Businesses... Read on...

  8. Snohomish County Accepting Proposals to Increase Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatm

    Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers announced that the County is accepting proposals to expand capacity of behavioral health facilities. The Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) will distribute funds from the County’s federal American Rescue Plan... Read on...

  9. Snohomish County Accepting Proposals for Child Care Facilities

    Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers today announced that the County is accepting proposals to increase available childcare slots through capital facilities projects for childcare facilities, including Family Home Providers. Read on...

  10. Snohomish County Invests $7.8M of Federal Pandemic Recovery Dollars to Increase Access to childcare

    Includes Training for School-Aged Care Staff to Support Children & Families’ Mental Health & Wellbeing Read on...

  11. Executive Dave Somers Releases Community-Led Spending Proposal for $85 Million in Federal American R

    Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers today put forward his proposal for the County’s remaining $85 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, which are federal dollars designed to address the public health, social, & economic impacts of... Read on...

  12. Snohomish County Invests $1.8 Million of Pandemic Recovery Dollars

    In-Person Resource Hubs Have Helped More Than 1,700 Individuals With Services Ranging From Financial Assistance, Public Benefit Navigation, and Employment Connections... Read on...

  13. Executive Somers Publishes Report Detailing Community Pandemic Recovery Priorities

    Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers today released the Community Pandemic Recovery Priorities Report, which details the outcomes of the four-month pandemic recovery engagement effort the County conducted over the spring and summer... Read on...

  14. Snohomish County Seeks Feedback on Draft Affordable Housing Business Plan

    Today, the Snohomish County Human Services Department announced that their draft Business Plan to Fund Affordable Housing, Behavioral Health Facilities, and Related Services is available for public comment... Read on...

  15. Snohomish County Council Votes to Approve Purchase of Hotels for Bridge Housing with Wraparound Svcs

    The Snohomish County Council voted to approve Executive Dave Somers’s proposal to convert two hotels into bridge housing with wraparound services... Read on...

Questions or Ideas?

The Office of Recovery & Resilience wants to hear from you! Reach out to SnohomishCounty.Recovers@snoco.org with your questions, ideas, and needs for Snohomish County’s pandemic recovery. You can also call Snohomish County’s main line at (425) 388-3411 for assistance

You can review our most recent federally-mandated ARPA report here.