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American Rescue Plan Act, P.L. 116-02, March 11, 2021

U.S. Department of Treasury Resources

Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund

• Allocation for States
• Allocation for Counties
• Allocation for Metropolitan Cities
• Allocation for Non-Entitlement Units
• Allocations for Territories
• Allocation Methodology for Tribal Governments

Final Rule

• Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Final Rule: Frequently Asked Questions, Apr. 27, 2022.
• Final Rule for the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Jan. 6, 2022.
• Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds: Overview of the Final Rule, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Jan. 6, 2022.
• An Introduction to the Final Rule: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, webinar (51:34) and presentation slides, January 2022.
• Treasury’s Portal for Recipient Reporting: State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds,  Aug. 9, 2021
• Interim Final Rule
  • Interim Final Rule, U.S. Treasury, May 17, 2021
  • Frequently Asked Questions on the Interim Final Rule (FAQs), updated Jan. 22, 2021

Additional Analyses and Resources

• Overview for America’s Counties: U.S. Treasury Interim Final Rule & Guidance for State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, National Association of Counties
• Flexibility Provided in Latest COVID Recovery Fund, National Conference of State Legislatures, May 17, 2021
• How States Can Use Federal Stimulus Money Effectively, Pew Charitable Trusts, May 11, 2021
• Equity in ARPA Fund Allocations
  • How Treasury’s Implementation of American Rescue Plan Programs Prioritizes Equity, U.S. Treasury, Apr. 8, 2022.
  • Making Federal Infrastructure Funding Equitable – What Philanthropy Can Do, Lois DeBacker and Joe Evans, Nonprofit Quarterly, Apr. 4, 2022.

American Rescue Plan Act Fund Trackers

• State Recovery Plans, National Association of State Budget Officers, Sept. 2021
• ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Fund Allocations, National Conference of State Legislatures, updated Apr. 7, 2022
• Local Government ARPA Investment Tracker, Brookings Institute, Feb. 3, 2022.
• ARP Local Funds Spending Tracker, Southern Economic Advancement Project, updated Mar. 31, 2022.

State and Local Trackers

• ARPA Equity Dashboard, Los Angeles County, updated Apr. 11, 2022.
• American Rescue Plan Act Projects, City of Boston, updated Apr. 30, 2022.

Nonprofit Advocacy Engagement

• Pulling Out the Stops for ARPA Funding, National Council of Nonprofits, Feb. 22, 2022.
• Being the Unstoppable Force (in the Face of an Immovable Object), National Council of Nonprofits, Feb. 7, 2022.
• When in Doubt, Innovate, National Council of Nonprofits, Nov. 15, 2021.
• Not Waiting for Good Things to Happen, National Council of Nonprofits, Sept. 7, 2021
• Turning Opportunity into Actions, National Council of Nonprofits, August 23, 2021
• Using the Advocacy Tools You Have, National Council of Nonprofits, June 28, 2021