Right now, it’s all hands on deck for local governments. Just performing day-to-day services can be challenging as needs increase and staff turnover is high.
This means local governments are in a bind between providing acute services and managing projects with longer term impact. Federal grants are one such example, as they come with specific reporting requirements, benchmarks, and timelines to meet.
Communities with populations less than 50,000 are now eligible to receive federal pandemic relief funds allocated through the American Rescue Plan.
These funds are critical for helping more than 1,250 small communities across Illinois recover pandemic-related costs and set up for long-term health and stability.
ARP is sprinkling communities across America with much-needed federal funds—$58 billion, in fact. For many small-to-mid-size communities, these dollars are key to getting back on track, as well as planning for the future.
Municipalities and counties across the country are receiving funds from the American Rescue Plan aimed at restoring communities after the economic and public-health devastation of the pandemic. However, for small-to-mid-sized communities, ARP comes with its own set of challenges and questions.
Our team of federal-grant experts are skilled in working with local governments and have put together this list of some of the most frequently asked questions about this $1.9 trillion act.
