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    COVID-19 Recovery Clearinghouse

    COVID-19 Recovery Clearinghouse

    In a major victory for America's counties, the State and Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Funds legislation, part of the American Rescue Plan Act, was signed into law by President Biden on March 11. The legislation includes $65.1 billion in direct, flexible aid to every county in America, as well as other crucial investments in local communities.

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    Overview of U.S. Treasury's Final Rule for ARPA Fiscal Recovery Fund

    Explore NACo’s overview of U.S. Treasury's Final Rule for the State and Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Fund.

     

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    State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

    Find Treasury guidance, FAQs, NACo's analysis and more

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    Untold Stories

    Join us in highlighting how counties are making incredible differences in the lives of our residents through the American Rescue Plan Act

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    Local Government ARPA Investment Tracker

    The Local Government ARPA Investment Tracker, powered by NACo, Brookings Metro and National League of Cities provides a detailed local investment picture of American Rescue Plan Act funding

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    Welcome to the COVID-19 Recovery Clearinghouse

    In a major victory for America's counties, the State and Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Funds legislation, part of the American Rescue Plan Act, became law on March 11. The law, which NACo helped to develop and strongly advocated to pass, includes $65.1 billion in direct, flexible aid for every county, parish and borough in America. We have secured significant resources to strengthen our communities by investing in small businesses and nonprofits, vaccine distribution, public health and safety, human services, especially for those suffering from domestic violence, mental illnesses and substance use disorders, and much-needed infrastructure, including access to broadband.

    The NACo COVID-19 Recovery Clearinghouse features critical resources for counties, including allocation estimations, examples of county programs using federal coronavirus relief funds, the latest news and more.

    How Can We Help?

    Use the form below to ask a question, and NACo staff will respond via email. Please also explore our curated resources, including guidance, FAQs and more.

    Ask A Question

    Share Your Story

    How is your county responding to the coronavirus pandemic and driving the recovery in your community. Use the form below to share how your county is using federal relief funds with NACo.

    For resources to share your story with local media click here.

    Share Your Story

    CLEARINGHOUSE SPONSORS

    If your county needs additional assistance in managing, investing or tracking federal funding, NACo's Clearinghouse sponsors may be able to help.

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    The COVID-19 Recovery Clearinghouse features timely resources for counties, including allocation estimations, examples of county programs using federal coronavirus relief funds, the latest news and more.
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    2022-09-26

COVID-19 Recovery Clearinghouse

In a major victory for America's counties, the State and Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Funds legislation, part of the American Rescue Plan Act, was signed into law by President Biden on March 11. The legislation includes $65.1 billion in direct, flexible aid to every county in America, as well as other crucial investments in local communities.

Overview of U.S. Treasury's Final Rule for ARPA Fiscal Recovery Fund

Explore NACo’s overview of U.S. Treasury's Final Rule for the State and Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Fund.

 

 Access Analysis

State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

Find Treasury guidance, FAQs, NACo's analysis and more

Learn More

Untold Stories

Join us in highlighting how counties are making incredible differences in the lives of our residents through the American Rescue Plan Act

 Learn More

Local Government ARPA Investment Tracker

The Local Government ARPA Investment Tracker, powered by NACo, Brookings Metro and National League of Cities provides a detailed local investment picture of American Rescue Plan Act funding

Access Tracker

Welcome to the COVID-19 Recovery Clearinghouse

In a major victory for America's counties, the State and Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Funds legislation, part of the American Rescue Plan Act, became law on March 11. The law, which NACo helped to develop and strongly advocated to pass, includes $65.1 billion in direct, flexible aid for every county, parish and borough in America. We have secured significant resources to strengthen our communities by investing in small businesses and nonprofits, vaccine distribution, public health and safety, human services, especially for those suffering from domestic violence, mental illnesses and substance use disorders, and much-needed infrastructure, including access to broadband.

The NACo COVID-19 Recovery Clearinghouse features critical resources for counties, including allocation estimations, examples of county programs using federal coronavirus relief funds, the latest news and more.

How Can We Help?

Use the form below to ask a question, and NACo staff will respond via email. Please also explore our curated resources, including guidance, FAQs and more.

Ask A Question

Share Your Story

How is your county responding to the coronavirus pandemic and driving the recovery in your community. Use the form below to share how your county is using federal relief funds with NACo.

For resources to share your story with local media click here.

Share Your Story

CLEARINGHOUSE SPONSORS

If your county needs additional assistance in managing, investing or tracking federal funding, NACo's Clearinghouse sponsors may be able to help.

Learn more

  • Intergovernmental Affairs
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    Managing and Maximizing Federal Grant Funding

    May. 3, 2022 , 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
    The last two years have resulted in a significant amount of available federal funding for counties, including ARPA, the latest infrastructure bill, the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery allocations from 2020 and 2021.
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    Achievement Award Program

    COVID-19 Testing Site Finder

    In early March 2020, when the world was faced with a global shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, Miami-Dade County ramped up its emergency response efforts to keep our community safe and slow the spread of the virus. The County quickly mobilized to set up testing sites, schedule appointments, assist members of our community in finding testing sites near them, and develop a business intelligence strategy to keep track of testing data throughout the County. Through collaboration between Miami-Dade County’s marketing, customer experience and information technology teams, a comprehensive and multilayered COVID-19 Testing Program was created that included three key functions: Appointment Scheduling, a Geographic Information System (GIS)-enabled Testing Site Finder and Business Intelligence. This program, combined with a robust public education and community engagement effort, helped deliver vital services and information aimed at keeping our community safe and informed. County Miami-Dade County, Fla. Featured Resources Announcing 2022 Achievement Award Winners Achievement Award Category Information Technology
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    Achievement Award Program

    Surge Outreach

    In June 2020, Miami-Dade County reported close to 40,000 positive COVID-19 cases and 1,000 deaths, both totals the highest in Florida. To help flatten the curve and stop the spread of infection, County government formed Strategic Unified Response to Guideline Education (SURGE) Outreach Teams made up of community volunteers and County employees. SURGE Teams were tasked with visiting residents and business owners in hotspot and vulnerable population areas throughout the County to provide information of the importance of maintaining social distancing, handwashing and wearing masks. The Teams also handed out kits with sanitizer and masks. Miami-Dade County is the most populated county in the state with a population of 2,700,000 and the third largest in area with 1,946 square miles, a strategy had to be implemented to identify the vulnerable areas to visit and plan how to make the best and most efficient use of the SURGE Teams. A series of processes were developed using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to identify the areas to visit, create walkable routes, interactively assign routes to SURGE Teams and track progress. When the program ended in January 2021, eight million residences and businesses had been visited by the SURGE Teams, a huge undertaking. County Miami-Dade County, Fla. Featured Resources Announcing 2022 Achievement Award Winners Achievement Award Category Information Technology
  • Community & Economic Development
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    Loudoun County's COVID-19 Related Business Grants

    Just weeks into the pandemic crisis, the county dedicated $1.15 million to the initial round of the County’s COVID-19 business support program, paid out of the Commercial Business Incentive Fund, and the Economic Development Authority added $250,000. This was the first of its kind in the region and beat Congress to distributing funds to localities like ours. This business relief programs are among the most successful in the country for the speed in which the first rounds were executed, getting the money into hands of businesses that were in danger of closing indefinitely. The program has become a blueprint for similar programs in other municipalities, with department leadership frequently invited to national speaking opportunities and one-on-one advising sessions with counterparts across the country. Our Board of Supervisors invested nearly $12 million in CARES Act and local funds for the Business Interruption Fund and the Outdoor Seating Grant program to provide critical financial support to more than 2,000 of our small businesses, and later an additional $9 million in ARPA funds for the Hotel Relief Grant Fund and the Business Reinvestment and Recovery Grant. Our homegrown entrepreneurs responded to the pandemic with the creation of new innovative solutions and businesses in our “touch” economy showed remarkable resilience and creativity to shift business models. County Loudoun County, Va. Featured Resources Announcing 2022 Achievement Award Winners Achievement Award Category Community and Economic Development
  • Justice & Public Safety
    Achievement Award Program

    Re-entry Housing: A Community Tool for Transitioning from Prison

    In addressing stabilizing factors for individuals returning from incarceration, Mecklenburg County (NC) Re-Entry Services has developed a housing program to insulate homeless clients against recidivism. After a three-year pilot program, a formal program with a Resource Coordinator and contracted housing vendors was established in FY2019-2020. Using a two-year reconviction recidivism rate results show that housed clients recidivate at a rate of 10% as compared to rates many times higher in other studies. The program also provided housing during COVID-19 and exemplified the flexibility that often accompanies local government funded programs in response to community challenges. The program is a component of the larger Re-Entry Services program which provides prison in-reach, comprehensive case management, validated risk/needs assessments, vocational and educational supports for employment, and connection to numerous community-based service agencies. The housing program has a network of transitional houses and provides three full months of rental assistance followed by several months of assistance supplementing the client’s rental contribution. Clients are also assisted with applications for benefits through SOAR and referral to permanent housing providers. County Mecklenburg County, N.C. Featured Resources Announcing 2022 Achievement Award Winners Achievement Award Category Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  • Arts & Culture
    Achievement Award Program

    Miami-Dade Arts Support (MAS): COVID-19 Relief, Recovery and Restarting the Economy through Arts and Culture

    In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in March 2020, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs launched the Miami-Dade Arts Support (MAS): COVID-19 Relief, Recovery and Restarting the Economy through Arts and Culture Program to help arts organizations and artists survive the pandemic and contribute to restarting the economy. Designed to help cultural groups and individual artists navigate the challenges posed by this public health crisis, the components of the comprehensive MAS Program include: COVID-19 impact assessment surveys; resource development; financial support; technical assistance; marketing campaigns; virtual services; strategic partnerships; and ongoing information dissemination. In a pre-pandemic year, the arts in Miami-Dade County generate $1.43 billion in economic impact annually, employing 41,000 cultural workers. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the arts as evidenced by a 6-month survey demonstrating a $112 million financial impact with 18,154 jobs affected. Through the MAS Program, the Department of Cultural Affairs has successfully secured major sources of public and private funding for the nonprofit cultural community, including $10 million of funds made available through the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding through the National Endowment of the Arts. County Miami-Dade County, Fla. Featured Resources Announcing 2022 Achievement Award Winners Achievement Award Category Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation
  • Telecommunications & Technology
    Achievement Award Program

    Board of Commissioners Digital Meeting Resources and Technology Updates Project

    Each month, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners (BOC) hosts numerous public meetings, for which staff dedicate dozens of hours to prepare and commissioners must be equipped to conduct business. The COVID-19 pandemic quickly brought to light gaps in technology and accessibility that many governmental entities had, particularly as they related to how residents view and participate in public meetings remotely. It also created opportunities for improving efficiencies moving forward. Through the Board of Commissioners Digital Meeting Resources and Technology Updates Project, the Board responded to the new needs the pandemic presented and ensured that all solutions would provide benefits in a post-pandemic environment. To do this, the BOC digitized its agenda management processes and greatly expanded audio-visual capabilities in three public meeting rooms. This resulted in greater access to view remote meeting webcasts and meeting resources for the public; reduced redundancies for staff; the ability to update meeting resources more quickly; better technology capabilities for onsite and remote presentations during meetings; electronic voting; automatized/digitized meeting minutes creation; digitized approval flows; and improved production of meeting webcasts. County Oakland County, Mich. Featured Resources Announcing 2022 Achievement Award Winners Achievement Award Category Information Technology