ARPA Impact Report: An Analysis of How Counties are Addressing National Issues With Local Investments
America's nearly 40,000 county elected officials and 3.6 million county employees are on the frontlines of the nation's response to the coronavirus pandemic. As the country emerges from the pandemic and grapples with the toll it has taken on our citizens, counties are responding and rebuilding. At the same time, many counties are still confronting significant workforce shortage pressures at a time with growing, critical resident needs.
With American Rescue Plan funds, counties are strengthening America's workforce, addressing the nation's behavioral health crisis, expanding broadband access, improving housing affordability and building prosperous communities for the next generation.
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NACo Analysis of the American Rescue Plan Act
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County Investments of American Rescue Plan Recovery Funds
Counties get creative with land use to add affordable housing
Orange County, Fla. is working to develop affordable housing on land owned by religious institutions and Fairfax County, Va. is exploring co-locating its libraries with affordable housing.
County-backed loan fund unlocks thousands of affordable housing units
Montgomery County, Md. is using a $100 million revolving loan fund to develop more than 3,000 affordable housing units across the county.
County invests in emerging developers to ease housing crunch
Shelby County, Tenn. offered instruction, connections and mentorship to budding real estate developers to bring fresh ideas and approaches to the market.
Housing shortage seeds planted years ago
The United States did not wind up with a housing shortage overnight - several factors have played into the conditions that have created the current market.
NACo submits comments on OMB's Proposed Rewrite of the Uniform Guidance
NACo submitted comments to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on its proposed rewrite of 2 CFR Part 200, the Uniform Guidance governing federal grants.