American Rescue Plan Act Funding Breakdown

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American Rescue Plan Act Funding Breakdown
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) into law. The $1.9 trillion package, based on President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, is intended to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, including the public health and economic impacts.
Below is an interactive tool that helps navigate the roughly $1.5 trillion in county related funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Programs that may provide counties with additional funding are denoted as “county eligible.” As federal guidance for the various new and existing programs are released, this information will be updated.
Direct Federal Aid to Counties | $65.1 Billion
In a major victory for America's counties, the legislation includes $65.1 billion in direct, flexible aid to every county in America. These direct funds are allocated based on the county share of the U.S. population. Counties that are Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) recipients (urban entitlement counties) will receive the larger of the population-based share or the share under a modified CDBG allocation formula.
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State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
$362 Billion
Card Image State Fiscal Recovery Fund
$219.8 Billion
State Fiscal Recovery Fund
States will receive a total of $195.3 billion in aid, of which $25.5 billion will be split evenly between states and the District of Columbia. Tribal governments will receive $20 billion in payments and U.S. territories will receive $4.5 billion in payments.
$219.8 Billion
Card Image Local Fiscal Recovery Fund
$130.2 Billion
Local Fiscal Recovery Fund
Counties will receive $65.1 billion in population-adjusted payments based on each county’s share of U.S. population, with additional adjustments for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) recipients. Cities will receive $45.57 billion in payments and non-entitlement units of local government will receive $19.53 billion.
Visit the NACo COVID-19 Recovery Clearinghouse for the latest on how counties are using federal funding to drive recovery in our communities.
$130.2 Billion
Card Image Coronavirus Capital Projects
$10 Billion
Coronavirus Capital Projects
Each state will receive $100 million, while U.S. territories and tribal governments each have their own allotment of $100 million to be split among them. These funds are allocated for critical capital projects directly enabling work, education and health monitoring in response to COVID-19.
$10 Billion
Card Image Local Assistance (Public Lands Counties) and Tribal Consistency Fund
$2 Billion
Local Assistance (Public Lands Counties) and Tribal Consistency Fund
Provides an additional $1.5 billion, split evenly over FY 2022 and 2023, for eligible revenue share counties (i.e., public land counties) as well as $500 million over both fiscal years for Tribal governments.
$2 Billion
Card Image Direct Financial Assistance
$656.18 Billion
Card Image Stimulus Checks
$402.2 Billion (CBO score estimate)
Stimulus Checks
Provides another round of Economic Impact Payments worth $1,400 per individual (including child and non-child dependents up to age 17), up to $75,000 income threshold level for individuals and $150,000 for households.
$402.2 Billion (CBO score estimate)
Card Image Unemployment
$195.43 Billion (CBO score estimate)
Unemployment
Extends enhanced federal unemployment of $300 weekly through September 6, 2021. Those making less than $150,000 a year and receiving unemployment benefits are eligible for a $10,200 tax break.
$195.43 Billion (CBO score estimate)
Card Image Tax Credits
$34.3 Billion (CBO score estimate)
Tax Credits
Expands the Child Care Tax Credit (CTC) to $3,000 per child aged 6-17 ($3,600 for children under age 6) and makes the credit fully refundable in 2021. Increases the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for childless workers by up to $1,000 and expands the minimum and maximum age for claiming the credit. Expands the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) to cover 50% of care costs up to $8,000 for one child and $16,000 for two or more children.
$34.3 Billion (CBO score estimate)
Card Image UI Fraud Prevention, Equitable Access, and Timely Payment Fund
$2 Billion
UI Fraud Prevention, Equitable Access, and Timely Payment Fund
Funds to help states with fraud prevention, equitable access, and timely payment to eligible workers.
$2 Billion
Card Image Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
$7.25 Billion
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
Additional funds for the PPP, a program that helps stabilize county economies by keeping small businesses afloat.
NOTICE: The PPP ended on May 31, 2021.
$7.25 Billion
Card Image Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program
$15 Billion
Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program
Additional funds for the EIDL, a program that helps stabilize county economies by keeping small businesses afloat.
$15 Billion
Card Image Assistance to Individuals & Families
$56.27 Billion
Card Image SNAP State Administration
$1.14 Billion
SNAP State Administration
Grants awarded to each state agency with 75 percent of the funds allocated based on the share of each state of households that participate in SNAP and 25 percent based on the increase in the number of households that participate in SNAP. States with county-administered SNAP programs pass these funds along to counties.
NEW! Click here for a list of state allocations.
$1.14 Billion
Card Image SNAP 15 percent Benefit Increase Extension
$3.5 Billion (CBO scrore estimate)
SNAP 15 percent Benefit Increase Extension
Extends the recently enacted 15 percent SNAP benefit increase through September 30, 2021 (previously set to expire June 30, 2021).
$3.5 Billion (CBO scrore estimate)
Card Image Supplemental Nutrition Assistance for Women, Infants, Children (WIC)
$880 Million
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance for Women, Infants, Children (WIC)
Provides $880 million in emergency funds, $490 million of which will enhance benefits for four months and $390 million of which will support outreach innovation and program modernization funding.
NEW! Click here to view a list of states that have opted in to receive emergency funds.
$880 Million
Card Image Pandemic EBT Program Extension
$5.6 Billion (CBO score estimate)
Pandemic EBT Program Extension
Extends the Pandemic-EBT program, which provides SNAP benefits to low-income children who have lost access to meals at school and child care due to the pandemic through the summer months in both FY 2021 and FY 2022. Administrative costs for P-EBT are 100 percent reimbursable by the federal government.
NEW! Click here to view the USDA's FAQ document on the Pandemic EBT Program.
$5.6 Billion (CBO score estimate)
Card Image Nutrition Assistance for U.S. Territories
$1 Billion
Nutrition Assistance for U.S. Territories
Grants to the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa for nutrition assistance.
$1 Billion
Card Image Commodity Supplemental Food Program
$37 Million
Commodity Supplemental Food Program
Provides additional funds for the program, which works to improve the improve the health of low-income persons at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods.
$37 Million
Card Image Veterans Affairs
$17 Billion
Veterans Affairs
Funding for several U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs programs including the Veterans State Home Program, Veterans Health and workforce retraining assistance.
$17 Billion
Card Image Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
$3.03 Billion
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
These funds are provided to state educational agencies and lead agencies to help recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and to safely reopen schools and sustain safe operations.
$3.03 Billion
Card Image Family Violence Prevention and Services
$450 Million
Family Violence Prevention and Services
These funds are in the form of formula grants and include additional funding to the national domestic violence hotline and support for survivors of sexual assault.
$450 Million
Card Image Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention
$250 Million
Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention
The funds are Title II community based (CBCAP) grants, which will be available through Sep. 30, 2023. Funding is for lead entities designated by the state. In some cases, counties may receive these funds from the state via a competitive grant process, but they are not direct applicants or recipients of funds.
$250 Million
Card Image Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment State Grants
$100 Million
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment State Grants
These funds are allocated to states as Title I Grants to states.
$100 Million
Card Image Pandemic Emergency Assistance
$1 Billion
Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund
Provides funds for states to provide short-term targeted aid (cash assistance or otherwise) to families in crisis. Counties in nine states (and Montgomery County, Md.) are responsible for administering the program and represent more than half of total TANF participants. These counties may receive funds.
NEW! Click here for a list of state allocations.
$1 Billion
Card Image Older Americans Act (OAA) Programs
$1.4 Billion
Older Americans Act (OAA) Programs
This funding includes $750 million for senior nutrition programs, $460 million for home-and-community-based support services, $45 million for disease prevention, $10 million for the long-term care ombudsman program and $145 million in assistance for grandparents caring for grandchildren. OAA funding is allocated directly to Area Agencies on Aging, more than half of which are fully or partially operated by county governments.
$1.4 Billion
Card Image Elder Justice Act Programs
$276 Million
Elder Justice Act Programs
Provides funds for the Elder Justice Act in both FY 2021 and FY 2022. The Elder Justice Act program is the only dedicated federal funding source available to states and counties to prevent elder fraud and abuse.
$276 Million
Card Image Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting
$150 Million
Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting
States receive these funds and may disperse to local governments. Funding can be suballocated to county owned entities providing services.
NEW! HRSA releases info sheet on program.
$150 Million
Card Image Family Planning
$50 Million
Family Planning
Funds are allocated to the only federal grant program dedicated exclusively to providing low-income and adolescent patients with essential family planning and preventative health services. County health departments are eligible applicants of these grants.
$50 Million
Card Image Tenant Based Rental Assistance
$5 Billion
Tenant Based Rental Assistance
Provides $5 billion for housing choice vouchers, with funds available through September 30, 2030.
NEW! HUD releases Housing Voucher FAQ.
$5 Billion
Card Image Homelessness Assistance
$5 Billion
Homelessness Assistance
Provides $5 billion to provide rental assistance, develop affordable housing, provide supportive services and acquire and develop non-congregate shelter units. Funding will be allocated using the HOME Investment Partnerships Program.
$5 Billion
Card Image Homeowner Assistance Fund
$9.96 Billion
Homeowner Assistance Fund
Funding to states, territories, and tribes to provide homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments due to the pandemic with direct assistance for mortgage payments, property taxes, property insurance, utilities, and other housing related costs.
$9.96 Billion
Card Image Emergency Rental Assistance
$21.6 Billion
Emergency Rental Assistance
Provides an additional round of funding for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Funding is distributed to states and eligible units of local governments, including counties with 200,000 residents or more, to help keep residents stably housed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NEW! Click here for recent Treasury Guidance and here for a fact sheet.
$21.6 Billion
Card Image Rural Housing
$100 Million
Rural Housing
Assistance to individuals needing rural housing assistance. Although not a direct allocation to counties, these funds to residents could relieve county budgets and local housing programs.
$100 Million
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Education & Childcare
$211.57 Billion
Card Image Education Stabilization Fund
$165.96 Billion
Education Stabilization Fund
$123 billion of these funds is allocated to support K-12 schools in safely reopening, of which 20 percent must address learning loss. Other set asides include $1.25 billion for summer enrichment, $1.25 billion for afterschool programs, $3 billion for education technology and $800 million for wraparound services to homeless students. Counties contribute funds to K-12 schools in six states and to community colleges across several states but will not receive funding directly.
NEW! Click here to view Department of Education Guidance.
$165.96 Billion
Card Image Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG)
$14.99 Billion
Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG)
These funds will be distributed according to the regular formula and available through FY 2024. Counties in eight states administer these funds: Colorado, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, New York, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin.
NEW! Click here to view HHS Guidance.
$14.99 Billion
Card Image Child Care Entitlements to States
$633 Million
Child Care Entitlements to States
This is a permanent annual increase in state funding, with the state match waived in FY 2021 and FY 2022.
$633 Million
Card Image Child Care Stabilization Fund
$23.98 Billion
Child Care Stabilization Fund
These funds will be administered by each state’s lead agency and available for eligible child care providers. Each lead agency will make applications available on their website within 30 days after they have received grant funds.
NEW! Click here to view HHS Guidance.
$23.98 Billion
Card Image Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
$4.5 Billion
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
These funds are allocated for a relatively new program which helps low-income households pay for heating and cooling costs. Some counties may receive funds from their states as they partially or fully administer LIHEAP in 13 states.
$4.5 Billion
Card Image Low-Income Household Drinking Water and Wastewater Assistance (LIHWAP)
$500 Million
Low-Income Household Drinking Water and Wastewater Assistance (LIHWAP)
These funds are allocated to states and territories to assist low-income households that pay a high proportion of household income for drinking water and wastewater services. Because ACF is directing states to model LIHWAP after LIHEAP, it is possible that county governments functioning as a local LIHEAP agency will be responsible for administering this new program as well and may receive funds.
$500 Million
Card Image Head Start
$1 Billion
Head Start
Emergency funding to be distributed across existing Head Start agencies according to their share of total enrolled children. Head Start delivers services through 1,600 local agencies, many of which are sponsored by county governments.
$1 Billion
Card Image National Child Traumatic Stress Network
$10 Million
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Funds allocated for grant program that aims to improve treatment and services for children and adolescents who have experienced traumatic events and to increase access to these treatments and services throughout the United States. Public (counties) and private entities are eligible to apply.
$10 Million
Card Image Health
$86.24 Billion
Card Image Emergency Rural Development Grants for Rural Health Care
$500 Million
Emergency Rural Development Grants for Rural Health Care
Provides funding to establish an emergency pilot program for rural development within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Grants are to be awarded based on rural development needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
$500 Million
Card Image Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grant Program
$420 Million
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Grant Program
Provides funding for the CCBHC Expansion Grants program, which aims to increase access to, and improve the quality of community mental and substance use disorder treatment through the expansion of CCBHCs.
NEW! Click here to apply.
$420 Million
Card Image Youth Suicide Prevention Programs
$20 Million
Youth Suicide Prevention Programs
Funding to support state-sponsored or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies and provides funding to institutions of higher education to assist students. Counties that are public organizations designated by a state to develop or direct the youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategy are eligible to receive funds.
$20 Million
Card Image Community Mental Health Services Block Grant
$1.5 Billion
Community Mental Health Services Block Grant
Funds to support community-based mental health services for adults and children. Counties may use block grant dollars to provide a range of services for adults and children with serious mental illnesses.
NEW! Click here for a list of state allocations.
$1.5 Billion
Card Image Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant
$1.5 Billion
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant
Funding for county behavioral health authorities to serve vulnerable, low-income populations, such as those with HIV/AIDS, pregnant and parenting women, youth and others by ensuring access to substance abuse services.
NEW! Click here for a list of state allocations.
$1.5 Billion
Card Image Community-based Funding for Local Substance Use Disorder Services
$30 Million
Community-based Funding for Local Substance Use Disorder Services
Provides funding for grants to states, local and Tribal governments and other entities to support community-based overdose prevention programs, syringe services programs and other harm reduction services in light of increased pandemic related drug-misuse.
$30 Million
Card Image Community-based Funding for Local Behavioral Health Needs
$50 Million
Community-based Funding for Local Behavioral Health Needs
Provides funding for grants to state, local, Tribal and territorial governments and other entities to address increased community behavioral health needs worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
$50 Million
Card Image Project Aware
$30 Million
Project Aware
Provides funding for Project AWARE, which provides grants, contracts and cooperative agreements to states, Tribes and other entities to advance wellness and resiliency in education.
$30 Million
Card Image Community Health Centers
$7.6 Billion
Community Health Centers
Provides funding to award grants to federally qualified health centers and to Papa Ola Lokahi and other Native Hawaiian health care systems to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here for allowable uses.
$7.6 Billion
Card Image Public Health Workforce
$7.66 Billion
Public Health Workforce
Provides funding to establish, expand and sustain a public health workforce including grants to state, local and territorial public health departments.
NEW! Click here to see White House statement on these funds.
$7.66 Billion
Card Image National Health Service Corps
$800 Million
National Health Service Corps
Provides funding for the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program, the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program and state loan repayment programs, with respect to the health workforce.
$800 Million
Card Image Nurse Corps
$200 Million
Nurse Corps
Provides funding for federal loan repayment and scholarship programs for nurses.
$200 Million
Card Image Teaching Health Centers - Graduate Medical Education
$330 Million
Teaching Health Centers - Graduate Medical Education
Provides funding for payments to qualified teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs and for grants to teaching health centers to establish new or expanded primary care residency programs.
$330 Million
Card Image Mental and Behavioral Health Training (Health Care Professionals)
$80 Million
Mental and Behavioral Health Training (Health Care Professionals)
Provides funding for grants or contracts to state and local governments, among other entities, to run training programs in strategies for reducing and addressing suicide, burnout, mental health conditions and substance use disorders among health care professionals. The trainings must be for health care students, residents, professionals, paraprofessionals, training and public safety officers and their employers.
$80 Million
Card Image Grants for Health Care Providers to Promote Mental and Behavioral Health
$40 Million
Grants for Health Care Providers to Promote Mental and Behavioral Health
Provides funding to award grants or contracts to entities providing health care, including federal qualified health centers, to establish or expand programs to promote mental health among their providers and others.
$40 Million
Card Image Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training
$100 Million
Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training
Provides funding for grants to eligible institutions to support education and clinical training relating to mental and behavioral health.
$100 Million
Card Image Pediatric Mental Health Care Access
$14.2 Million
Pediatric Mental Health Care Access
Provides funding to award grants to states, political subdivisions of states and Tribes to promote behavioral health integration in pediatric primary care through the development and support of statewide or regional pediatric mental health care telehealth access programs.
NEW! Apply now on Grants.gov.
$80 Million
Card Image Grants to States, Localities, Tribes for Testing
$47.8 Billion
Grants to States, Localities, Tribes for Testing
Provides funding for COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and mitigation activities. Note that this funding will be distributed to states and local jurisdictions through existing cooperative agreements.
$47.8 Billion
Card Image Grants to States, Localities, Tribes for Vaccines
$7.5 Billion
Grants to States, Localities, Tribes for Vaccines
Provides funding for COVID-19 vaccine activities, including providing technical assistance and awarding grants or cooperative agreements to state, local, Tribal and territorial health departments. Note that this funding will be distributed to states and local jurisdictions through existing cooperative agreements.
$7.5 Billion
Card Image State Nursing Home Strike Teams
$500 Million
State Nursing Home Strike Teams
Provides funding to states and territories to establish and implement nursing home strike teams that will be deployed to a skilled nursing facility with diagnosed or suspected cases of COVID-19 to help with clinical care, infection control or staffing.
$500 Million
Card Image Vaccine Confidence Education
$1 Billion
Vaccine Confidence Education
Funding for the CDC to strengthen vaccine confidence by furthering the distribution of information and education and improving vaccination rates. Included in this is the Rural Health Clinic Vaccine Confidence Grant Program, which provides funds to eligible applicants to improve vaccine confidence, counter vaccine hesitancy, and help with access to vaccination in rural communities that are medically underserved.
NEW! Click here to apply for the Rural Health Clinic Vaccine Confidence Grant Program.
$1 Billion
Card Image Provider Relief Fund
$8.5 Billion
Provider Relief Fund
Provides an additional $8.5 billion for the Provider Relief Fund for rural Medicare and Medicaid providers to cover expenses and lost revenue due to COVID-19.
NEW! Click here for guidance.
$8.5 Billion
Card Image Transportation
$40.16 Billion
Card Image Transit Infrastructure Grants
$30.46 Billion
Transit Infrastructure Grants
Provides funding through FY 2024 at a 100 percent federal share for eligible recipients of urban, rural, senior citizens and individuals with disabilities and intercity bus transit formula grants for operating expenses incurred beginning on January 20, 2020, including payroll, operating and maintenance costs due to lost revenue, and the payment of leave for personnel laid off due to service reductions.
$30.46 Billion
Card Image Relief for Airports
$8 Billion
Relief for Airports
Provides funding available through FY 2024 through Airport Improvement Program (AIP) formulas at 100 percent federal share. This includes:
- Funding for operations, personnel and sanitation to combat the spread of COVID: $6.5 billion for primary and certain cargo airports and $100 million for general aviation and commercial service airports;
- $800 million for primary airport sponsors to meet rent and other obligations to airport concessionaires; and
- $608 million to cover the full federal share of these projects, including retroactively for FY 2020.
$8 Billion
Card Image Amtrak
$1.7 Billion
Amtrak
Provides funding available through FY 2024, including $970.39 million for the Northeast Corridor and $729.61 million for the National Network.
$1.7 Billion
Card Image Other Programs
$61.32 Billion
Card Image Disaster Relief Fund
$50 Billion
Disaster Relief Fund
Provides $50 billion for FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund to meet the immediate needs of state, local, tribal and territorial governments.
$50 Billion
Card Image Emergency Food and Shelter Program
$400 Million
Emergency Food and Shelter Program
Supplemental funding for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program to assist organizations in communities across the country dedicated to providing food, shelter and supportive services to people with economic emergencies. Local nonprofit, faith-based and governmental entities that provided these types of services in their communities are eligible to apply.
NEW! FEMA announces release of EFSP funding.
$400 Million
Card Image Emergency Food and Shelter Program - Humanitarian Relief
$110 Million
Emergency Food and Shelter Program - Humanitarian Relief
Funds allocated for supplemental humanitarian funding to the National Board for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. Local nonprofit, faith-based and governmental entities that have provided, or will provide, humanitarian relief to individuals and families at the southern border with shelter, food and supportive services are eligible to apply.
NEW! FEMA announces release of EFSP funding.
$110 Million
Card Image Assistance to Firefighter Grants
$100 Million
Assistance to Firefighter Grants
Eligible AFG applicants include fire departments, including county fire departments, nonaffiliated EMS organizations and state fire training academies.
$100 Million
Card Image Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants
$200 Million
Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants
Funding for fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to help them increase or maintain the number of trained, "front line" firefighters available in their communities. Local fire and emergency response teams are eligible to apply.
$200 Million
Card Image Emergency Management Performance Grants
$100 Million
Emergency Management Performance Grants
Additional funding that provides state, local, tribal and territorial emergency management agencies with the resources required for implementation of the National Preparedness System and works toward the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient nation.
$100 Million
Card Image Economic Development Assistance Programs
$3 Billion
Economic Development Assistance Programs
States and localities are eligible to apply for the EDA program and can use the funding for economic recovery projects. 25 percent of the funds are reserved for communities that have suffered economic injury due to job losses in the travel, tourism or outdoor recreation sectors.
$3 Billion
Card Image Environmental Justice Grants
$50 Million
Environmental Justice Grants
Funding for grants, contracts, and other agency activities that identify and address disproportionate environmental or public health harms and risks in minority populations or low-income populations. Public entities (counties) are eligible to apply.
NEW! The application period for the Environmental Justice Grants is now open.
$50 Million
Card Image Categorical Grants - Air Pollution
$50 Million
Categorical Grants - Air Pollution
Funding for grants and activities related to air quality monitoring and the prevention and control of air pollution. Public entities (counties) are eligible to apply.
$50 Million
Card Image Emergency Connectivity Fund (Schools & Libraries)
$7.17 Billion
Emergency Connectivity Fund (Schools & Libraries)
This funding provides a 100 percent reimbursement to schools and libraries for internet access and connected devices for students and teachers for remote learning and library services. Counties that own public libraries may be eligible to apply for this competitive grant. Additionally, funds that go to local schools and libraries may relieve county budgets and programs that were aiming to address these issues. NEW! FCC announces launch of program.
$7.17 Billion
Card Image National Endowment for the Arts
$135 Million
National Endowment for the Arts
Funding available for state arts agencies and regional arts organizations.
$135 Million
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Explore NACo's interactive tool that helps navigate the roughly $1.5 trillion in county related funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.2021-04-12Reports & Toolkits2023-04-11
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) into law. The $1.9 trillion package, based on President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, is intended to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, including the public health and economic impacts.
Below is an interactive tool that helps navigate the roughly $1.5 trillion in county related funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Programs that may provide counties with additional funding are denoted as “county eligible.” As federal guidance for the various new and existing programs are released, this information will be updated.
Direct Federal Aid to Counties | $65.1 Billion
In a major victory for America's counties, the legislation includes $65.1 billion in direct, flexible aid to every county in America. These direct funds are allocated based on the county share of the U.S. population. Counties that are Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) recipients (urban entitlement counties) will receive the larger of the population-based share or the share under a modified CDBG allocation formula.
State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds$362 Billion |
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Assistance to Individuals & Families$56.27 Billion |
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Education & Childcare$211.57 Billion |
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The bipartisan debt ceiling deal brings certainty to counties and includes provisions relevant to local leaders, such as spending cuts, permitting reform, work requirements for federal public assistance programs, and reinstating federal student loan payments. -
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Counties Recognize Mental Health Awareness Month
National Association of Counties commission to visit White House, Capitol Hill as counties across the U.S. advocate for mental health policy priorities -
Reports & Toolkits
Myths & Facts: American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF), part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), allocated $65.1 billion in direct, flexible aid for every county, parish and borough in America.
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Legislative Analysis for Counties: The Inflation Reduction Act
The IRA offers counties the opportunity to pursue clean energy initiatives and reduce emissions through new competitive grant programs, local resiliency investments and clean energy tax credits.
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