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Help Us Invest in Your Community Priorities

Weigh in on the allocation of $68.2 million in federal recovery funding, starting with an open house and Live Town Hall Thursday, Dec. 9

Posted on December 3, 2021 2021

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ARPA Live Town Hall

 

Douglas County will receive $68.2 million from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The County desires to responsibly invest this funding based on your input.

To guide the conversation and decision-making, the Board of County Commissioners has established the following ARPA Funding Investment Principles:

Here’s how to participate:

The Board of County Commissioners has also established the following five investment priorities:

Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 earlier this year to allocate stimulus funds to state, local and tribal governments recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. Funds can be used in prescriptive ways to support public health expenditures, address negative economic impacts caused by the public health emergency, replace lost public sector revenue, provide premium pay for essential workers, or to invest in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure.

Conversations about the use of ARPA funds will continue with several more public engagement opportunities in 2022. Douglas County must commit the full ARPA allocation by 2024 and spend by the end of 2026.

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