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El Monte joins the City and County of Los Angeles in introducing a Guaranteed Income pilot program, which will provide $500 per month to 125 eligible participants for one year, city officials announced today. On Tuesday evening, the El…

Jeff Page, Regional Director of Lyon The Lyon County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to hold a special meeting on…

BALTIMORE (WJZ) --Baltimore City will use nearly $5 million of its American Rescue Plan Act funding to launch a free workforce training program, Mayor Brandon Scott announced Wednesday.In the first year of the initiative, known as Train Up,…

Watch the replay of the city council meeting in the player below. COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) School Resource Officer Program On Monday evening, the Columbia City Council on Monday approved a new contract with Columbia…

Altoona officials are trying to figure out how best to set up and operate a program that would use about $1 million of American Rescue Plan Act money for business…

On hiatus while the Williamsport City Council focused on the pandemic and other pressing issues, the topic of revitalizing Park Avenue areas recently resurfaced.…

Even if the federal stimulus checks don't come, some state and local governments are using the federal funds they have received to make targeted stimulus payments. Recently, the Las Vegas City Council approved a plan for…

PETALUMA, Calif. (BCN) — The first phase of Petaluma's emergency shelter pilot program called People's Village has ended, and new residents will be welcomed into nine brand-new units on the site by the end of the month.…

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Gun Violence Prevention Commission is preparing to offer hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to area organizations.The mini-grants program is back, but a second grant opportunity is planned to put another…

LAURELLE, miss. A county in Mississippi is working to close the digital divide by making internet access more available. The Laurel-Jones County Library received 2,000 hotspot devices that will be available at checkout for…

Merced County has authorized the master plan for how to spend its latest round of COVID-19 stimulus funds. On Tuesday, the Merced County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the use of $53.9 million received from the American…

Get the latest news from Syracuse delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. The Syracuse Common Council approved a working agreement between the Syracuse Fire Association and the city at their meeting Monday.…

Krystal Maldonado has lived her entire life in Beaufort County. When she received a four-year nursing scholarship to stay in the area, she said, it felt like her community was giving back to her. “I had never heard of a…

The Delaware County Council recently considered ways to spend the $110 million in American Rescue Plan Act money as members offered their views on priorities they would like to see funded. As part of a quarterly project update due to be…

BELLA VISTA, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) - The town of Bella Vista, Ark. is seeking public input on how to distribute the $5.9 million in federal funds allocated to it. According to a press release, the funds are part of the American…

The Joplin city government could receive nearly $13.8 million over the…

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5:29 p.m. | Friday, January 14, 2022https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHp0yZ707FMMinnesota received $8.5 billion in federal funds through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Twenty-one towns in Minnesota received some of that money.…

The New Jersey State Library, an affiliate of Thomas Edison State University, will administer a statewide telehealth program, NJHealthConnect @ Your Library, to remove barriers to health equity for residents of the!-->!-->…

Over the past few weeks, comments and innuendo have been made about the funding that local jurisdictions have received from the federal government through the CARES Act and, by extension, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), also known…

Lake Charles's approximately 35,000 30-year-old water meters will be replaced with new automated meters over the next 16 to 18 months, after unanimous city council approval on Wednesday. Mayor Nic Hunter said these new meters…

SCHENECTADY - While the recent surge in coronavirus infections has forced dozens of Broadway shows to be canceled in recent weeks, the show will continue - at least for now - at Proctors. The downtown theater did not intend to cancel its…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - The first attempt failed. The second too.Now take three: The metropolitan…

PLAINVILLE - The Plainville Public Library has received over $ 18,000 in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which has been used to provide new easy-to-sanitize seats throughout the library. Last spring, the Connecticut State…

A proposed, but never executed, subdivision of the 35.15 acres of Town of Northampton property purchased by Fulton County for $ 520,000 in October for the purpose of installing the "Great Sacandaga Lake History Museum", was valued in 2016…

Marion County Commissioners Michelle Stone, left, Carl Zalak III, Jeff Gold, Kathy Bryant and Craig Curry all attend the Marion County Commissioners Workshop Tuesday morning July 14, 2021 at the campus auditorium McPherson Government in…

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority has sent 121 state homeowners who have been financially affected by COVID-19 invitations to apply for foreclosure prevention funds.The dollars came from the third phase of the state's Homeowners…

The Burlington Wastewater Treatment Plant on Lavalley Lane in Burlington. Jon Groveman, policy and water program director for the Natural Resources Council, said the windfall ahead could be a good time to upgrade Vermont's aging…

Governor Pritzker announces Illinois initiative to help communities prepare to invest in broadband infrastructure (Springfield, IL) - Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Trade and Economic Opportunities (DCEO) Broadband…

A few weeks ago, I was writing about the City's decision to create an ARPA committee. The Select Board assigns a seven-member committee to make recommendations on how to spend American Rescue Plan Act funds. The City is eligible for…

LARGO - Pinellas County Commissioners reviewed a list of staff ideas for spending $ 189 million in funding…

Nancy Lou Anderson Glasgow spoke at the inauguration of a classroom in her honor during Dufford Diversity and Inclusion Week at Newberry College. She is accompanied by her son, Newberry Lemont Glasgow City…

SPRINGFIELD - In an effort to support residents and their businesses, the city has issued a call for tenders, or RFP, for businesses and nonprofits. American Rescue Plan Act money is available for those who have not received funding in the…

A mile from the nearest bus stop is a 500-acre former correctional facility that held juvenile incarcerated. Young people still make the trip to the resort on Oahu's Windward Coast, but now it's a choice to escape the streets.…

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The San Diego Unified School Board on Tuesday approved a plan to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in COVID aid on substitute teachers, babysitters, bus drivers, nurses and counselors, as well as special education , bus routes,…

The federal workforce used just over half of the funds Congress set aside earlier this year for a special emergency leave program. The American Rescue Plan Act, which Congress…

EXTON® Acting Department of Social Services (DHS) Secretary Meg Snead joined early childhood educators and community members at the Lionville Center at the Warwick Child Care Center in Exton to thank the educators for their services to…

Editor's Note: This is the second in a six-part series featuring the candidates for Jamestown City Council. Thomas Nelson faces a challenger for the first time since being…

Duluth, Minn., Hires a social worker to help people with addiction and mental health issues.Pueblo,…

(The Center Square) - Businesses can apply for grants of up to $ 50,000 under the new Butchery Innovation…

Credit: (Ervins Strauhmanis via Flickr)Photo file From replenishing New Jersey's depleted unemployment account to funding the risk premium for frontline workers, there is no shortage of ideas on how the state should use its remaining…

Researchers from the Center for Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University measured monthly poverty rates throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. They use a supplemental poverty measure that includes all taxes and transfers, including…

Thanks to the Federal Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), our state has the opportunity to make unprecedented investments in water, sewer and broadband infrastructure. We have a chance to propel our state forward, but only if we have the manpower…

Through Jon | to 07 October 2021 By Eric Poston DOWNTOWN AKRON - Akron City Council is exploring several programs to install cameras in the city to help fight crime.At Akron City Council committee…

The district is also considering an after-school transportation program Superintendent Joseph Sawyer speaks at a school committee meeting earlier this year. (Photo / Laura Hayes) By Laura Hayes, Senior community!-->!-->…

As part of the administration's efforts to address food system challenges stemming from the pandemic as well as those stretching back decades, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the 'USDA was…

As the legislature focuses on plans to spend billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funding, Auditor Suzanne Bump calls for a "rural bailout" that would help the more than 100, mostly small communities of western Massachusetts, to…

Bowling Green Mayor Mike Aspacher on Monday unveiled a first proposal to use part of the city's American…

The New York Public Library, the USS Constitution Museum in Boston, and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation in Charlottesville, Virginia, are among more than 300 recipients of new National Endowment for the Humanities Covid Relief Grants…

ROSEVILLE - To help schools create COVID-19 testing programs for students and staff, the state of Minnesota extended the deadline for public and tribal schools to apply for a grant to October 15. The original deadline…

The deeply divided Arkansas Senate voted Thursday to return eight bills that would restrict employer-mandated covid-19 vaccinations to committee for review. The Senate's 19-14 vote to send the coronavirus-related bills back to the Senate…

FAIRMONT, W.Va. - Minority Affairs Office Herbert Henderson hosted one of their statewide listening tours on Thursday night at the Falcon Center at Fairmont State University. The Listening tour launched in August to hear what…

The deadline for child care providers to apply for the current funding cycle is September 30, 2021. AUGUSTA, Maine - The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced Monday it will distribute $…

AUGUSTA - With nearly $ 24 million in federal relief funds to spend over the next few years, Kennebec County officials will hold a public forum on Monday to hear from towns, villages and county nonprofits on their spending priorities for…

The mental health of Hawaii's keiki has suffered as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the world to adjust to a new normal of socially distant living. New federal funding to the Hawaii Department of Health is planned to tackle this crisis…

The two Hawai'i County Mediation Centers have started conducting free 90-minute landlord-tenant mediations. Mediations come in response to the end of the moratorium on state evictions, which ended on August 6, 2021. The shutdown…

The Homeless Advocates Team tasked with spending nearly $ 3 million in American Rescue Plan Act dollars to tackle the critical issue of homelessness in Pensacola has provided a comprehensive roadmap on how they will tackle the…

LOCK HAVEN - Earlier this year, Clinton County received just over $ 3.7 million in the first of two annual installments of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The Council of…

MERRILLVILLE - City council has a concept to spend its share of the US bailout funding, but more work is planned to identify specific projects. Trista Hudson, Merrillville's financial advisor, said the city will receive about $ 7.8…

Michigan State University's extension office offers local governments a chance to better understand how they can benefit from the US bailout. Billions of dollars are being donated to local governments across the country through the…

Women coming out of treatment at Talitha Koum Recovery House in Greenfield are increasingly unable to find housing in the community, the association's director said. (File photo) GREENFIELD - Faced with a shortage of affordable housing,…

The San Joaquin County Board of Directors voted Tuesday to approve millions of dollars in federal funding for early childhood support services; and to settle a Lodi church lawsuit over stay-at-home orders issued last year.About $ 4.2…

When a deep recession a decade ago forced three consecutive years of state budget cuts, the SC legislature…

BOSTON (SHNS) - As legislative hearings on how best to spend billions in federal aid are set to resume on Thursday, leading Democrats in Beacon Hill signaled this week that they did not intend to intervene to allocate funds to the…

TULSA, Oklahoma (KOKI) - The City of Tulsa is now offering city employees a stipend of $ 250 if they are vaccinated against COVID-19.The city announced the new initiative on Wednesday evening after councilors voted to approve the program at…

Selected libraries in Columbia County share nearly $ 46,000 in new federal funding.In March, the State…

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A cloud chart shows "overwhelmed," "remote work" and "hard to reach people" as keywords people used to describe the workplace during the pandemic. The economic development hearing is held at the Berkshire Innovation Center.…

It is also true that some legislators have wondered about the administration of the fund. Others have questioned where the state would get the pump priming money, although it is now predicted that the state will reach June 30, 2023, with a…

SPRINGFIELD - City Councilor Justin Hurst said on Wednesday the city's plan to use federal COVID-19 recovery funds to purchase three downtown office buildings is a "blow to the face" for other neighborhoods in need.Hurst, in a prepared…

WASHINGTON - Conservation groups petitioned the Biden administration today for ban U.S. imports and exports all living birds and mammals, including food, pets and other uses. A proactive ban would reduce the risk of future outbreaks…

On July 8, as the children of the Lansing area ran through the halls and played on the playground at the Foster Community Center, I was inside the gymnasium to discuss an important policy change that should benefit to almost all the…

When the pandemic hit Alexandria, Virginia, the economic outlook was bleak.In April 2020, the city forecast a budget deficit of up to $ 100 million as businesses shut down and workers lose their jobs, wiping out key revenues from sales,…

Massachusetts lawmakers on Tuesday kicked off an actual version of the "what would you do if you won the lottery" game, except in this case the windfall is not hypothetical and is already in state coffers.Massachusetts received about $ 5.3…

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Child tax credit payments begin July 15. The payments could greatly affect tax refunds, according to Fort Dodge accountants.Most Americans with children will receive a deposit into their bank account next week under the American Rescue…

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Today, Acting Department of Social Services (DHS) Secretary Meg Snead reminded Pennsylvanians of the assistance available through the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) that can help those affected by…

Lawmakers are scrambling to restore funding for a state-run aerospace center after an administrative error excluded it from the state budget. The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems, or…

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration has ended a federal program that provided assistance to financially injured restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic after a large demand for funds ran out, leaving more than two-thirds of applicants…