On March 11^th, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This $1.9 trillion stimulus package is a huge victory for NYCOM and our members as the Plan includes $360 billion in direct financial relief for state and local governments, including $65 billion for America's cities, villages and towns, as well as $65 billion for counties. While the new law outlines the allocation process and authorized use of funds, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is charged with issuing related regulations, guidance and allocation amounts. On May 10th, Treasury began to post this critically important information on the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund webpage. Below you will find important resources from Treasury, NYCOM and others to assist cities and villages in using these funds in ways that will support a sustainable economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

RESOURCES:

GENERAL INFORMATION AND ELIGIBLE USES

• WEBINAR & SLIDE DECK:Countdown to the ARPA SLFRF Obligation Deadline: What Local Governments Need to Know Before December 31, 2024 (added 11-27-24)
• U.S. Department of Treasury Final Rule FAQs (updated 2-7-24)
• Overview of the 2023 Interim Final Rule (added 11-8-23)
• 2023 Interim Final Rule (added 11-8-23)
• ARPA Funds: Best Practices for Small Communities (added 4-19-22)
• NYCOM Webinar PowerPoint: Additional Flexibility in Treasury's Final Rule and Update of Reporting Requirements (added 2-2-22)
• Tracking Local Government Use of ARPA Funds (added 2-3-22)
• Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds: Overview of the Final Rule (added 1-19-22)
• U.S. Department of Treasury Final Rule for Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (updated 2-1-22)
• U.S. Department of Treasury Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Resources Website (updated regularly)
• NYCOM Webinar Powerpoint: "ARPA Funding: Overview of Eligible Uses and Other Requirements" (added 9-22-21)
• NLC's "ARPA Local Action Tracker" (added 6-15-21)
• Treasury Guidance Pertaining Specifically to Non-Entitlement Municipalities (added 5-11-21)
• OSC Guidance on Municipal Accounting and Budget Treatment of ARPA Funds (updated October 2021)
  
• U.S. Department of Treasury Interim Final Rule (IFR) for Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (added 2-15-22)

INFRASTRUCTURE -- ELIGIBLE USES

• Overview of Clean Water State Revolving Fund Eligibilities (added 8-3-21)
• Overview of Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Eligibilites (added 8-3-21)

LOST REVENUE

• Calculating ARPA21 Revenue Loss (added 9-29-21)
• Treasury Definition of General Revenue for Purposes of Calculating Lost Revenue (added 6-23-21)
• GFOA Revenue Replacement Calculator (modeled off the US Treasury and US Census guidance on revenue calculation) (added 6-21-21)

COMPLIANCE AND REPORTING

• State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds NEU Update: Recorded Webinar (updated 3-4-24)
• Subscribe to the SLFRF Newsletter HERE (added 12-20-23)
  
• NEU Quick Reference Guide (added 12-20-23)
  
• SLFRF Explainer Video Series (added 12-20-23):
  
  • SLFRF New User Explainer Video
    
  • How-To Troubleshoot the Quarterly and Annual Report
    
  • SLFRF User Roles Explainer Video
    
  • SLFRF Reporting Resources Explainer Video
• Project and Expenditure Report User Guide - Version 6.0 April 1, 2023 (updated 4-1-23)
• Treasury Compliance and Reporting Guidance - Version 5.0 September 20, 2022 (updated 3-21-23)
• WEBINAR: State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds: Project & Expenditure Simplified Reporting (added 4-12-23)
• "Quick Start Guide for Getting a Unique Entity ID (SAM)" (added 3-31-22)
• WEBINAR: State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds: Reporting for Non-Entitlement Units (added 3-17-22)
• User Guide for NEU Portal and Reporting (added 12-15-21)
• Getting Started Using Treasury's Reporting Portal (added 12-15-21)
• User's Guide: Treasury's Portal for Recipient Reporting (added 8-11-21)
• ARPA Compliance Audit Readiness (added 1-25-22)
• NYCOM's Summary of U.S. Department of Treasury Reporting Guidance (added 7-12-21)
• ARPA Local Fiscal Relief Fund Reporting Requirements Flow Chart (upated 1-31-22)
• Project and Expenditures Report User Guide (added 1-31-22)

ALLOCATION INFORMATION

• Allocation for Metropolitan Cities (added 1-31-22)
• Allocations for NY's NEUs  (added 9-14-21)