American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

American Rescue Plan Act banner

What is ARPA?

  • Signed on March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is a $1.9 trillion measure designed to address the continued impact of COVID-19 on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses.
  • The American Rescue Plan will deliver $350 billion for eligible state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments to respond to the COVID-19 emergency and replace lost revenue for governments.
  • Congress has allocated Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to tens of thousands of eligible state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments, including $45.6 billion for cities.

How can ARPA funds be used?

 red-cross.png

 Respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency 
 negative-econ.png

 Respond to the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency. This includes providing premium pay to workers performing essential work during COVID-19 public health emergency.
 infrastructure.png


 To make necessary investments in water, sewer or broadband infrastructure.
 dollar-sign.png


For the provision of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue due to COVID-19 public health emergency.

How much funding will the City of Fort Worth receive?

  • The US Treasury allocated $173,745,090 of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to the City of Fort Worth
  • Allocation of funding was received is two tranches:
  • May 19, 2021 - First tranche of $86,872,545 (half of the total allocation),
  • June 6, 2022 - Second tranche of the same amount.

ARPA Administration:

As part of the management of the grant, the Financial Management Services Department (FMS) estimates it will incur expenditures of $120,000.00 per year for the following administrative tasks:

  • FMS Management
  •  Oversight
  • Departmental Assistance
  • Budget Work
  • Reporting
  • Analysis
  • Audit Fees

 

How will the City of Fort Worth use ARPA SLFRF funds?

See the City of Fort Worth’s Recovery Plans Here

The Recovery Plans provide the public and Treasury with an overview of how the largest State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds recipients plan to use their funds to help turn the tide on the pandemic, address its economic fallout, and promote a strong and equitable recovery.

See the City of Fort Worth’s Project & Expenditure Reports Here

The Project & Expenditure Reports provide the public and Treasury detailed information on all SLFRF projects, including description, budget, expenditures and project completion status.  In addition, information regarding project demographic distribution, subawards, contracts, loans and direct payments is provided.

Additional ARPA funding

ARPA provides additional funding in addition to the SLFRF. The City of Fort Worth has received funding for the following areas:

                                                                   

Share your comments with us

Click here to view form.

Contact Us

Phone

817-392-8500

Fax

817-392-8440

Location

City Hall
100 Fort Worth Trail
Fort Worth
76102
View Map

Hours

  • Sunday Closed
  • Monday
    • 08:00 AM–05:00 PM
  • Tuesday
    • 08:00 AM–05:00 PM
  • Wednesday
    • 08:00 AM–05:00 PM
  • Thursday
    • 08:00 AM–05:00 PM
  • Friday
    • 08:00 AM–05:00 PM
  • Saturday Closed

Vendor Management/ACH Vendor Payments
817-392-8560

Back to top