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American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) Investments
Signed into law on March 11, 2021, The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) provides $350 billion in additional funding for state and local governments. The law is intended to help states and municipalities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Needham is expected to receive a total of $9,199,175 from the state and Norfolk County. More information about how Needham is investing those funds is below.
Eligible uses of these funds include:
- Revenue replacement for the provision of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, relative to the revenues collected in the most recent fiscal year prior to the emergency;
- COVID-19 expenditures or negative economic impacts of COVID-19. including assistance to small businesses, households, and hard-hit industries, and economic recovery;
- Premium pay for essential workers;
- Investments in sewer, water, and broadband infrastructure.
Restrictions on the uses of these funds include:
- Funds allocated to states cannot be used to directly or indirectly offset tax reductions or delay a tax or tax increase;
- Funds cannot be deposited into any pension fund
- Funding must be obligated by the end of calendar year 2024 and spent by the end of calendar year 2026.
Related Information
Information below updated as of 12/16/2022
Category of Spending | Description | Budget | Adjusted Budget | |
---|---|---|---|---|
COVID-19 Direct Impact | Contact Tracers | State | $60,000.00 | $23,910.00 |
Epidemiologist | State | $140,000.00 | $216,077.47 | |
Public Health Nurse | State | $160,000.00 | $279,083.00 | |
Mental & Behavioral Health Staffing | State | $190,000.00 | $265,548.00 | |
Mental & Behavioral Health Services | State | $190,000.00 | $48,350.75 | |
COVID-19 Test Kits for School Staff and residents | State | $229,800.00 | $229,800.00 | |
Other-Rentals | State | $4,246.00 | $4,246.00 | |
Other - Town COVID-19 Test Kits | State | $2,984.78 | $2,984.78 | |
Other - Not yet assigned | State | $92,969.22 | $0.00 | |
Subtotal | $1,070,000 | |||
Ventilation Upgrades | Library Chiller | State | $0.00 | $369,000.00 |
Technology Improvements | Support for Hybrid Meetings, Communications & Remote Work | State | $175,000.00 | $175,000.00 |
NeoGov E-Forms Module | State | $31,613.48 | $31,613.48 | |
Other - Not yet assigned | State | $68,386.52 | $68,386.52 | |
Subtotal | $275,000 | |||
Economic Development | Grant Program | State | $460,000.00 | $445,000.00 |
Public Art | State | $20,000.00 | $20,000.00 | |
Other - Rental of Tents | State | $18,725.00 | $18,725.00 | |
Other - Not yet assigned | State | $1,275.00 | $16,275.00 | |
Subtotal | $500,000 | |||
Water/Sewer/Drains | Temp Project Manager | State | $500,00.00 | $471,336.60 |
Rosemary Sluice Gate Replacement/NPDES Stormwater | State | $600,00.00 | $600,000.00 | |
Other - Not yet assigned | State | $340,336.60 | $0.00 | |
$1,440,336.60 | $1,071,336.60 | |||
State Total | $3,285,336.60 | $2,916,336.60 | ||
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Infrastructure* | Town Reservoir Clean-up Construction | County | $2,070,000.00 | $2,070,000.00 |
Walker Pond Category 2 Construction | County | $356,000.00 | $356,000.00 | |
128 Sewer Interceptor Project Design | County | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
128 Sewer Interceptor Project Construction | County | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
South St Water Main Construction | County | $0.00 | $0.00 | |
Allowance for Water/Sewer/Drains | County | $3,487,848.40 | $3,487,848.40 | |
County Total | $5,913,848.40 | $5,913,848.40 | ||
Grand Total | $9,199,185.00 | $9,199,185.00 |