American Rescue Plan Act

American Rescue Plan Act 1st Year Funding Allocations

American Rescue Plan Act 2nd Year Funding Allocations

An overview of how the ARPA funding is spent

The County of Riverside was provided funding from the federal government's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to accelerate recovery from the economic and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

More information is available below on the funding amounts received by the County of Riverside, the planned uses for the funds, as well as available reports.

Reports

The County of Riverside is required to submit annual performance reports to the U.S. Treasury regarding the planned uses for the funds.

What is the American Rescue Plan Act?

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, also referred to as the COVID-19 Stimulus Package is a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the U.S. congress on March 11, 2021. The funds are to accelerate the country's recovery from the economic and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ARPA includes $350 billion for eligible state, local, territorial and tribal governments. These funds known as the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds provide a substantial infusion of resources to help address impacts of the pandemic and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery.

How much funding did the County of Riverside receive from ARPA?

• Riverside County's share of American Rescue Plan funding is $479,874,599 million, of which the first installment of $239,937,300 was received on May 10, 2021. The second installment in the same amount was received on June 6, 2022.

How will the funds be spent to benefit the residents of Riverside County?

The County of Riverside preliminary spending plan includes the following categories:

Infrastructure, including water, sewer and broadband
Housing and Homelessness
Economic Recovery
County department response
Revenue backfill
Nonprofit assistance
Childcare

What are the general eligible uses for the ARPA funding?

ARPA funds provide local governments with significant resources to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency and its economic impacts through four categories of eligible uses:

To respond to the public health emergency or its negative economic impacts, including assistance to households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel and hospitality
To respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 public health emergency by providing premium pay to eligible workers
For the provisions of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue due to the COVID-19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year prior to the emergency
To make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure

How is the Riverside County ARPA funding being used for childcare?

Childcare

$15 Million, Child Care and Early Childhood Education, Riverside
ARPA Child Care Allocations
- Child Care Funding Breakdown – 1/17/2023
Child Care Facility Projects
- Approval of Riverside County Lakeland Village Childcare Facilities
$26,800,000, FM Childhelp Center Purchase
$12,000 French Valley Child Care and Early Childhood Learning Experience Project

How is the Riverside County ARPA funding being for nonprofits?

Non-Profit

How is the Riverside County ARPA funding being used for infrastructure?

Infrastructure

County Wide Broadband
- Affordable Connectivity Program Outreach Services
- Guidehouse Inc for Broadband Support Services

How is the Riverside County ARPA funding being used for housing, homelessness and neighborhood revitalization?

Housing, Homelessness and Neighborhood Revitalization

How is the Riverside County ARPA funding being used for economic recovery?

Economic Recovery

How is the Riverside County ARPA funding being used for revenue backfill?

Revenue Backfill

How is the Riverside County ARPA funding being used for county department response?

County Department Response

What is the timeline for disbursement of funds?

Funds may be used to cover costs from March 3, 2021 through Dec. 31, 2024. The performance period runs through Dec. 31, 2026, providing time to complete projects funded by the ARPA Fiscal Recovery Funds.

How can I apply to receive ARPA funding for nonprofits?

There are multiple ways local nonprofits may apply for ARPA assistance.

1. Community Improvement Designation funds support valuable services and projects addressing needs in communities across Riverside County. If you represent a local nonprofit, read more information on the application and eligibility process here, then use the links below to apply directly with a Board of Supervisor's office.

Nonprofits can click here to see a power point from the Oct. 13, 2021 workshop for information on how to apply for funding.

2. The county created a nonprofit roundtable to provide recommendations on how best to fund local nonprofits. On May 2, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved contracts with three subrecipients to issue $14.5 million in grants to local nonprofits through the nonprofit roundtable's newly created Riverside County Nonprofit Assistance Fund.

Local nonprofits may apply for funding with the subrecipients listed below, within the approved funding categories:

Inland Southern California United Way, $6.3 million available to local nonprofits for direct funding support
Inland Empire Community Foundation, $6.8 million available to local nonprofits for programmatic funding support
Regional Access Project, $1.3 million available to local nonprofits for technical assistance

Interested parties may attend an applicants conference to learn more about the application process on July 27, 2023 at 10am.

What reporting is required?

Quarterly reports and an annual Recovery Plan Performance Report will be submitted to the U.S. Treasury. Recovery Plan Performance Reports are accessible below.

Recovery Plan Performance Reports
- 2021 Recovery Plan
- 2022 Recovery Plan

Quarterly Progress Reports are presented to the Board of Supervisors to summarize all efforts completed within each of the funding categories

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