The Project Blog features a succession of posts about the research project as it unfolds. The series captures how we’re tracking how governments are spending their American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and how ARPA is affecting city governments’ investments in Community Violence Interventions (CVIs). In addition to detailing our research, we hope the blogs are useful to others interested in examining how governments are using their ARPA aid.
Note: Blog entries reflect our thinking at the time they were written. Our approach has shifted as we’ve learned more about CVIs and observed governments’ actual spending patterns. For example, we no longer track community violence intervention and community violence prevention as separate categories. We have noted where our thinking has substantially changed in the relevant posts.
Recent Posts
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Analysis of the Q1, 2022 Spending Data: The Treasury Department just released new data on state and local American Rescue Plan spending. Here’s what we’re learning.
Governments have collectively obligated 45% of the first tranche of SLFRF funding. They have devoted the bulk of their spending to activities with minimal administrative burdens, including and especially the replacement of lost revenues, while remaining less likely to spend on new projects or programs.
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How Policy Legacies are Shaping Local Governments’ Use of SLFRF Dollars for Community Violence Interventions
While state and local governments have only committed a fraction of their SLFRF aid to date, they have thus far focused their spending on replacing revenues lost as a result of the pandemic and to supporting existing programs and services. Evidence suggests that cities and states have thus far committed fewer funds to new purposes.
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A Close Up on State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Spending in Our 26 Sample Cities
So far, state and local governments have spent SLFRF dollars mainly on revenue replacement and other expenditure categories that have comparatively low levels of administrative burden, while standing up new programs – like Community Violence Interventions – has taken longer. This post looks at how 26 large, metropolitan cities used federal dollars to support CVIs.
How are cities spending ARPA funds to address violent crime 