Help Is Here Roundup: American Rescue Plan Continues to Fund Key Programs and Relief for Communities, Praised by State and Local Officials
Federal, State, and Local Officials across the country continue to praise the American Rescue Plan (ARP) for providing critical relief for their communities.
This week, lawmakers praised the rollout of the Federal Communications Commission’s Emergency Connectivity Fund established under the ARP that will provide support to schools and libraries to help them meet the off-campus connectivity needs of students in areas where commercial broadband is unavailable. Lawmakers also continued to thank the ARP for funding the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) $8 billion award to U.S airports across the country to keep workers employed, construction projects going, and help U.S. airports recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, the EPA also announced $50 Million of ARP funds going towards environmental justice initiatives.
With the arrival of July, officials also touted the transformative Child Tax Credit would be distributed to families on July 15th, setting the stage to reduce child poverty in America in half this year.
See more examples below of how the American Rescue Plan continues to provide critical relief across the country:
HELP IS HERE STATE AND LOCAL STORIES:
AZ: Maricopa County allocates $435M in American Rescue Plan funds [KTAR News, 06/28/2021]
AZ: Arizona Airports Get $197 Million More Federal COVID Relief Funds [KJZZ, 06/30/2021]
AR: Arkansas Humanities Council offering American Rescue Plan grants [TBP, 06/26/2021]
AR: FAA to give almost $25 million to Arkansas airports [KATV, 06/23/2021]
CA: WIC temporarily increases fruits and veggies with American Rescue Plan [KVCR, 06/29/2021]
CT: Lamont pledges $5 million in COVID funding to tackle violence and crime. [CT Insider, 06/28/2021]
CT: Groton submarine museum reopens after 14-month COVID closure [CT Insider, 06/23/2021]
DE: In Delaware, few tenants actually get evicted [The Hour, 06/25/2021]
FL: Walton commissioners commit American Rescue Plan funds to renovation projects [NWF Daily News, 06/23/2021]
FL: $6.5 million allocated to help the homeless in Pensacola [Wear TV, 07/01/2021]
GA: Fulton Co. Schools To SPend $90 Million To Boost Literacy [WABE, 06/27/2021]
HI: Hawaii airports to get $144 million on federal funding [Star Advertiser, 06/23/2021]
HI: CNHA, DHHL announce $5 million-in-rental-and-utilities-assistance-for-all-native Hawaiians [Hawai’i Free Press, 06/27/2021]
IL: COVID-19 funeral assistance still available for families [FoxIllinois, 06/24/2021]
IN: Noblesville police, firefighters to receive $2K bonus; other city employees will get $1K. [IndyStar, 06/28/2021]
MI: Nearly $6.5 million in federal funds headed to mid-Michigan airports for pandemic relief. [MLive, 06/23/2021]
MN: Frey lays out plan for spending Minneapolis’ $271 million in federal emergency money. [KSTP, 06/29/2021]
NC: RDU airport receives another big federal grant to help make up for COVID-19 losses. [The News & Observer, 06/26/2021]
NH: Federal funds to pay for 3 Mt. Washington summit projects. [Conway Daily Sun, 06/28/2021]
PA: Peduto, Pittsburgh council release proposed plan for $335 million in federal relief. [TribLive, 06/28/2021]
PR: Puerto Rico to receive nearly $4 billion in pandemic relief funds. [The Hill, 06/28/2021]
RI: Here’s how Providence plans to spend $42 million of Biden relief money. [WPRI, 06/25/2021]
TX: Bastrop County to tap American Rescue Plan funding to boost internet service for residents. [Austin American Statesman, 06/29/2021]
TX: McAllen airport gets $5.4M in virus relief funding. [MyRGV, 06/29/2021]
TX: Houston firefighters to receive 18 percent raises, despite concerns about funding source. [Houston Chronicle, 06/30/2021]
TX: San Marcos Head Start Programs To Receive $600K In Funding Through American Rescue Plan. [San Marcos Daily Record, 06/23/2021]
HELP IS HERE STATE AND LOCAL SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS:
AZ House:
https://twitter.com/repdavidcook/status/1410580021199081476
CO House:
https://twitter.com/lindseyforco/status/1409917546908639234
CT Senate:
https://www.facebook.com/SenatorMaryAbrams/posts/826139698041656
Council Member, Sioux City IA:
https://twitter.com/alexjwatters/status/1410240496438497280
IA Senate:
https://www.facebook.com/janet4iowa/posts/10160803361001336
Detroit City Council, MI:
https://www.facebook.com/Raquel4CityCouncil/posts/4026457257469700
Councilor, Duluth MN:
https://twitter.com/ReneeDuluth4th/status/1410443117300486146
NJ Assembly:
https://twitter.com/SpeakerCoughlin/status/1409990434047279106
NM House:
https://www.facebook.com/Gail4NM/posts/1131679227316056
NY Assembly:
https://twitter.com/solagesny/status/1410339097294553090
OH Senate:
https://twitter.com/jayhottinger/status/1410566529071079424
PA House:
https://www.facebook.com/RepKinkead/posts/279300770645020
https://www.facebook.com/RepDeLissio/posts/3866691813385250
https://www.facebook.com/RepMikeSturla/posts/4009838515751964
City Council, Wilkes-Barre PA:
https://www.facebook.com/johnmarconiWB/posts/793941767971148
Board of Supervisors, Loudoun County VA:
https://www.facebook.com/SupervisorBriskman/photos/a.103845957867106/324425655809134
WV House:
https://twitter.com/zukoffwv/status/1410426413937745921
Federal Officials:
CA-24:
https://www.facebook.com/repsaludcarbajal/posts/1126212411199871
CO-02:
https://www.facebook.com/RepJoeNeguse/posts/840314586917978
US Senate, CT:
https://www.facebook.com/senchrismurphy/posts/5790287107708878
https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1409972935570362376
CT-01:
https://twitter.com/repjohnlarson/status/1410346030420434944
CT-02:
https://www.facebook.com/joecourtney/posts/10159221382199231
FL-10:
https://twitter.com/repvaldemings/status/1409897429542084617
FL-14:
https://www.facebook.com/USRepKathyCastor/posts/4252688474769731
FL-46:
https://www.facebook.com/AnnaForFlorida/posts/1197890393985657
US Senate, HI:
https://www.facebook.com/SenBrianSchatz/posts/3760606887377424
US Senate, IL:
https://www.facebook.com/SenatorDurbin/posts/4070016376367338
https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1409886869647659015
LA-02:
https://www.facebook.com/troyc4congress/posts/3997735800275085
US Senate, MA:
https://www.facebook.com/senatorelizabethwarren/posts/1881238155372002
US Senate, MD:
https://www.facebook.com/chrisvanhollen/posts/10158622945758878
MD-02:
https://www.facebook.com/RepDutchRuppersberger/posts/4198552250190916
MD-04:
https://www.facebook.com/RepAnthonyBrown/posts/4323359961065015
MD-06:
https://www.facebook.com/repdavidtrone/posts/812456222718483
NC-02:
https://twitter.com/repdeborahross/status/1410248813051322376
NC-06:
https://twitter.com/repkmanning/status/1409909923006275586
US Senate, NH:
https://www.facebook.com/SenatorShaheen/posts/4530737336958702
NM-03:
https://twitter.com/repteresalf/status/1410259330578980873
NV-04:
https://www.facebook.com/RepHorsford/posts/3652597394840987v
NY-06:
https://twitter.com/repgracemeng/status/1410378230591373316
NY-19:
https://www.facebook.com/RepAntonioDelgado/posts/851904872094704
PA-03:
https://www.facebook.com/RepDwightEvans/posts/1436842870031618
PA-04:
https://www.facebook.com/RepMadeleineDean/posts/3959619470752625
TX-15:
https://www.facebook.com/RepVicenteGonzalez/posts/2903311429887119
https://www.facebook.com/RepVicenteGonzalez/posts/2901726710045591
TX-32:
https://twitter.com/RepColinAllred/status/1409240118280560640
TX-35 (retweet):
https://twitter.com/RepLloydDoggett/status/1409959891788201984
VA-10:
https://www.facebook.com/CongresswomanWexton/posts/980818525824062
US Senate, WA:
