Help Is Here Roundup: Federal, State, and Local Officials Highlight Child Tax Credit Rollout and Other American Rescue Plan Provisions
Federal, State, and Local officials across the country continue to see benefits from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) as it provides critical relief for their communities.
This week, the IRS deposited its first round of Child Tax Credits funded by the American Rescue Plan into families’ bank accounts. Officials praised the CTC with many noting the millions of their constituents who would benefit as it puts America on the path to reducing child poverty by half.
But benefits from the ARP don’t stop at the CTC, as this week the Health and Human Services Department announced that $398 Million in ARP funds would be going to small rural hospitals for COVID-19 testing and mitigation. Additionally, schools across the country are using over $129 million to prepare to re-open safely this fall and provide relief to students.
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:
AL: Alabama receives $430M from American Rescue Plan. [News 19, 07/10/2021]
AZ: Ducey uses federal pandemic cash to promote Arizona tourism. [KVOA, 07/14/2021]
AZ: ASU announces distribution plans for additional emergency relief funds. [The State Press, 07/13/2021]
AZ: Ducey makes $759 million deposit into unemployment trust fund. [The Center Square, 07/15/2021]
CA: Business Owners React to $100 Billion in Recovery Funds Set Aside in State Budget. [NBC San Diego, 07/14/2021]
CA: Here are the LA agencies, programs that will benefit from California’s $100-billion recovery package. [ABC, 07/13/2021]
CT: CT summer programs see enrollments rise, aided by millions in federal funds. [CT Post, 07/09/2021]
FL: Tallahassee, Leon County approve $6.2M in federal funds for homeless services. [Tallahasse Democrat, 07/13/2021]
IA: Rockford, Freeport to get $1M for Illinois Head Start Programs. [WIFR, 07/14/2021]
IN: ‘Unprecedented’ state revenue growth triggers tax refund for Hoosiers. [NWI, 07/14/2021]
IN: Here’s how South Bend school district wants to use nearly $100 million in pandemic funds. [South Bend Tribune, 07/13/2021]
MO: St. Louis City Aldermen pass American Rescue Plan Act, includes $5 million in direct financial assistance. [Fox 2, 07/13/2021]
MO: See how much your rural Louisiana town may get in federal COVID money. [NOLA, 07/08/2021]
MI: Jackson to spend some of its $31M in recovery funds on water and sewer upgrades. [MLive, 07/14/2021]
NC: Emergency housing vouchers are becoming available to people in Greenville. [Greenville News, 07/12/2021]
NC: Fayetteville State University dissolves $1.6 million in student debt. [The Fayetteville Observer, 07/11/2021]
NC: With new scholarship funds, N.C. A&T gives its students a major price break. [News and Record, 07/12/2021]
NJ: New Jerseyans will receive extra cash every month thanks to American Rescue Plan. [NJ Spotlight, 07/12/2021]
NY: $5M from American Rescue Plan going toward stopping violence in Buffalo. [WIVB, 07/14/2021]
NY: Plan allocating $123M in American Rescue Plan funds approved by Erie County Legislature. WGRZ, 07/08/2021]
PA: $2 million-plus in renovations planned at Gino J. Merli Veterans’ Center. [The Times Tribune, 07/13/2021]
PA: Feds showering $170M on area cities and towns, and officials are all over the map on how to spend it. [Penn Live, 07/13/2021]
TN: Most of $92.3 million in federal funds to be spent on improving water and storm infrastructure in Knox Co.. [10 News, 07/09/2021]
TN: $830M headed to Tennessee to reopen schools, help kids impacted by pandemic. [News Channel 5, 07/15/2021]
UT: Local faith leaders call for federal relief funds to be used to end homelessness in Salt Lake County. [KSL, 07/15/2021]
VA: Northam proposes spending $353 million of American Rescue Plan funding for small business help. [WAVY, 07/12/2021]
WI: Milwaukee Mayor Wants To Put Nearly $14M In Federal Relief Funds Toward Workforce Development. [WPR, 07/12/2021]
WI: Milwaukee using federal stimulus funds to combat reckless driving. [WISN, 07/13/2021]
Brownsville plans use of $65M in federal aid. [MyRGV, 07/08/2021]
How Springfield schools will spend $3M to expand health, counseling services. [Springfield News Leader, 07/15/2021]
HELP IS HERE STATE AND LOCAL SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS:
AZ Senate:
https://twitter.com/engelforarizona/status/1415708525083258880
Mayor Pro Tem, Montebello CA:
https://www.facebook.com/davidtorres.montebello/posts/1023749195107852
CT House:
https://www.facebook.com/RepresentativeLucyDathan/posts/4177135115695492
FL House:
https://www.facebook.com/AnnaForFlorida/posts/1210543039387059
FL Senate:
https://twitter.com/Annette_Taddeo/status/1415650633542258689
City Commission, Tallahassee FL:
https://twitter.com/Seat3TLH/status/1414972756073066496
IL Governor:
https://twitter.com/GovPritzker/status/1415719905421406211
IL House:
https://www.facebook.com/repchriswelch/posts/228746459075797
IL Senate:
https://www.facebook.com/SenatorPacioneZayas/posts/209554501076116
IN House:
https://twitter.com/inhsedems/status/1415642300563300355
MA House:
https://www.facebook.com/representativejamesoday/posts/10151442687894981
https://www.facebook.com/KateforRep/photos/a.214883352333941/1124255984730002
MD Senate:
https://twitter.com/shellyhettleman/status/1415673569325977612
MI Senate:
https://twitter.com/seanamccann/status/1415690537341005829
NC Senate:
https://twitter.com/benclarknc/status/1415050412940533761
NJ Governor:
https://twitter.com/AswLopez/status/1415722563242713097
NY Assembly:
https://www.facebook.com/assemblymanfredthiele/posts/346533533628761
OH House:
https://twitter.com/ohiosenatedems/status/1415649081527988232
OR House (retweet):
https://twitter.com/orhousedems/status/1415724508535615489
PA House:
https://twitter.com/repamenbrown/status/1415678689145200640
https://www.facebook.com/RepDanFrankel/posts/4145900672159933
SC House:
https://twitter.com/schousedems/status/1415729970589151242
TX House:
https://www.facebook.com/RepMorales145/posts/4273931932686944
VA House:
https://twitter.com/mikemullin4va/status/1415694599247499266
https://twitter.com/c_herring/status/1413557125419315203
WI Assembly:
https://twitter.com/RepBrostoff/status/1415691434313846797
https://twitter.com/beth_rep/status/1415730260860194822
Federal Officials:
AZ-09:
https://www.facebook.com/repgregstanton/posts/6173806045970647
CA-20:
https://twitter.com/RepJimmyPanetta/status/1415720267939254273
CA-36:
https://twitter.com/RepRaulRuizMD/status/1415721572657033218
CA-41:
https://twitter.com/RepMarkTakano/status/1415717628199510018
CT-01:
https://www.facebook.com/RepJohnLarson/posts/10159217187223632
CT-02:
https://www.facebook.com/joecourtney/posts/10159246436479231
DE-01:
https://twitter.com/RepLBR/status/1415708932216131585
HI-02:
https://twitter.com/RepKahele/status/1415007979859030019
IL-06:
https://www.facebook.com/RepSeanCasten/posts/1689889391200133
IL-09:
https://twitter.com/janschakowsky/status/1415718640662597634
IL-17:
https://www.facebook.com/RepCheri/posts/6495749437117885
KY-03:
https://twitter.com/repjohnyarmuth/status/1415379765272383491
US Senate, MA:
https://twitter.com/SenMarkey/status/1415720259999387650
MA-01:
https://www.facebook.com/reprichardneal/posts/4722675521095934
https://www.facebook.com/reprichardneal/posts/4722864961076990
MA-03:
https://twitter.com/reploritrahan/status/1414971352709312516
MI-12:
https://www.facebook.com/RepDebbieDingell/posts/3843060605798785
MN-02:
https://www.facebook.com/RepAngieCraig/posts/1980101482139184
NJ-05:
https://twitter.com/RepJoshG/status/1415727562127519749
NV-04:
https://www.facebook.com/RepHorsford/photos/a.321625551271538/3692080824225977
NY-18:
https://www.facebook.com/repseanmaloney/posts/4547250331954420
US Senate, OH:
https://twitter.com/SenSherrodBrown/status/1415395208326430724
OH-03:
https://www.facebook.com/RepJoyceBeatty/posts/4398179813579759
PA-08:
https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanMattCartwright/posts/4037265236399551
SC-06:
https://www.facebook.com/WhipClyburn/posts/4556781217695136
TX-32:
https://twitter.com/RepColinAllred/status/1415370512541184004
US Senate, VA:
https://twitter.com/MarkWarner/status/1415709297791709192
VA-02:
https://twitter.com/elaineluriava/status/1415692610891567107
VA-07:
https://www.facebook.com/RepSpanberger/posts/980044486078959
US Senate, VT:
https://www.facebook.com/senatorsanders/posts/10160186382192908
WA-01:
https://twitter.com/RepDelBene/status/1415715802175660033
WA-06:
https://www.facebook.com/derek.kilmer/posts/4232409673488357
WA-09:
