American Rescue Plan (ARP) Blog Posts

It’s almost April. That means springtime, showers, taxes, and baseball. And for NC local governments, it means American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (ARP/CSLFRF) reports. That’s right, the next Project and Expenditure report is almost […]

The deadline to obligate American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARP/CSLFRF) has passed, and local governments now have until December 31, 2026, to fully expend their allocated funds. While that may sound like ample time, the countdown […]

As they say, time flies when you are having fun dealing with lots of federal grant compliance requirements. The American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund’s (ARP/CSLFRF) obligation deadline is December 31, 2024. That means that all counties […]

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, which has brought historic damage to many western North Carolina communities, local governments will be looking for available funding to help repair, restore, and rebuild public infrastructure and to provide direct assistance to their […]

In 2013, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (the “Uniform Guidance”), which consolidated and streamlined the various federal policies governing the award and administration of federal […]

The American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (ARPA/CSLFRF) provided significant funding to North Carolina counties and municipalities. As discussed in many previous posts, the ARPA/CSLFRF funds may only be spent for certain eligible purposes that […]

If you have obligated and expended all your American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery funds (ARP/CSLFRF), congrats, you are done forever with this grant. April Fools! Even if you have obligated and expended all your ARP/CSLFRF […]

As detailed in previous posts, North Carolina counties and municipalities received funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (ARP/CSLFRF). This federal grant funding has afforded local governments opportunities to make transformational […]

As detailed in previous posts, all NC counties and municipalities received federal grant funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recover Fund (ARP/CSLFRF). There are detailed expenditure guidelines, and compliance and reporting requirements […]

As discussed in previous posts, all NC counties and municipalities received funding from the American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (ARP/CSLFRF). These are federal grant funds that come with eligibility restrictions, compliance requirements, and reporting […]