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First ARPA Reports Due to Treasury August 31
LOC member cities classified as “metropolitan cities” by the U.S. Treasury have their first Interim Report on American Rescue Plan Act spending due to Treasury on August 31. These are generally cities with a population greater than 50,000 which are eligible to receive direct funding under the Community Development Block Grant program, and a list of these cities is available here. Cities with a population greater than 250,000 (Portland) will also need to complete a Recovery and Performance Report by August 31.
Cities getting ARPA funds through the Oregon Department of Administrative Services are classified by Treasury as Non-Entitlement Units of Government (NEUs) and their first report will be due October 31. A list of those cities can be found here.
This chart from Treasury’s Compliance and Reporting Guidance document shows reporting requirements for all cities.
The NLC has complied the following list of links that may be helpful in completing these reports:
- Reporting and Compliance Guidance: This explains all the required reports in detail and the best first stop for any reporting questions.
- Reporting Guidance Technical Assistance Webinars: With individual webinars for different types of jurisdictions, these webinars provide a good overview of reporting.
- Reporting User Guide: This contains detailed submissions instructions and includes answers to frequently asked reporting questions.
- Reporting User Guide Video: This new video walks through the user guide, reporting portal, and provides additional details on how to submit required reports.
- Recovery Plan Template: This provides a sample template for the Recovery Plan Performance Report for states, territories, and large localities.
- Evidence and Equity Webinars: The evidence and equity webinars provide technical assistance for recipients on how they can include evidence and equity in the spending and reporting.
- FAQs: These are the best resource for any policy-related questions related to reporting.
Additional questions: Individual recipients may send any questions that are not answered in these materials to SLFRP@treasury.gov.
Finally, Treasury released a pre-recorded video providing recipients a walkthrough of the treasury portal for the interim report and recovery plan. It is around 30 minutes long.
Additional Resources
- LOC's American Rescue Plan Resource Hub
- U.S. Treasury Website
- National League of Cities ARPA Website
Contact: Mark Gharst, Lobbyist - mgharst@orcities.org or 503-991-2192
Last Updated 8/27/21