American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) and Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) Program
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One of the key provisions of ARPA was the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Plan (SLFRF) program. This program is intended to support governments in responding to the economic and public health impacts of COVID-19. SLFRF allocated critical financial assistance to individuals and businesses throughout Pennsylvania communities.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, not including local allocations, received nearly $7.3 billion in funding. These SLFRF dollars have been instrumental in sustaining essential government services and creating targeted programs to address public health, economic impacts, and critical infrastructure needs.
Since 2021, Pennsylvania has developed both quarterly Project and Expenditure Reports and annual Recovery Plan Reports detailing information about how SLFRF dollars have been obligated or expended.
For more information on US Treasury report submissions, please click on Fiscal Recovery Reports.
SAM.gov Registration
All eligible SLFRF funding recipients must register with SAM.gov to receive a Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number.
A UEI number is necessary to report data to US Treasury.
SLFRF Compliance and Reporting Guidance
Allocations
TYPE
States & District of Columbia
Counties
Metropolitan Cities
Tribal Governments
Territories
Non-entitlement Units of Local Government
AMOUNT
$ 195.3
$ 65.1
$ 45.6
$ 20.0
$ 4.5
$ 19.5
SLFRF, as authorized by ARPA, delivered $350 billion to state, territorial, local and Tribal governments across the country.
Through SLFRF, over 30,000 recipient governments across the country are investing these funds to address the unique needs of their local communities and create a stronger national economy by using these essential funds to:
- Fight the pandemic and support families and businesses struggling with its public health and economic impacts
- Maintain vital public services, even amid declines in revenue resulting from the crisis
- Build a strong, resilient, and equitable recovery by making investments that support long-term growth and opportunity
Recipient Governments were able to use SLFRF to
- Replace lost public sector revenue
- Respond to the far-reaching public health and negative economic impacts of the pandemic
- Provide premium pay for essential workers
- Invest in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure
- Provide emergency relief from natural disasters or their negative economic impacts
- Support surface transportation projects, utilizing funds for eligible projects through three pathways
- Support Title I projects that are eligible activities under the Community Development Block Grant and Indian Community Development Block Grant programs
State and Local
- Of the $350 billion, Pennsylvania received $7.291 billion for counties, cities, boroughs, and townships and $983 million for Non-Entitlement Units (NEU's) to meet pandemic response needs.
- All funds were obligated by December 31, 2024, and must be expended by December 31, 2026.
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