Federal Assistance e311 Knowledge Base

Our team of experts has already answered over 200 questions from cities across the country—about the streams of federal funding available to support your city’s COVID recovery, best-in-class strategies and practices for accessing and spending it, technical requirements for compliance, and more. Browse the questions and answers, or search for a topic or keyword to get straight to the information your city needs.

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Topic

Expenditure

Expenditure
Procurements, American Rescue Plan Act, CARES Act, FEMA, HUD, Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act

Cities will be entering into contracts to spend funds provided pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARP”). Will there be specific rules/goals that pertain to the use of those funds with respect to diverse businesses?

Federal Funding Streams, Infrastructure & Maintenance Investments, American Rescue Plan Act, Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act

How can municipalities access funds to address deferred maintenance on residential and local roads?

Federal Funding Streams, Infrastructure & Maintenance Investments, American Rescue Plan Act, Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act

Is IIJA funding available to train and prepare the workforce necessary for IIJA projects?

Federal Funding Streams, Infrastructure & Maintenance Investments, American Rescue Plan Act, CARES Act, FEMA, HUD, Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act

Are there reporting requirements associated with the transportation infrastructure funding?

Federal Funding Streams, Infrastructure & Maintenance Investments, American Rescue Plan Act, CARES Act, FEMA, HUD, Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act

Are there good practices to mitigate the risk of fraud, waste, and abuse on infrastructure projects?

Housing & Rental Assistance, American Rescue Plan Act, CARES Act, FEMA

Is there specific guidance that applies to utility assistance when municipalities cannot secure monthly payment sums from utility companies? For example, are municipalities able to consider payment of a lump-sum utility bill as one month of assistance?

Due Diligence & Fraud Protection, American Rescue Plan Act, CARES Act, FEMA, HUD, Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act

What good practices can municipalities follow to minimize duplicative work and stay current with changing reporting requirements?

Compliance & Reporting, American Rescue Plan Act, CARES Act, FEMA, HUD, Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act

What are some good practices municipalities can follow to ensure that subrecipients meet all compliance requirements?

Vaccine Distribution, American Rescue Plan Act, CARES Act, FEMA

Which resources are available for vaccine efforts, including but not limited to distribution, incentives, and community engagement? In addition, can you summarize resources available for vaccine efforts via the Federal Emergency Management Agency?

Program Administration, American Rescue Plan Act, CARES Act, FEMA

What are some good practices you would recommend when planning for COVID relief? Can municipalities access the plans of other cities?

 

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