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Strategies for obligating SLFRF funds

Tuesday, September 17

With the obligation deadline approaching, cities are exploring strategies, such as revenue replacement and interagency agreements, to quickly obligate SLFRF funds. On September 17, the federal reimbursement program, a partnership between Bloomberg Philanthropies and the United States Conference of Mayors, hosted a session where e311 experts and U.S. Treasury officials highlighted strategies for using SLFRF. This session also heard directly from cities about their experiences obligating funds through revenue replacement and interagency agreements.

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The Federal Assistance e311 program has developed the following resources to support city efforts to meet the obligation deadline.

Strategies for Obligating SLFRF provides an overview of the revised Treasury FAQs and tangible strategies for cities to obligate funds by the upcoming deadline.
ARPA Obligation Questionnaire Sample Checklist can be used by city agencies to review the status of each allocated project and determine whether they are on track to obligate and expend the funding.

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