FAQ

May municipalities use funds from the CARES Act CRF or the ARP CLFRF to support administrative hiring costs (including immigration paperwork and filing fees) related to personnel who were hired for and are funded by COVID-19 grants?

FAQ

How can a municipality use federal funds to cover lost revenue and replenish reserves used to cover lost revenue?

FAQ

May municipalities use ARP funds to make up lost revenue from delinquent tax collections? If so, what are the requirements to provide relief to delinquent taxpayers?

FAQ

Can a municipality use ARP funds on operational costs and capital improvements to facilities impacted by lost revenue from pandemic which, prior to COVID-19, generated their own revenue?

FAQ

What are the restrictions on how a municipality can spend funds claimed as a result of lost revenue in an enterprise fund?

FAQ

Can a municipality use CRF or another funding source to subsidize revenue loss from metered parking used for outdoor dining?

FAQ

Can municipalities apply for less than their total calculated revenue loss under the ARP's revenue replacement provision (H.R. 1319, Subtitle M, § 603(c)(1)(C)), e.g. seeking $5 million in revenue replacement funds out of $19 million total revenue lost?

FAQ

In calculating revenue reduction, when should municipalities use a 4.1% revenue growth rate instead of the “average annual revenue growth in the three full fiscal year prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency"?