American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law on March 11, 2021 and represents a new and innovative approach to releasing federal funds to municipalities with a strong intention to provide impactful direct assistance to individuals and communities most impacted by COVID-19. The legislation has a clear intent of serving low income communities and communities of color.

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved over $39 million in ARPA funding to support disproportionately impacted individuals, households, and small businesses and nonprofits who have suffered economic impacts as well as disparities in public health outcomes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This Community Resilience Program (CRP) funding was awarded to 24 organizations who are partnering with over 70 subcontractors to complete a total of 27 different projects in 9 priority areas.

The County of Sonoma is committed to transparent financial and programmatic reporting related to these funds. The County adopted Anti-Racist Results Based Accountability (AR-RBA) to support meaningful programmatic monitoring and reporting. The ARPA Scorecard includes AR-RBA metrics for all CRP contracts. Data is updated every six months. For information on transparent financial reporting visit: ARPA CRP -English (opengov.com)

For more information on ARPA in Sonoma County visit Upstream Investments.