Resources

For amounts of ARPA funding allocated to cities and counties in the MSP region, see:

Allocated Funds to Cities (population 50,000 and higher)
Allocated Funds to Counties
Funds to smaller cities (under 50,000 people)- Smaller cities have a different process to receive ARPA funding; they request them through the state. This information represents what smaller cities in MSP have received as of November 22, 2022. Please note that this figure is different from the information for the bigger cities and counties, which is the total allocations that they WILL receive.

For information on how MSP cities and counties are spending their ARPA funds, see this page.

For information on how the State of Minnesota is spending its ARPA resources, see

the State Fiscal Recovery Fund page
the Governor’s Council on Economic Expansion released a 28-page report titled “Minnesota’s Moment: A Roadmap for Economic Expansion,” which offers long-term steps to continue improving Minnesota’s economy. Governor Walz launched the fifteen-member Council of business, labor, and community leaders in September of 2021 to help advise Minnesota on the systemic change needed in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors that will achieve a more equitable, inclusive, sustainable, and resilient Minnesota economy. See the Council’s recommendations here.

For information on how state and local governments across the country are spending their ARPA allocations, see:

Brookings introduced a new tool called the Local Government ARPA Investment Tracker, it is an online resource that compiles information from local governments to offer a detailed picture of how large cities and counties (with populations of at least 250,000) are deploying the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund dollars.
National Association of Counties - County Investments
National League of Cities - Local Action Tracker
National Conference of State Legislatures - ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Fund Allocations
National Association of State Budget Officers - State Recovery Plans
Results for America- ARP Data and Evidence Dashboard
The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) launched a new dashboard tracking spending from the $350 billion Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, the primary state and local aid program created by the American Rescue Plan Act.

For general information on ARPA, see:

For data that can help with competitive applications, see:

To better understand the economic impact of COVID in the region, see the GREATER MSP Regional Recovery Hub.

For guidance on advancing racial equity through ARPA, see

For information about how local governments can make the most of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), see

The Nowak Metro Finance Lab's IIJA Federal Investment Guide for Local Leaders
Navigating Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Uncertainty: A Handbook for State & Local Government Leaders by the Atlas
The White House's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Guidebook
See how the new tool Brookings Federal Infrastructure Hub offers a comprehensive public resource to study IIJA’s contents.
IIJA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Tracker
U.S. Department of Transportation Upcoming Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcements in 2022
The following list is five-year totals for all grant programs authorized under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Department of Transportation.
The U.S. Commerce Department launched a website that will provide information about funding opportunities under the $54.2 billion bipartisan CHIPS semiconductor bill President Biden.

To understand housing challenges in our region, see: