Articles Tagged: American Rescue Plan

The program helps people, organizations recover from August 2020 derecho.

Iowa City collaborating on relief spending, affordable housing, child care

“This is a major victory for the State of Iowa and Iowa taxpayers,” Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds said in a statement.

The Fund Excluded Workers Coalition urged the county to allocate more money to undocumented workers, saying the $2 million isn’t enough and needs to be given directly to the people.

The city will receive around $6 million, plans to apply for Linn County funding as well

More details will come soon at a joint county-city news conference

The final public input session will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at the county’s administration building in Iowa City. The Board of Supervisors has been discussing a list of priorities for the funding.

This year’s season will be the last at the Fillmore Building

The city of Cedar Rapids will create a grant program using, at most, $750,000 in federal American Rescue Plan funds to help nonprofits after the city paused payments of hotel-tax revenue.

The city plans to use $10.2 million of its approximately $28 million share of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds on two west side Flood Control System projects, bringing permanent protection to the part of town where Army Corps. of Engineers funding can’t be used.

Other priorities include eviction prevention, affordable housing, help to nonprofits

City staff will present recommendations on how to spend American Rescue Plan Act funds during Tuesday’s City Council meeting

Cedar Rapids and Linn County officials seek collaboration on how to spend a combined $72 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds, looking to set aside old tensions to maximize public benefit.

Linn County is holding two more public forums for input on how to allocate its share of federal American Rescue Plan Act funding

Housing, child care and climate were key issues mentioned Wednesday night