American Rescue Plan Act - ARPA

The pandemic dramatically underscored the severity and consequences of the shortage of affordable housing in the United States, and new reporting shows how state, local, and Tribal governments are using American Rescue Plan State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to support more families’ access to stable, quality, affordable housing.     Researchers estimate that the United States faces a shortage of 3.8 million housing units, driving prices up and straining families’ finances, with severe shortages of affordable rental units for low-income households. Even before the pandemic, nearly half of renters spent more than 30 percent of their income on housing, with substantially higher rates among low-income households and people of color. Data for 2020, collected just before the pandemic began, showed an increase in homelessness for the fourth year in a row. The pandemic exacerbated this challenge, as millions of households fell behind on their rent and surging home prices put homeo...

  The American Rescue Plan and the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (ARPA) ARPA Network Meetings We are listening to the over 200 participants who attended our Meet and Greet sessions on Jan. 20 that indicated they would like the county to provide the virtual meeting space to meet, network and collaborate together.  We’d like to invite anyone interested in applying for the ARPA Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to join us every Tuesday from 5:30 - 7 p.m. or Thursday from 10 - 11:30 a.m. starting Tuesday, Feb. 8 through Thursday, Feb. 24 to network with other agencies or organizations interested in applying for ARPA funding.  County staff will open the meetings and assist participants in joining breakout rooms. Staff will not be able to answer individual questions. Once the NOFA is posted, questions can be directed to  ARPA@sonoma-county.org  and will be answered regularly on our website. An interpreter will ...