On March 11, 2021 The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also called the Covid-19 Stimulus Package or American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill, was passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law.
The purpose of the bill is to send relief to states and local governments affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic allowing them to better respond to the resulting public health needs and economic hardships that communities continue to experience nationwide.
Concurrent with this program launch, Treasury has published a Final Rule and an Overview of the Final Rule that implements the provisions of this program.
Non-Entitlement Units of Local Government
Non-Entitlement Units of Local Government, who have not already registered an account with United States Treasury, must register via login.gov. Please see United States Treasury’s User Guide for more information regarding registration.
Users who have previously registered through ID.me may continue to access Treasury’s Portal through that method.
- Please see Treasury's NEW User Guide for a more user-friendly walkthrough of how to submit the annual expenditure report.
- Watch the United States Department of Treasury Office of Recovery Programs webinar on State and Local Recovery Funds: Project and Expenditure Reporting Simplified.
Non-Entitlement Units of Local Government Certification
To successfully file your annual expenditure report in login.gov, you must log into the DOLA Grants portal to retrieve a copy of your ARP State Certification. Please see the Non-Entitlement Units of Local Government Document Retrieval slide-deck to find out how to retrieve your ARP certification document.
Counties and Metro Cities
Counties and Metro Cities are required to register using ID.me.
United States Treasury Contacts
America Rescue Plan reporting questions can be directed to SLFRP@treasury.gov.
US Treasury Portal questions and matters requiring technical assistance can be directed to covidreliefITsupport@treasury.gov.
All other questions can be directed to SLFRF@treasury.gov
United States Treasury Report Training
- Non-Entitlement Units of Local Government Intro to Reporting – Account Creation, Roles, and Agreements/Supporting Docs Submission
- Project and Expenditure Report - submission of the Project and Expenditure Report
- Reporting Tiers - overview of each reporting tier and how to identify the reporting tier for a jurisdiction
- Account Creation and Login - creation of account in Treasury’s Portal through ID.me or Login.gov
- User Roles - assignment and updates of user roles in Treasury’s Portal
- Bulk Uploads - overview of submitting bulk uploads in Treasury’s Portal
- Interim Report and Recovery Plan - submission of Interim Reports and Recovery Plans using Treasury’s Portal
Users who have previously registered through ID.me may continue to access Treasury’s Portal through that method. Refer to the additional instructions.
Allocations
Non-Entitlement Units of Local Government Allocations
Eligible Costs Timeframe
Recipients of the American Rescue Plan may use funds to cover eligible costs incurred during the period that begins on March 3, 2021 and ends on December 31, 2024, as long as the award funds for the obligations are incurred by December 31, 2024 are expended by December 31, 2026.
Costs for projects incurred by the recipient State, territorial, local, or Tribal government prior to March 3, 2021 are not eligible, as provided for in Treasury’s Final Rule.
DOLA Final Rule Expense Summaries
- Overview of the Final Rule
- Infrastructure Summary
- Payroll and Premium Pay Summary
- Revenue Loss Claims Summary
- Support Public Health Response and Equity-Focused Services Summary
- Expense Categories Summary
Federal Requirements
United States Treasury Eligible Spending Resources
- American Rescue Plan Final Rule (January 6, 2022)
- State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Frequently Asked Questions
- American Rescue Plan
- Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Frequently Asked Questions
- Non-Entitlement Units of Local Government User Guide
- American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet
- ARP Non-Entitlement Units of Local Government Guidance
- Coronavirus Recovery Funds Quick Reference Guide
- Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - Supplemental Non-Entitlement Units of Local Government Frequently Asked Questions
American Rescue Plan Reporting Resources
For detailed information regarding recipient compliance and reporting responsibilities, please visit the United States Treasury Compliance and Reporting website.
The United States Treasury facilitated a series of webinars to provide an overview of the American Rescue Plan Compliance and Reporting Guidance issued on June 17, 2021, and can be accessed below:
States, Territories and Cities/Counties with population greater or equal to 250,000
- Webinar
- Presentation on Reporting Guidance for State and Territory Recipients
- Presentation on Reporting Guidance for Cities/Counties with population greater or equal to 250,000
Tribal Governments
- Presentation Webinar: Due to technical difficulties no webinar recording for Tribal Governments is available, but Tribal Governments may watch this webinar for Counties and Cities receiving less than $5 million in funding, noting that for Tribal Governments the Project and Expenditure
Counties/Cities with population less than 250,000 and awards under $5,000,000
- Webinar for counties/cities with population less than 250,000 and awards under $5,000,000
- Presentation for counties/cities with population less than 250,000 and awards under $5,000,000
Counties/Cities with population less than 250,000 and awards over $5,000,000
- Webinar for counties/cities with population less than 250,000 and awards over $5,000,000
- Presentation for counties/cities with population less than 250,000 and awards over $5,000,000