It is no surprise that with the contracted economy in 2020 and 2021 that state and local revenues fell. In a September 2020 report, the Brookings Institution projected that state and local government revenues would decline by $155 billion in 2020 and $167 billion in...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) is responsible for administering over $1 trillion of American Rescue Plan (2021) funds and established the Office of Recovery Programs to serve as “one point of entry for grantees.” According to a fact sheet...
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021. The $1.9 trillion dollar package was designed to “mitigate the effects of the pandemic” on individuals, businesses and local governments. While much has been written about the broad...
During a September 2021 webinar titled Learn How to Apply for and Manage Federal Grants, Grants Works staff outlined some of the differences between a grant writer and a grant manager. This post was written to highlight some of the key functions of each profession...
On March 19, 2021, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published Memorandum M-21-20 to outline the Administration’s approach to “effective implementation and stewardship of American Rescue Plan funds.” The memo was broken into five sections: Improving Program...
