The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), was signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, to speed up the United States’ recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing recession. The plan allocates $350 billion to help state, local, and tribal governments, with the County of Green receiving $7.17 million in funds.

In November of 2021, the Green County Finance and Accounting Committee authorized the creation of the ARPA Ad Hoc Committee (the committee) as a participatory way for the community to submit ideas for how Green County ARPA funds...