Most Massachusetts municipalities are anticipated to obtain their newest batch of American Rescue Plan Act cash later this week when the state redistributes roughly $473 million that had been billed for the state’s 9 “inactive” counties.
The Division of Income’s Division of Native Companies advised native authorities officers final week to count on to see their group’s professional rata share of the second tranche of the Coronavirus Native Fiscal Restoration Fund cash “on or about September 23.”
Anticipated quantities range, in response to a DLS chart — Billerica can look ahead to about $4.2 million, Grafton has greater than $1.8 million coming its manner, Sterling is due simply shy of $800,000, and Westfield can count on simply greater than $4 million.
The American Rescue Plan Act offered $1.3 billion in direct support to Massachusetts’ 14 counties, with $946 million earmarked for 9 counties that the U.S. Treasury calls “not models of normal native authorities.” So as an alternative, the 254 municipalities of Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Nantucket, Suffolk and Worcester counties share that cash. The primary half of the pot was distributed to the identical communities a 12 months in the past.
Cities and cities need to adjust to U.S. Treasury reporting necessities as they obtain and proceed to spend their ARPA cash. Typically talking, ARPA funding have to be dedicated by the tip of 2024 and spent by the tip of 2026.
Written by Colin A. Younger/SHNS
