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  • Census
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A New Census Rule Could Reshape How Your Community Is Counted – Here’s What to Know

Infrastructure

Where Things Stand on Water Infrastructure Legislation in Congress

BY: Carolyn Berndt

Arts & Culture

What a Comic Book for Zoning Can Teach Us About Public Engagement

BY: CitiesSpeak Guest

Leadership

Jeffersontown, Ky.: An Exclusive Tour for Suburban Municipalities Council Leaders

BY: Mandeep Ladhar

ARPA SLFRF Non-Compliance: Understanding ARPA SLFRF Recoupment

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

ARPA Funds: Best Practices for Small Communities 

By:
  1. Katherine Hueston

Using ARPA Funds to Reimagine Public Safety

By:
  1. Jacob Gottlieb

Allocating ARPA Funds to Small Communities

By:
  1. Martin Brown
  2. Julia Bauer

FAQs: Meeting the ARPA SLFRF Reporting Deadline

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

FAQs: Navigating the ARPA SLFRF Obligation Deadline

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

ARPA 3-Year Anniversary: Public Safety and Justice

By:
  1. Yucel Ors
  2. Kirby Gaherty
  3. Ian Grice
  4. Sarah Minster

ARPA Supporting Housing Stability and Income Security

By:
  1. James Brooks
  2. Patrick Hain

How Cities & Counties Expanded ARPA Commitments

By:
  1. Christine Baker-Smith

Communities Invest in Fire Safety with ARPA Dollars

By:
  1. Jordyn Taylor

ARPA Obligation Deadline is Around the Corner

By:
  1. Michael Gleeson

It’s Time to Obligate ARPA SLFRF Funds

ARPA SLFRF Reporting Language: What to Know

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

Choosing the Standard Allowance for ARPA Reporting

By:
  1. Michael Gleeson

How to Prepare for ARPA SLFRF Closeout

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

Leveraging ARPA Funding for Local Vaccine Promotion

How Cities are Leveraging ARPA Funds to Support Young People

By:
  1. Emily Young
  2. Bela Spooner

How Communities Are Using ARPA Funds to Improve Infrastructure

By:
  1. Julia Bauer
  2. Kyle Funk

Use Your Remaining ARPA Dollars to Fund Workforce Scholarship Programs

How Cities Are Investing ARPA Funds to Strengthen Municipal Workforces

By:
  1. Jacob Gottlieb

April 30 ARPA Reporting Deadline Approaching for Small Governments

By:
  1. Michael Gleeson

Strengthening Small Communities: How ARPA Funds Are Empowering Dumfries, VA

Six Considerations to Leverage ARPA Funds for Economic Mobility

By:
  1. Heidi Goldberg

ARPA Local Relief Funds are a Lifeline for Communities

By:
  1. Victoria Woodards

ARPA Investment Highlights: Advancing City Resiliency and Sustainability

By:
  1. Julia Bauer
  2. Monica Gregory

Community Land Trusts Provide What ARPA Seeks to Foster

How to Prepare for Your Next ARPA Reporting Deadline

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

NLC Pushes Back Against Efforts to Claw Back ARPA Funds

By:
  1. Michael Gleeson

Partnering with Cities: Leveraging ARPA Funds for Early Childhood Success

By:
  1. Jammie Albert

What to Know About the 2024 End-of-Year ARPA Obligation Deadline

By:
  1. Patrick Rochford
  2. Julia Bauer
  3. Michael Wallace

Building Healthier Cities through Public Health Investments Using ARPA Funds

By:
  1. Georgia Gempler
  2. Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman
  3. Sarah Minster
  4. Lourdes Aceves, MPP

Ways that Cities Are Directing ARPA Dollars Toward the Arts

How to Spend ARPA Funds With an Equity Lens

Investing in Programs that Support Community Stability with ARPA Funds

By:
  1. Christine Baker-Smith
  2. Patrick Hain
  3. Matt Crespi

FAQs: Meeting the 2026 ARPA SLFRF Reporting Deadline

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

Act Now if You’re Behind on ARPA SLFRF: Non-Compliance Explained

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

New Guidance on ARPA Funds for Broadband Projects

By:
  1. Angelina Panettieri

New Treasury Guidance on ARPA SLFRF Eligible Uses 

By:
  1. Michael Gleeson

Congress Could Make Your City’s ARPA Dollars More Flexible

By:
  1. Brittney D. Kohler
  2. Kimberly Kokkonen

Data Finds Small Municipalities Declining ARPA SLFRF Funds is Rare 

By:
  1. Martin Brown

New Federal Guidance for Auditing ARPA SLFRF Funds

By:
  1. Michael Gleeson

Increased Flexibility for Water Infrastructure Projects Under ARPA Final Rule

By:
  1. Carolyn Berndt

ARPA Flex and The National Environmental Policy Act 

By:
  1. Michael Gleeson

ARPA Assistance for Utility Bills Not Considered Taxable Income

By:
  1. Michael Gleeson

ARPA Reporting Deadline for Small Communities is April 30

By:
  1. Michael Gleeson

How Two Cities Used ARPA Funds to Support Critical Local Services

By:
  1. Jordyn Taylor
  2. Julia Bauer

5 NLC Resources to Help You With the Upcoming ARPA SLFRF Deadline

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

ARPA and Public Spaces: How Cities are Investing in Places to Live, Work and Play

By:
  1. Nya Anthony

ARPA 3-Year Anniversary: Documenting the Success of Direct Federal Aid to Cities and Towns

By:
  1. Julia Bauer
  2. Patrick Rochford
  3. Christine Baker-Smith
  4. Michael Wallace

Using ARPA Funds to Invest in Workers and Businesses to Build New Pathways to Economic Competitiveness

By:
  1. Patrick Hain
  2. Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman
  3. Michael Bartlett
  4. Corianne Rice