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  • Leadership

Honoring Those Who Serve: A Veterans Day Message from NLC’s Military Communities Council Leadership

Infrastructure

How Fairfield Leveraged a Federal Planning Grant into a $40 Million Construction Project

BY: CitiesSpeak Guest

Community & Economic Development

Building A Multi-City Small Business Accelerator Using NLC Technical Assistance Programs

BY: Samantha Pedrosa, Justin Chu

Health & Wellbeing

Preparing for Microplastics Regulation: A Practical Roadmap for Local Governments and Water Utilities 

BY: NLC Partnerships

Avoiding the Funding Cliff: Exploring New Infrastructure Funding Sources

By:
  1. NLC Partnerships

How Local Autonomy Can Build Economic Resilience

By:
  1. Jordyn Taylor

Communities Invest in Fire Safety with ARPA Dollars

By:
  1. Jordyn Taylor

FAQs: Meeting the 2026 ARPA SLFRF Reporting Deadline

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

Understanding Technical Assistance at NLC

By:
  1. Seth Eli Barlow

NLC Wrapped: Our Top Blog Posts of 2025

By:
  1. Jeremy Grossman

How to Prepare for ARPA SLFRF Closeout

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

How Localities are Planning for the End of the American Rescue Plan Act

By:
  1. Jordyn Taylor

ARPA SLFRF Non-Compliance: Understanding ARPA SLFRF Recoupment

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

FAQs: Meeting the ARPA SLFRF Reporting Deadline

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

ARPA SLFRF Reporting Language: What to Know

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

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

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

Cities and Towns Navigate the 2026 SLFRF Spending Deadline

By:
  1. Julia Bauer
  2. Patrick Rochford

How Two Cities Used ARPA Funds to Support Critical Local Services

By:
  1. Jordyn Taylor
  2. Julia Bauer

How to Prepare for Your Next ARPA Reporting Deadline

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

From Application to Implementation: How the Local Infrastructure Hub is Empowering Cities Across America

By:
  1. Katie Dailinger

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

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

Countdown to ARPA’s SLFRF Obligation Deadline: Top 5 Insights for Local Governments

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

FAQs: Navigating the ARPA SLFRF Obligation Deadline

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

Use Your Remaining ARPA Dollars to Fund Workforce Scholarship Programs

Obligate it or Lose it! Preparing for the Upcoming ARPA SLFRF Obligation Deadline

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

Deploying American Rescue Plan Funds for Climate-Resilient and Equitable Infrastructure Projects

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

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

Small Cities Month: How One Community Made a Big Impact on NLC’s Centennial Roadshow 

By:
  1. Ebone Clifton

How U.S. cities are using federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to tackle housing affordability

By:
  1. Julia Bauer
  2. Patrick Rochford

Unpacking the American Rescue Plan’s ‘Revenue Loss’ Provision for Local Governments

By:
  1. Julia Bauer
  2. Patrick Rochford

Investing in Programs that Support Community Stability with ARPA Funds

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

ARPA 3-Year Anniversary: Infrastructure Investments Offer Municipalities a Range of Innovative Solutions

By:
  1. Kyle Funk

ARPA 3-Year Anniversary: Public Safety and Justice

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

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

Local Governments Prioritizing Housing Stability Led Cities and Towns from Pandemic Front Lines to Strong and Equitable Recovery

By:
  1. Michael Wallace
  2. Lauren Lowery
  3. Stephanie Onuaja
  4. Becky O’Meara, MSW
  5. Lourdes Aceves, MPP

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

How ARPA Funds Helped Stabilize Budgets & Investment in Municipal Services

By:
  1. Farhad Kaab Omeyr
  2. Julia Bauer
  3. Ivonne Montes Diaz

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

In Case You Missed It: 10 Resources to Strengthen Your Community & Its Residents

By:
  1. Melissa Williams

2023 Trends from NLC’s Center for Research and Data Analysis

By:
  1. Joshua Franzel, PhD

2023 Media Highlights

By:
  1. Rebeca Schiller

As 2024 Deadline Approaches, Local Governments Have Committed the Bulk of their American Rescue Plan Dollars

By:
  1. Julia Bauer
  2. Patrick Rochford

Highlights of City Summit 2023

By:
  1. Melissa Williams
  2. Rebeca Schiller

Dayton, OH’s Recovery Plan: Seeding Transformation 

It’s Time to Obligate ARPA SLFRF Funds

ARPA Obligation Deadline is Around the Corner

By:
  1. Michael Gleeson

Despite New Federal Guidelines, Local American Rescue Plan Priorities Remain Unchanged

By:
  1. Julia Bauer

ARPA Flex and The National Environmental Policy Act 

By:
  1. Michael Gleeson

New Treasury Guidance on ARPA SLFRF Eligible Uses 

By:
  1. Michael Gleeson

SLFRF Funds Will Not Be Impacted by Debt Ceiling Negotiations

By:
  1. Michael Gleeson

NLC Pushes Back Against Efforts to Claw Back ARPA Funds

By:
  1. Michael Gleeson

As Local Governments Finalize their American Rescue Plan Priorities, Some Dollars Have Become Easier to Spend

By:
  1. Julia Bauer

Celebrating ARPA’s 2-Year Anniversary at NLC’s Congressional Cities Conference

By:
  1. Julia Bauer
  2. Archana Sridhar

April 30 ARPA Reporting Deadline Approaching for Small Governments

By:
  1. Michael Gleeson