Avoiding the Funding Cliff: Exploring New Infrastructure Funding Sources
- NLC Partnerships
How Local Autonomy Can Build Economic Resilience
- Jordyn Taylor
Communities Invest in Fire Safety with ARPA Dollars
- Jordyn Taylor
CitiesSpeak Podcast: Lessons Learned From Five Years of ARPA
Small Communities in Action: Direct Federal Funds Strengthening Small Municipalities
Direct Funding Works: Five Years of the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program
NLC University Presents: Navigating Municipal Finance Opportunities
FAQs: Meeting the 2026 ARPA SLFRF Reporting Deadline
- Dante Moreno
Understanding Technical Assistance at NLC
- Seth Eli Barlow
NLC Wrapped: Our Top Blog Posts of 2025
- Jeremy Grossman
How to Prepare for ARPA SLFRF Closeout
- Dante Moreno
How Localities are Planning for the End of the American Rescue Plan Act
- Jordyn Taylor
Don’t Pay It Back: How to Fix ARPA Reporting Before It’s Too Late
ARPA SLFRF Non-Compliance: Understanding ARPA SLFRF Recoupment
- Dante Moreno
ARPA Office Hours
FAQs: Meeting the ARPA SLFRF Reporting Deadline
- Dante Moreno
ARPA SLFRF Reporting Language: What to Know
- Dante Moreno
Act Now if You’re Behind on ARPA SLFRF: Non-Compliance Explained
- Dante Moreno
Cities and Towns Navigate the 2026 SLFRF Spending Deadline
By:
- Julia Bauer
- Patrick Rochford
How Two Cities Used ARPA Funds to Support Critical Local Services
By:
- Jordyn Taylor
- Julia Bauer
How to Prepare for Your Next ARPA Reporting Deadline
- Dante Moreno
From Application to Implementation: How the Local Infrastructure Hub is Empowering Cities Across America
- Katie Dailinger
5 NLC Resources to Help You With the Upcoming ARPA SLFRF Deadline
- Dante Moreno
Countdown to ARPA’s SLFRF Obligation Deadline: Top 5 Insights for Local Governments
- Dante Moreno
FAQs: Navigating the ARPA SLFRF Obligation Deadline
- Dante Moreno
Use Your Remaining ARPA Dollars to Fund Workforce Scholarship Programs
Members Only
From the Event: ARPA SLFRF Best Practices For Municipalities Preparing for the Obligation Deadline
Obligate it or Lose it! Preparing for the Upcoming ARPA SLFRF Obligation Deadline
By:
- Patrick Rochford
- Julia Bauer
- Michael Wallace
Deploying American Rescue Plan Funds for Climate-Resilient and Equitable Infrastructure Projects
ARPA SLFRF Best Practices For Municipalities Preparing for the Obligation Deadline
Members Only
After the Event: Preparing Your City for ARPA SLFRF Obligation Deadline
From the Event: Environmental Justice in Small Rural Communities
Preparing Your City for ARPA SLFRF Obligation Deadline
What Does Environmental Justice Look Like in Small and Rural Communities? Creating a Path to Design and Fund Impactful Programs
What to Know About the 2024 End-of-Year ARPA Obligation Deadline
By:
- Patrick Rochford
- Julia Bauer
- Michael Wallace
Small Cities Month: How One Community Made a Big Impact on NLC’s Centennial Roadshow
- Ebone Clifton
How U.S. cities are using federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to tackle housing affordability
By:
- Julia Bauer
- Patrick Rochford
Unpacking the American Rescue Plan’s ‘Revenue Loss’ Provision for Local Governments
By:
- Julia Bauer
- Patrick Rochford
National League of Cities’ Leadership Address Top Federal Priorities for Local Governments
Investing in Programs that Support Community Stability with ARPA Funds
By:
- Christine Baker-Smith
- Patrick Hain
- Matt Crespi
ARPA 3-Year Anniversary: Infrastructure Investments Offer Municipalities a Range of Innovative Solutions
- Kyle Funk
ARPA 3-Year Anniversary: Public Safety and Justice
By:
- Yucel Ors
- Kirby Gaherty
- Ian Grice
- Sarah Minster
Building Healthier Cities through Public Health Investments Using ARPA Funds
By:
- Georgia Gempler
- Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman
- Sarah Minster
- Lourdes Aceves, MPP
Local Governments Prioritizing Housing Stability Led Cities and Towns from Pandemic Front Lines to Strong and Equitable Recovery
By:
- Michael Wallace
- Lauren Lowery
- Stephanie Onuaja
- Becky O’Meara, MSW
- Lourdes Aceves, MPP
Using ARPA Funds to Invest in Workers and Businesses to Build New Pathways to Economic Competitiveness
By:
- Patrick Hain
- Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman
- Michael Bartlett
- Corianne Rice
How ARPA Funds Helped Stabilize Budgets & Investment in Municipal Services
By:
- Farhad Kaab Omeyr
- Julia Bauer
- Ivonne Montes Diaz
ARPA 3-Year Anniversary: Documenting the Success of Direct Federal Aid to Cities and Towns
By:
- Julia Bauer
- Patrick Rochford
- Christine Baker-Smith
- Michael Wallace
In Case You Missed It: 10 Resources to Strengthen Your Community & Its Residents
- Melissa Williams
2023 Trends from NLC’s Center for Research and Data Analysis
- Joshua Franzel, PhD
2023 Media Highlights
- Rebeca Schiller