Board OKs planned allocations of federal ARPA funds

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Feb. 8, authorized changes in provisional spending plans for Riverside County’s share of American Rescue Plan Act funds, designating higher and lower portions of the county’s $479 million allocation to meet infrastructure, homeless relief and other needs.County CEO Jeff Van Wagenen said that the revised disbursal schedule was based on the receipt of firmer guidelines from the U.S. Department of Treasury and other federal agencies, permitting the county to focus on more “specific” goals.The county received the first half of its ARPA distribution – $239.9 million – last May, and the balance is due before the end of the current fiscal year.The allocation categories are infrastructure, homelessness solutions, economic r
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