The 2021 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provided $641 million to the City of Baltimore through the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency and its negative economic impacts. The Mayor's Office of Recovery Programs was established to administer all aspects of ARPA funding and regularly reporting to the US Department of Treasury.

You can find more information about ARPA on the Mayor’s dashboard here. ARPA funding commitments are publicized as individual investments to City agencies, quasi-government agencies, and nonprofits. By law, the City must commit all of the funds by December 31, 2024. 

BCRP Funding

Baltimore City's public spaces and parks received $41 million in funding, and here is how we plan to spend it: