ARPA Memo to Council – April 2026 with Appendices
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This memo from Scranton's Office of Community Development, dated May 5, 2026, provides a timeline update on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) spending and implementation from Q2 2022 through Q3 2023. The city received a second tranche of federal ARPA funds totaling $34,373,025 in Q3 2022. The ARPA program launched multiple grant categories including nonprofit recovery grants, small business recovery and wage boost grants, wellness grants, affordable childcare grants, and facade improvement grants, with application periods and recipient announcements tracked throughout the timeline. Notable initiatives included playground transformations at Kennedy Elementary School with Trust for Public Lands and Valley In Motion, downtown connectivity improvements, and soft openings of renovated parks at Novembrino Park and Connors Park. The city maintained federal compliance through regular quarterly reporting deadlines and established an interactive ARPA data summary on its website at www.scrantonpa.gov/arpa/arpa-data/.
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