= American Rescue Plan Act =

'''ARPA''' federal recovery funds were allocated by the [[CityCommission]] to community projects, with a dedicated project manager in the [[FinanceDepartment]] — '''Sylvia Tarman''', who appears in the minutes as ARPA Project Manager and later as CDBG Administrator.

The City maintains an ARPA page and a separate comments and questions page, and posted supporting documents as allocations were made.

An update on ARPA-funded community projects came to the Commission at [[WorkSession2026-03-03]], including a presentation on the impact of ARPA funds awarded to Great Falls College MSU for career and technical education.

ARPA money appears in the record alongside, and is often confused with, [[CommunityDevelopmentBlockGrant]] awards. They are different programmes with different rules; the agenda items name which is which.

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ARPA: https://greatfallsmt.gov/188/American-Rescue-Plan-Act-ARPA
ARPA comments and questions: https://greatfallsmt.gov/271/American-Rescue-Plan-Act-ARPA---Comments

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