The County received the second installment of ARPA funds in June 2022. All allocations must be obligated by Dec. 31, 2024 and fully spent by Dec. 31, 2026.
*For detailed information about each approved project, read the latest "Sacramento County State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Compliance Report" in the "Reports" section.
Sacramento County's Share of the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund
Sacramento County will receive a total of $301.4 million in two installments, with 50% ($150 million) provided beginning in May 2021 and the balance delivered approximately 12 months later.
The County may use the funds to:
- Support public health expenditures related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Address negative economic impacts caused by the public health emergency
- Serve low income communities and individuals, families and businesses hardest-hit by the pandemic
- Provide premium pay for essential workers
- Replace public sector revenue lost due to the pandemic
- Invest in necessary improvements to water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure
Within these categories, fund recipients have broad flexibility to decide how to best use this funding to meet needs.
About the American Rescue Plan
On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) into law. The $1.9 trillion package, based on President Biden's American Rescue Plan, is intended to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, including public health and economic impacts.
As part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the $362 billion Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund provides local fiscal aid to support urgent COVID-19 response efforts, cover increased expenditures, replenish lost revenue and mitigate economic harm from the COVID—19 pandemic.
The distribution of the $362 billion is allocated as follows:
- States Fiscal Recovery Fund ($219.8 billion)
- States and District of Columbia: $195.3 billion
- U.S. Territories: $4.5 billion
- Tribal Governments: $20 billion
- Local Fiscal Recovery Fund ($130.2 billion)
- $65.1 billion in direct federal aid to all counties
- $65.1 billion to cities and other non-county municipalities
- Coronavirus Capital Projects ($10 billion)
- Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund ($2 billion)
Funds may cover costs from March 3, 2021 through December 24, 2024.
- County of Sacramento 2024 Recovery Plan Performance Report
- County of Sacramento 2023 Recovery Plan Performance Report
- County of Sacramento 2022 Recovery Plan Performance Report
- County of Sacramento 2021 Recovery Plan Performance Report
- Sacramento County State and local Fiscal Recovery Compliance Report: October - December, 2024
- Sacramento County State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Compliance Report: July - September, 2024
- Sacramento County State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Compliance Report: April - June, 2024
- Sacramento County State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Compliance Report: January - March, 2024
- Sacramento County State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Compliance Report: October - December, 2023
- Sacramento County State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Compliance Report: July-September, 2023
- Sacramento County State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Compliance Report: April - June, 2023
- Sacramento County State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Compliance Report: January - March, 2023
- Sacramento County State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Compliance Report: October - December, 2022
- Sacramento County State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Compliance Report: July - September, 2022
- Sacramento County State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Compliance Report: April - June, 2022
- Sacramento County State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Compliance Report: January - March, 2022
- Sacramento County State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Compliance Report: March - December, 2021