Posted on 11/03/21
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski today announced spending proposals for Baltimore County’s $160.7million allocation from the American Rescue Plan, which advance a broad range of innovative, equity-focused efforts in addition to ongoing pandemic response needs.
“Baltimore County is ready to seize this once-in-a-generation opportunity though our proposed recovery plan, which provides a bold, equitable roadmap to address the needs of families, workers, and businesses for years to come,” Olszewski said. “We are grateful for all who have already shared their priorities as we crafted this ambitious vision and we look forward to hearing from additional community members to ensure Baltimore County emerges from this crisis stronger than ever before.”
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act, signed into law by President Biden in March 2021, provided Baltimore County with $160,706,923 to support the County’s response to the COVID-19 public health emergency and its negative impacts on businesses, families and communities.
These funds must be fully committed by December 31, 2024.
To ensure Baltimore County maximizes the potential of this one-time funding to support the County’s long-term recovery, Olszewski formed the Economic Recovery Subcabinet to develop a holistic countywide plan that incorporates the needs of families, workers, and businesses.
Comprised of department and programmatic leaders across County government, the Subcabinet held multiple public listening forums with community stakeholders and examined nationwide best practices as they developed recommendations.
Baltimore County’s $60 million phase one ARP spending proposal provides funding for a number of key projects focused economic revitalization, community supports, public health and safety, and more.
The proposal is focused on providing support to underserved communities and ensuring an equitable, sustainable and robust recovery across Baltimore County.
Highlights include:
Details of the complete list of proposed funding programs are available online.
To ensure community members will be able to share their feedback, ideas and priorities regarding the finding proposals, the Olszewski administration will host two virtual public input meetings:
Additional details regarding these virtual public input meetings will be available online at baltimorecountymd.gov/arp.
Residents can also submit feedback and sign up to testify during the input meetings by emailing townhall@baltimorecountymd.gov.
Additionally, the County today released a survey allowing residents to provide additional input throughout the County’s ARP process.
A complete summary of the County’s $60 million ARP spending proposal is available online.
For more information about the Baltimore County’s plans for ARP funds, including the planned community input meetings, please see visit baltimorecountymd.gov/arp.
For more information regarding eligible use of ARP funds, fact sheets, and other information, please visit the U.S. Department of Treasury’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF)