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$95
million
for
Blight
Remediation:
City
Council
appropriated
funds
for
addressing
the
elimination
of
commercial
and
industrial
blight
through
demolition,
remediation,
and land
reuse. |
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City has
programmed
over
$500M of
its
$827M
ARPA
Funds;
launches
new
website
detailing
status
of each
initiative
•
Over 60%
of
City's
ARPA-funded
initiatives
being
implemented
or
undergoing
final
approvals
prior to
implementation
•
City
seeks to
set
standard
of
transparency
on ARPA
spending
with
launch
of
comprehensive
website
at
detroitmi.gov/ARPA
•
Residents
can
track
status
of 81
ARPA
initiatives,
find job
&
contracting
opportunities
DETROIT
- The
City of
Detroit
has
completed
programming
and
begun
implementation
for
programs
representing
$530
million
of its
$827
million
awarded
under
the
federal
America
Rescue
Plan
Act. To
provide
full
transparency
to the
public
of its
programs
and
progress,
the City
has
launched
its new
ARPA
website,
www.detroitmi.gov/ARPA.
Officials
from
departments
across
city
government
have
been
moving
swiftly
to
design
approved
programs,
complete
compliance
reviews
and
implement
more
than 80
individual
initiatives
from 15
spending
categories
approved
by City
Council
in late
June of
2021.
The city
has
until
December
31,
2024, to
obligate
its ARPA
funds.
Programs
already
being
implemented
include
the
Skills
for Life
job
training
program,
Renew
Detroit
Home
Repair
program,
a
basement
flooding
protection
program,
Community
Health
Corps
funding,
foreclosure
prevention
outreach
and
funding
toward
the
renovation
of
historic
Lee
Plaza to
be used
as
affordable
housing
for
Detroiters.
Dozens
of other
initiatives
for
neighborhood
beautification
and
investment,
expanding
internet
access
for
residents,
enhancing
public
safety
and more
are
currently
going
through
final
review
prior to
implementation.
Detroiters
can stay
updated,
Take
Part in
APRA
investment
To keep
Detroiters
fully
informed
of the
progress
of this
historic
investment
in the
city and
its
residents,
Detroit’s
new
robust
American
Rescue
Plan Act
(ARPA)
website,
“How
Detroit’s
ARPA
funds
are
being
spent”
is now
live at
www.detroitmi.gov/ARPA.
The site
is
designed
to give
up-to-date
information
on all
things
ARPA
including
detailed
spending
in the
15
appropriated
categories,
ARPA job
opportunities,
featured
ARPA
programs
and the
unique
stories
about
the
impact
on
Detroiters
and
neighborhoods.
“We
started
with the
most
comprehensive
community
engagement
process
of any
city to
develop
our
spending
priorities
and now
we are
going to
be the
most
transparent
city in
terms of
how we
are
spending
this
money
and the
status
of each
initiative,”
said
Mayor
Duggan.
“There
is
tremendous
opportunity
being
created
to
benefit
Detroiters
in a
number
of ways
and this
website
can be a
roadmap
to find
it.”
Also, on
the
Detroit
ARPA
website
is a #TakePart
component
where
residents
can find
information
about
community
meetings,
job
opportunities
and can
sign-up
for
special
alerts.
To
expand
opportunities
for
Detroit
businesses,
the site
shares
supplier
details
including
approved
and
pending
ARPA
contracts,
and
information
on how
to
register
as a
supplier
along
with a
portal
of the
latest
bid
opportunities
with the
City.
Also
added
are
important
documents
such as
the
quarterly
report
to the
U.S.
Treasury.
In
June
2021,
City
Council
appropriated
the
$826.7
million
in ARPA
funds in
collaboration
with the
Duggan
administration
and in
conjunction
with the
priorities
of the
community
to be
used
across
the 15
categories.
Some of
the
appropriated
areas
are
Neighborhood
Beautification,
Parks,
Recreation
and
Culture,
Public
Safety,
Intergenerational
Poverty,
Digital
Divide
and
Small
Business.
Launched
ARPA
programs
include:
• $2.4
Million
Basement
Back-up
Protection
pilot
(February
2022)
New
program
to
prevent
residential
basement
flooding
• $7
Million
Lee
Plaza
announcement
(February
2022)
Restoration
of
historic
City
asset to
increase
affordable
housing
options
for
senior
citizens
• $15
Million
Community
Health
Corps
Expansion
(November
2021)
Major
expansion
of
supportive
and
social
services
for
eligible
Detroiters
in need
across
the City
• $75
Million
Skills
for Life
(November
2021)
Paid
career
training,
GED
completion
and
skills
development
for
Detroiters
while
working
to
beautify
the City
• $30
Million
Renew
Detroit
(October
) Roof
repair
for
thousands
of
eligible
homeowners
who are
either
senior
citizens
or
persons
of any
age with
a
disability
ARPA
programs
forthcoming
(Partial
List):
•
Neighborhood
Beautification
Grants
(Spring
2022)
• Blight
Remediation
(Spring
2022)
• ACE
Arts
Alley
Initiative
(Spring
2022)
(Community
Engagement
Spring/Summer
2022)
• Learn
to Earn
Expansion
(Spring
2022)
•
Recreation
Centers
(Spring/Summer
2022)
•
Detroit
Fire
Department
Ladder
30
Facility
(Spring
2022)
• Joe
Louis
Greenway
(Spring
)
•
Neighborhood
Signs
(Fall
2022)
• Police
Department
Shot
Spotter
Expansion
(Summer
2022)
The new
ARPA
website
detroitmi.gov/ARPA
will be
updated
weekly.
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