American Rescue Plan Act
ARPA · Passed March 11, 2021
COVID-19 recovery and economic stimulus including State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
Key Highlights
- Most funds obligated — remaining is being spent down
- SLFRF expenditure deadline December 2026
- Education funds being spent through 2025–2026 school year
- Significant housing/rental assistance still flowing
Focus Areas
Key Milestones
American Rescue Plan Act signed into law
Treasury distributes first SLFRF payments to states and localities
Schools receive first ESSER III allocations
Emergency rental assistance programs launch nationwide
SLFRF obligation deadline — funds must be committed
States spending down obligated SLFRF and ESSER funds
Final SLFRF expenditure deadline — all funds must be spent
Grant Opportunities
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See Your Match ScoreKey Programs Under ARPA
| Program Name | Agency | ALN # | Est. Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| State & Local Fiscal Recovery | Treasury | 21.027 | $350B |
| Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief | ED | 84.425 | $122B |
| Emergency Rental Assistance | Treasury | — | $22B |
| Homeowner Assistance Fund | Treasury | — | $10B |
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Is ARPA still funding grants?
Yes. GrantSonar is currently tracking 2 open grant opportunities connected to ARPA, 1 of which close within 30 days. That count is measured against live federal, state and foundation sources re-ingested daily, not a figure copied from the bill text.
When was American Rescue Plan Act passed?
American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law on March 11, 2021. Its programmes are winding down, so open opportunities are fewer than at peak and some authorities have expired or been extended rather than fully reauthorised.
What kinds of projects does ARPA fund?
ARPA funding concentrates on healthcare, education, housing, economic recovery, state local gov. Individual programmes set their own eligible applicant types and match requirements, so a sector match is not the same as eligibility — each listing on this page states its own terms.
Who is eligible for ARPA grants?
Eligibility is set per programme, not by the law as a whole. Most ARPA grant programmes are open to some combination of state and local governments, tribal nations, nonprofits, school districts and public agencies. GrantSonar filters opportunities against your organization type, geography and programmes so ineligible ones are demoted rather than surfaced.
How do I find ARPA grants my organization actually qualifies for?
Browsing by law tells you what exists; it does not tell you what you can win. A free GrantSonar account matches open opportunities against your organization's profile and eligibility and returns a ranked shortlist, which is a faster path than reading programme guidance one at a time.
How current is the ARPA grant data on this page?
The opportunity counts and listings are queried live from the GrantSonar corpus, which re-ingests federal, state and foundation sources daily and re-checks listing URLs for rot. When nothing is open, this page says so plainly rather than showing placeholder programmes — a stale tracker that tells you to apply to a closed programme is worse than an empty one.