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U.S. Treasury Releases New ARPA FAQ and Second Tranche Guidance
On April 27, the U.S. Treasury released a new FAQ document to answer some common questions American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) recipients have had around the Final Rule that became effective April 1.
Additionally, Treasury released some new information this week on second tranche payments to larger cities that will receive funds directly from Treasury, and to states that will pass through the second payments to smaller cities (NEUs). These payments are expected to arrive about one year after the first payments are received.
Treasury is reminding cities that they need to make sure their SAM.gov entity registration is still active in order to receive the second half of their ARPA allocation. Instructions on renewing registrations are here. There is no charge for renewing your city’s SAM.gov registration, but we are aware that some cities have received scam emails asking for a renewal payment.
The above documents also provide information on how to update a new authorized representative for cities who have had staffing changes.
The following additional resources are available to help cities comply with spending and reporting requirements:
Documents (See also Treasury’s webpage)
- Final Rule – the actual rule itself with detail on reporting requirements
- Overview of the Final Rule – a summary of major changes from the interim rule
- April 2022 Project and Expenditure Report User Guide – updated user guide with reporting instructions
- Compliance and Reporting Guidance – detail on reporting requirements
- NEU Supporting Documents User Guide – account creation and supporting document submission
- NLC has prepared two blogs that NEUs can reference to help navigate the process of filing their annual reports; the blogs can be found here and here.
Webinars (See also Treasury’s YouTube)
- Project and Expenditure Report Part 2 – reporting using all expenditure categories
- Project and Expenditure Report Part 1 – reporting using only the revenue replacement category
- NEU Reporting Overview - presentation
- NEU Reporting Overview - webinar
- NEU Intro to Reporting – account creation, roles, supporting docs submission
- Introduction to the Final Rule – good description of changes from the interim rule
- The LOC hosted an April 15 webinar on reporting requirements for smaller cities; find it here.
Contact
Mark Gharst, Lobbyist - mgharst@orcities.org or 503-991-2192
Last Updated 4/29/22