19-04-2024 20:33 via kxan.com

Where is the City of Austin spending its federal pandemic money?

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- From childcare people can actually afford to shelter for people experiencing homelessness to being better prepared for Texas' next major weather event, the City of Austin has used its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for 30 different projects.
ARPA funding was intended to help local and state governments handle the pandemic. Austin got $188 million. Austin budgeted more than $40M in ARPA funding for rapid rehousing, that money is going awayAccording to an update from city
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