The American Rescue Plan Act

The City of McMinnville has received nearly $8 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds in response to the Covid-19 Public Health Emergency. 

Based on initial guidance from the US Treasury, these funds can be used in a few main ways: responding to Covid-19 and its negative economic impacts; replacing lost municipal revenue; water and sewer infrastructure , and broadband investments. Funds need to be committed by December 31, 2024, and spent by December 31, 2026. Funding decisions will not be made all at once.  

Beyond direct funding to local governments, there are other federal investments being made to support a wide array of initiatives. These funds are flowing through state and county governments which provide the bulk of social services in the county. 

This once-in-a-generation investment must be made with great care and thought about what is most needed in this specific community, with transparency and through engagement with our community about how to invest these public dollars. 

As we consider how best to support McMinnville and its residents, we will continue to prioritize investments based on research, public input and ranking criteria to be determined in coordination with City Council. These conversations and deliberations will start at City Council meetings. As we track McMinnville's Phase One projects, the City will collect public input continuously as there will be multiple proposals brought before Council on how to spend remaining American Rescue Plan funds. 

To create a spending plan that maximizes community benefit, the City has considered:

• Allowable funding uses provided by the federal government
• The City's Strategic Plan, Mac-Town 2032
• The City Council Investment Principles for ARPA spending
• Community Engagement
• Collaboration with local partners also receiving ARPA funds

The First Phase for ARPA Projects includes three focus areas: innovation, community and efficiency projects. In addition, the State of Oregon has also separately granted ARPA funds to McMinnville to support Business Resiliency projects. To learn more about the projects in each category, click on the links to the right.

Check out these projects ARPA is supporting:

For more information, visit:

City of McMinnville ARPA Information

https://www.mcminnvilleoregon.gov/finance/page/american-rescue-plan-act

Yamhill County ARPA Information

https://www.co.yamhill.or.us/ARPA

USA Federal ARPA Information

https://www.whitehouse.gov/american-rescue-plan/

Oregon State ARPA Information

https://www.oregon.gov/dhs/SENIORS-DISABILITIES/DD/Pages/arpa.aspx