In March 2021, the President signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), providing aid and relief to various sectors of the United States economy. The City of Fort Worth’s allocation from these funds totals $173,745,090.00.
The ARPA specified certain allowable uses for these funds and City Management has determined priorities for ARPA funding, to assist in the on-going recovery efforts to strengthen the physical and economic health of the community.
This list of priorities was shared with City Council on June 22, 2021.
- Projects delayed or postponed because of the pandemic.
- Will Rogers Interpretive Plaques
- Majority Minority Area (MMA) infrastructure projects:
- Neighborhood Streets
- Streetlights
- Sidewalks
- Park development
- Pandemic recovery
- Emergency Operations Center
- Vaccination Operations
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) capacity building
- Tourism Industry Recovery
- Evans Rosedale project with affordable housing component
- Stormwater projects
- Water/Wastewater infrastructure projects
- Cybersecurity, technology and broadband projects
- Permanent Supportive Housing
- Matching funds for eligible joint projects with other agencies.
All funds must be fully obligated by December 31, 2024 and fully expended by December 31, 2026.
List of approved expenditures to date and supporting documentation can be found below. As additional projects or uses for funds are approved/accepted by the City Council, those will be added to the list.
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Pandemic Recovery/Testing and Vaccinations
No IR required / M&C 21-0908 23ARPA-VACCINATIONS AND TESTING 11/30/21
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8,000,000
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| Convention Center Expansion Project Restart
Item 4 worksession 11/2/21 / M&C 21-0934 21ARPA-FWCC EXPANSION FUNDING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT 11/30/21
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40,000,000
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| Sports Tourism Soccer Complex Phase 1 |
20,000,000
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Grant to Visit Fort Worth for tourism activities
IR 21-10670 9/21/21 / M&C 21-21-0794 25ARPA-VFW-TDG 10/12/21
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6,000,000
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Evans-Rosedale project w/Affordable Housing Component
M&C 21-0810 17ARPA ALLOCATIONS EVANS & ROSEDALE REDEVELOPMENT 10/19/21
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4,245,533
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Cybersecurity/Tech/Broadband projects in City Buildings(excludes 12M for radio towers)
04ARPA INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM/04ARPA CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM /04ARPA NEIGHBORHOOD WIFI SUPPORT 12/14/21
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11,000,000
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Technology - Future City Hall*
Item 5 worksession 11/16/21 / M&C 21-0935 21ARPA AND PEG FUNDING - FUTURE CITY HALL 11/30/21
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6,400,000
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UNTHSC Techstars
IR 21-10678 9/28/21 / M&C 21-0811 17ARPA ALLOCATIONS TO UNTHSC TECHSTARS 10/19/21
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2,400,000
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CDFI Friendly America
IR 21-10679 9/28/21 / M&C 21-0809 17ARPA ALLOCATION CDFI FRIENDLY AMERICA 10/19/21
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3,000,000
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Commerce Street Realignment
Item 4 worksession 11/2/21 / M&C 21-0934 21ARPA-FWCC EXPANSION FUNDING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT 11/30/21
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12,000,000
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Will Rogers Murals
IR 21-10646 8/24/21 / M&C 21-0820 25ARPA-WRMC MURAL PLAQUES 10/19/21
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300,000
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Will Rogers, FWCC projects
IR 21-10671 9/21/21 / M&C 21-0794 25ARPA-PED_CAPITAL_RESTORE 11/30/21
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4,560,000
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| MMA Infrastructure Projects (streets/lights/sidewalks/parks) |
20,000,000
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Housing Solutions request
IR 21-10689 10/12/21 / M&C 21-0814 19ARPA ALLOCATIONS TO HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES PROJECTS 10/19/21
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1,600,000
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Childcare Associates - Stop Six/Riverside/3rd location (undetermined) early learning center
IR 21-10689 10/12/21 / M&C 21-0814 19ARPA ALLOCATIONS TO HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES PROJECTS 10/19/21
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7,000,000
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Expanded WiFI
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1,600,000
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Continuation of WIFI project started with CARES dollars
04ARPA NEIGHBORHOOD WIFI SUPPORT PROGRAM 12/14/21
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1,761,047
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Habitat Real Estate
IR 21-10689 10/12/21 / M&C 21-0814 19ARPA ALLOCATIONS TO HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES PROJECTS 10/19/21
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1,500,000
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Texas Wesleyan University
Public utility relocation due to construction of a new athletic stadium
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200,000
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Texas A&M
Downtown research campus to spur innovation, business development and job growth
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5,000,000
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Center for Transforming Lives
Improved access to childcare, healthcare and workforce development
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3,000,000
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Administration
No IR required / M&C 21-0805 13ARPA-ADMINISTRATION 10/19/21
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1,000,000
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| Total |
160,566,580
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