American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

The City of Grants Pass received $9.37 million in ARPA funds. The funds must be spent or allocated by 2024 to respond to immediate public health and financial stability needs, support households, workers and business that were hit hardest by the pandemic. The funds are also intended to be used to make strategic long-term infrastructure investments for a strong economic and equitable recovery. For more information about the ARPA program, please visit U.S. Treasury at:  https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus

The City is allocating $3 million of the $9.37 million to the Water Capital Fund which will help to offset currently scheduled water rate increases. Details on the long-term economic benefits of using this portion of funds on the water treatment plant can be found in these documents:

The table below identifies how the funds have been allocated for use as June 13, 2022.

American Rescue Plan  Funds Allocation
Allocated FundsExpended Funds
ARPA Survey $28,200$27,341
Eligible Water Capital Projects*
-Water Treatment Plant
$3,000,000$2,169,073
Affordable Housing Project
-Josephine Housing Council & Housing Authority of Jackson County multi-family development 
$3,014,662$1,080,376
Urban Growth Boundary Infrastructure 
(jumpstart development)

-Treated as reimbursement districts with funds returning  to affordable housing fund
$1,615,000
Portable Toilets$8,000
Portland Loo Baker Park$270,000$49,727
Portable Parklets$38,000
Swimming Pool$1,200,000
Public Safety Communications Repeater$200,000
Total ARPA
$9,373,862$3,326,517

*Projects listed are examples of potential projects

Survey Findings

The City Council requested a survey of all households and registered businesses in the City of Grants Pass to gather input from the community on how to prioritize spending the ARPA funds. 

The survey was mailed on September 27th and 28th to all households and businesses asking people to share their ideas and priorities for the remaining $6.37 million of ARPA funds. For information about the U.S. Treasury summary for eligible uses at: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/SLFRP-Fact-Sheet-FINAL1-508A.pdf

The survey closed on October 22, 2021, at 11:59 pm. 

City of Grants Pass survey findings