Through the historic American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), states, counties and cities will receive direct, flexible aid to address the impacts of COVID-19, strengthen communities and support children and families. Programs like child care, home visiting, and the Child Tax Credit will receive new or increased federal investments. This new funding presents opportunities for families with infants and toddlers and stronger coordination among state and local government on policies and systems supporting young children. Join this webinar to hear from city, county and state leaders about strategies to leverage ARPA to support young children from prenatal to age three.

This webinar is part of the State and Local Government Prenatal-to-Three Collaboration in Action initiative, conducted in partnership with the National Association of Counties Research Foundation, National League of Cities, National Conference of State Legislatures and the National Collaborative for Infants and Toddlers.

Resources

County resources:

• NACo COVID-19 Recovery Clearinghouse

• County-by-county ARPA allocations

• The ABCs of Prenatal to Three for County Leaders

• Counties Getting Started Guidebook

• July 2021 Peer Learning Network convenings on ARPA (recordings)

• Sign up for the Counties for Kids newsletter

City resources:

• NLC’s COVID-19 Resources HUB

• City ARPA allocations

• Sign up for NLC’s early childhood newsletter here

• NLC and Polco webinar on community engagement

• Fact Sheet: Partnering with City Leaders for Early Childhood Success

• Setting the P.A.C.E. for Infants, Toddlers and Families

• City ARPA examples:

  • Louisville - https://louisvilleky.gov/news/mayor-proposes-first-round-american-rescue-plan-spending

  • Alexandria - https://www.alexandriava.gov/AmericanRescuePlan

  • Saint Louis - https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/mayor/stimulus-advisory-board/documents/upload/Draft-Direct-Relief-Framework-SAB-Recommendation.pdf

State resources:

• State ARPA allocations

• NCSL’s database detailing how states are using their Fiscal Recovery Funds

• NCSL Early and Education Bill Database

• NCSL webinar briefing on child care stabilization grants

• Sign up for the NCSL newsletter