Just Recovery
With the American Rescue Plan, localities can and must invest in community needs and build sustainable infrastructure centered on equity.

Our Vision and Work

Local governments have and continue to play a critical role in protecting communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic – from passing local public health ordinances and sharing accurate health safety information to addressing urgent economic needs and protecting frontline workers. With the American Rescue Plan Act, localities can and must invest in community needs and build sustainable infrastructure centered on equity.

As our pandemic response moves towards long-term equitable recovery, local governments will continue to play a critical role in ensuring communities have the immediate relief and long-term solutions to address underlying systemic inequalities.

FEATURED RESOURCE:

Lead Together to Transform American Communities

This website is for government leaders, policymakers, community organizers and organizations, advocacy groups, and civic leaders who want to:

  • Apply SLFRF dollars to solve problems within your communities
  • Find out how communities, cities, counties, states—locally and nationally—are promoting equity and co-governance
  • Reference sample documents and tools, and share best practices and policies to use ARP dollars.

Resources

Blogs And Featured News

Local Progress Reacts to Lack of State and Local Funding in $484 Billion Coronavirus Aid Legislation

WASHINGTON, DC — In response to the announcement that the Senate unanimously approved a bipartisan deal for additional coronavirus aid.
A photograph of downtown Ithaca, New York featuring old buildings and pedestrians walking and biking along the street.

New Resource Helps Local Electeds Maximize Federal Funds for Equity

Our newly released memo shares tools and best practices to help local electeds maximize federal funding opportunities to advance equity.

Using Federal Funds to Create More Just Communities in North Carolina

ARPA provided localities with a historic level of funding. Local electeds across North Carolina have allocated those funds towards a just recovery and look towards the future on how to leverage other federal programs to best support their communities.
Picture from Getty Images of the current Supreme Court Justices

Federal Advocacy Roundup | June 2023

The June 2023 Local Progress Federal Advocacy Roundup breaks down the debt ceiling deal, the Trump indictment, the Supreme Court's decision in Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. Teamsters, and the status of asylum seekers post-Title 42.

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