City of Providence announces ARPA funding designations

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- The City of Providence has unveiled their plans on how to use their ARPA funding.
The city will utilize $123,769,438 in total spread across industry, administration, social programs, and infrastructure.
Arts, Tourism, and Hospitality will receive $7,700,000 dispersed as follows:
- Arts, Culture and Special Events Support: $1,225,000
- PVDFest Producing Partner, FirstWorks: $275,000
- Cultural Facilities: $4,200,000
- Public Art to Encourage Tourism: $800,000
- Tourism and Marketing: $700,000
- Providence-Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau: $500,000
Business and Economic Development will receive $5,300,000 dispersed as follows:
- COVID-19 Adaptive Reuse Program $3,000,000
- Hardest Hit Community Organization $300,000
- Shared Use Infrastructure Grant Program $500,000
- Workforce Development for COVID-19 Impacted Individuals $1,500,000
City Services and Infrastructure will receive $12,500,000 dispersed as follows:
- Cybersecurity and Information Technology Investments $2,500,000
- Parks and Recreation Capital Investment $2,000,000
- Activating Open Spaces in Downtown Qualified Census Tracts $8,000,000
(Household incomes lower than 60% of the areas gross income)
Housing and Homelessness will receive $28,100,000 dispersed as follows:
- Affordable Housing Development (PRA transfer) $17,000,000
- Home Repair Program $3,000,000
- Affordable and Alternate Housing Programming $500,000
- Emergency Housing Solutions $1,000,000
- Expand Rapid Rehousing $4,000,000
- Right to Counsel $600,000
- Permanent Supportive Housing (PRA Transfer) $2,000,000
Racial Equity will receive $15,000,000 dispersed as follows:
- COVID-19 Inequities Program $10,000,000
- Direct Relief to Providence Residents $500,000
- Facilities Development Program (PRA transfer) $4,500,000
Youth and Community Investments will receive $12,170,000 dispersed as follows:
- Justice Reform $3,750,000
- Anti-Violence Investments $2,000,000
- Providence Promise $2,000,000
- Providence Talks Early Learning Intervention, Federal Hill House $470,000
- Pre-K and Early Learning Infrastructure Fund $2,500,000
- Providence Community Library $500,000
- Food Security Infrastructure Planning $250,000
- Elderly Service Supports $400,000
- Capitol City Community Center $33,333.33
- DaVinci Center $33,333.33
- Federal Hill House $33,333.33
- Joslin Community Center $33,333.33
- Mount Hope Neighborhood Association $33,333.33
- Nickerson Community Center $33,333.33
- Silver Lake Community Center Annex $33,333.33
- Washington Park Community Center $33,333.33
- West End Community Center $33,333.33
The General Fund will receive $27,999,438 for Revenue Recovery.
FY22 & FY23 Administration Expenditures will receive $3,000,000.