Get updates and share your input
The City of Milwaukee is holding a series of events in February to share updates about how American Rescue Plan dollars are working for you and and to hear your thoughts on how the city's remaining dollars should be spent.
Funding Allocation Actions
July 28, 2022 - Common Council File 220526: Resolution authorizing the City of Milwaukee’s DOA to accept funds from a subaward from the State of Wisconsin-DOA’s allocation of the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act for the provision of a summer 2022 Earn and Learn Violence Prevention Program with Employ Milwaukee.
July 28, 2022 - Common Council File 220467: Resolution authorizing the Department of Administration to accept and execute grant agreements with the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration for a subaward of the state’s allocation of the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act for a series of projects falling within the scope of the State’s Neighborhood Investment Fund Grant Program.
June 21, 2022 - Common Council File 211910: Substitute resolution relating to the creation of the American Rescue Plan Act Funding Allocation Task Force.
July 12, 2022 - Common Council File 220297: Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the Tribal and Local Law Enforcement Agency Initiative and State Department of Administration, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 funds specifically for the Milwaukee Police Department.
July 12, 2022 - Common Council File 220230: Resolution relating to the appropriation of American Rescue Plan Act funds for administrative expenses.
April 13, 2022 - Housing Authority Resolution R13319: Resolution authorizing the Secretary-Executive Director to enter into a contract with the City of Milwaukee for the implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant for Westlawn.
May 10, 2022 - Common Council File 211939: Substitute resolution relating to the use of the second tranche of American Rescue Plan Act funding for financial sustainability.
February 8, 2022 - Common Council File 211526: Resolution relating to the adjustment of allocations for the first tranche of American Rescue Plan Act funds.
November 5, 2021 – 2022 Budget Adoption: Amendments 20C and 20D of the 2022 adopted city budget reallocated American Rescue Plan Act funds originally allocated in Common Council File 210894.
October 21, 2021 – Common Council File 210894: Substitute resolution relating to the appropriation of the remainder of the first tranche of American Rescue Plan Act funds.
September 21, 2021 - Common Council File 210792: Substitute resolution relating to the appropriation of American Rescue Plan Act funds for a Reckless Driving Initiative - Police Department as set forth in the City of Milwaukee Stronger Summer Plan.
September 21, 2021 - Common Council File 210745: Substitute resolution relating to the appropriation of American Rescue Plan Act funds for a Reckless Driving Initiative - Department of Public Works as set forth in the City of Milwaukee Stronger Summer Plan.
September 21, 2021 - Common Council File 210743: Substitute resolution relating to the appropriation of American Rescue Plan Act funds for a Milwaukee emergency medical services augmentation project as set forth in the City of Milwaukee Stronger Summer Plan.
September 21, 2021 - Common Council File 210738: Resolution relating to the appropriation of American Rescue Plan Act funds for eviction prevention - Milwaukee right to counsel as set forth in the City of Milwaukee Stronger Summer Plan.
July 13, 2021 - Mayor Barrett’s Milwaukee Recovery and Resilience Plan (El Plan del Alcalde Tom Barrett para la Resiliencia y Recuperación de Milwaukee - Español) In the fall of 2021, the common council appropriated funds for a portion of the projects included in the plan, also referred to as the City of Milwaukee Stronger Summer Plan, through the common council files listed above. Not all of the projects included in the plan were ultimately funded.
June 15, 2021 - Common Council File 210268: Substitute resolution authorizing acceptance of an American Rescue Plan Act grant and allocating $3.8 million to fund the Earn and Learn Program.
Public Engagement Efforts
Public Survey
Prior to appropriating its American Rescue Plan Act funds, the City of Milwaukee administered a public survey, available in English, Spanish, and Hmong to identify the funding priorities of survey respondents in the areas of housing access, eviction prevention, internet access, early childhood education, economic and workforce development, infrastructure and transportation, public health, and public safety. The survey results provide a summary of the top priorities for survey respondents overall, as well as breakdowns for city residents and responses by ZIP code.
Public Meetings
The City of Milwaukee has held a variety of public hearings, meetings, and information sessions to gather feedback on funding priorities and provide the community with updates on the funding allocation process.
November 30, 2021 – American Rescue Plan Act Community Update (View a recording of the meeting)
September 23, 2021 – Public Engagement Meeting (View a recording of the meeting)
August 19, 2021 - Public information session on the American Rescue Plan (View a recording of the information session)
July 19, 2021 - Mayor Barrett's Recovery & Resilience Plan Presentation (View a recording of the meeting)(View the presentation slides)
May 27, 2021 – Bilingual Public Hearing
May 26, 2021 – Finance & Personnel Committee Public Hearing (View a recording of the hearing)(View the Budget Office presentation slides)
May 17, 2021 – MKE Virtual Collaborative Urban Investment Town Hall Meeting (View a recording of the meeting)
May 12, 2021 – Mayor’s Information Session (View the presentation slides)