American Rescue Plan
The American Rescue Plan is a bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden to help Americans who are suffering from the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It includes significant federal resources to support a strong public health response and vaccination strategy, provide direct assistance to families, and deliver resources to local governments to use in their own communities.
American Rescue Plan
What Does It Mean for Franklin County?
The Franklin County Commissioners have been hard at work since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that no tool or resource at our disposal is left untapped that could help our residents. Whether it was sharing trusted sources of information, deploying local, state, and federal resources, outfitting the Greater Columbus Convention Center as an overflow hospital facility, or forging strong partnerships with community leaders, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and healthcare providers, the commissioners worked tirelessly to meet unprecedented health and economic challenges brought on by the pandemic.
What it means for Franklin County
Federally Mandated Reporting
The commissioners are committed to effective implementation and stewardship of ARP funds. Franklin County’s Office of Management and Budget prepares performance reports outlining the allocations of ARP and Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund dollars, annually.
Federally Mandated Reports
Community Input
The commissioners solicited ideas from the community and held a public hearing on how to best allocate ARP funds to help our community recover.
Community Input
We Want to Hear From You
You can send your ideas for how the funds could be used to county administration.
Share your thoughts
FAQ
For more information, visit our FAQ Page.
What We Are Doing to Help You Recover?
Selected Allocations
The chart shows how much the commissioners have allocated to each of several priority funding types.
| Priority Allocation Areas |
In Millions of Dollars |
| Health |
19.24 |
| Housing |
8.139 |
| Infrastructure |
2 |
| Jobs & Economic Development |
26.716 |
| Social Services |
42.701 |
American Rescue Plan Allocations
Learn more about how Franklin County is using these funds to help our community recover.