An overview of how the ARPA funding is spent American Rescue Plan Act
The County of Riverside was provided funding from the federal government's American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to accelerate recovery from the economic and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
More information is available below on the funding amounts received by the County of Riverside, the planned uses for the funds, as well as available reports.
Reports
The County of Riverside is required to submit annual performance reports to the U.S. Treasury regarding the planned uses for the funds.
What is the American Rescue Plan Act?
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, also referred to as the COVID-19 Stimulus Package is a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the U.S. congress on March 11, 2021. The funds are to accelerate the country's recovery from the economic and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ARPA includes $350 billion for eligible state, local, territorial and tribal governments. These funds known as the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds provide a substantial infusion of resources to help address impacts of the pandemic and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery.
How much funding did the County of Riverside receive from ARPA?
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• Riverside County's share of American Rescue Plan funding is $479,874,599 million, of which the first installment of $239,937,300 was received on May 10, 2021. The second installment in the same amount was received on June 6, 2022.
How will the funds be spent to benefit the residents of Riverside County?
The County of Riverside preliminary spending plan includes the following categories:
- Infrastructure, including water, sewer and broadband
- Housing and Homelessness
- Economic Recovery
- County department response
- Revenue backfill
- Nonprofit assistance
- Childcare
What are the general eligible uses for the ARPA funding?
ARPA funds provide local governments with significant resources to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency and its economic impacts through four categories of eligible uses:
- To respond to the public health emergency or its negative economic impacts, including assistance to households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel and hospitality
- To respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 public health emergency by providing premium pay to eligible workers
- For the provisions of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue due to the COVID-19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year prior to the emergency
- To make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure
How is the Riverside County ARPA funding being used for childcare?
Childcare
- $15 million, Child Care and Early Childhood Education, Riverside
- Child Care Funding Breakdown – 1/17/2023
Allocation by District
District 1
District 2
- $1,000,000 Lakeland Village Childcare Facilities
- $6,557,825, Lakeland Village Child Care Facilities Project – Revised Budget
District 3
- French Valley Childcare and Early Childhood Learning Experience-– Award and Approval of Design-Build Agreement
- $12,000 French Valley Child Care and Early Childhood Learning Experience Project
District 4
District 5
How is the Riverside County ARPA funding being used for nonprofits?
Non-Profit
- $15 million, Non-Profit Roundtable, 07/26/2022
- Non-Profit Community Improvement Designation (CID) - $1 million – 8/24/21
- Non-Profit Community Improvement Designation (CID) by District
- District 1
- $5,000, Assistance League of Temecula Valley, Temecula
- $55,000, Studio 395 Foundation Inc, Lake Elsinore
- $25,000, Boys & Girls Club of Southwest County, Temecula
- $5,000, Foundation on Aging, Riverside
- $4,500, My Learning Studio OUTREACH, Riverside
- $5,000, Reaching New Heights Foundation, Inc., Eastvale
- $2,500, Fair Housing Council of Riverside County, Inc., Riverside
- $5,000, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Empire, Riverside
- $10,000, Voices for Children, Riverside
- $5,000, Springboard Nonprofit Consumer Credit Management, Inc., Riverside
- $5,000, Riverside Life Services, Riverside
- $5,000, Riverside Humane Society DBA Mary S. Roberts Adoption Center, Riverside
- $24,000, The Grove Community Church, Riverside
- $5,000, Path of Life Ministries, Riverside
- $25,000 Animal Services Konnection (ASK) Foundation, Riverside
- $14,000 Animal Services Konnection (ASK), Riverside
- District 2
- $4,000, Volunteer for Public Service (VPS), Inc.
- $10,000.00, Shuttles 4 Soldiers
- $20,000, Jurupa Lions Foundation and Corona Heritage Foundation
- $165,000; MilVet, W.H. Jameson, Jr. American Legion Post 216, Path of Life Ministries, American Legion Lynn Morton Post 200, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 328 and Friends of Leaps and Bounds Pediatric Therapy
- $35,000, American Legion Post 328, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW) Post 10267, American Legion Department of California and American Legion Mira Loma Post 500
- $64,000 - American Legion Post 742 Joe Dominguez Post, Corona Fire Safety Foundation and American Legion Mira Loma Post 500
- $10,000, Meals on Wheels, Riverside
- $10,000, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire, Riverside
- $10,000, One Mile Club Inc., Norco
- $10,000, Voices for Children, Riverside
- $5,000, Riverside Life Services, Riverside
- $2,500, Fair Housing Council of Riverside County Inc., Riverside
- $5,000, Jurupa Valley Citizens Patrol, Jurupa Valley
- $5,000 Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties, San Bernardino
- $5,000,New Beginnings Incorporation: New Beginnings Transitional Services, Hemet
- $5,000, Reaching New Heights Foundation Inc., Eastvale
- $5,000, Reaching New Heights Foundation, Riverside
- $3,000, Springboard Nonprofit Consumer Credit Management Inc., Riverside
- $4,000, Riverside Humane DBA Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center, Riverside
- $4,000, Path of Life Ministries, Riverside
- $1,500, Restoration Transitional Supportive Housing Program, Riverside
- District 3
- $5,000, Michelle's Place Cancer Resource Center, Temecula
- $5,000, My City Youth, Hemet
- $10,000, Community Food Pantry of Murrieta, Murrieta
- $10,000, Gods Fan Club dba Project Touch, Menifee
- $10,000, Western Eagle Foundation Inc., Temecula
- $1,000, Community Outreach Ministry, Murrieta
- $1,000, Fair Housing Council of Riverside County, Riverside
- $5,000, Community Mission of Hope, Temecula
- $5,000, Assistance League of Temecula Valley, Temecula
- $10,000, Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties, San Bernardino
- $10,000, Voice for Children, Riverside
- $5,000, Reaching New Heights Foundation Inc., Eastvale
- $5,000, Step Up on Second Street Inc., Santa Monica
- $5,000, Rancho Damacitas Children & Family Services, Temecula
- $10,000, Romana Bowl Amphitheatre, Hemet
- $10,000, Valley Restart, Hemet
- $10,000, Valley Community Pantry, Hemet
- $1,000, Riverside Humane Society dba Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center, Riverside
- $2,500, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Riverside
- $5,000, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Temecula
- $5,000, 100 Mile Club Inc., Norco
- $10,000, MilVet, Murrieta
- $10,000, Volunteers for Public Service Inc., Hemet
- $10,000, Western Eagle Foundation Inc., Temecula
- $10,000, Michelle's Place, Temecula
- $10,000, Voices for Children, Riverside
- $10,000, Riverside Meals on Wheels Inc., Riverside
- $10,000, College of the Desert, Palm Desert
- $10,000, Voices for Children, San Diego
- $5,000, Spay Neuter Imperative Project, Pebble Beach
- District 4
- $25,000, College of the Desert, Spay and Neuter Imperative Project, and Voices for Children, Palm Desert
- $10,000 Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties, San Bernardino
- $10,000, Habitat for Humanity of the Coachella Valley Inc., Palm Desert
- $10,000, Angel View Inc., Cathedral City
- $10,000, HARC Inc., Palm Desert
- $10,000, Jewish Family Service of the Desert, Palm Springs
- $10,000, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- $7,500, Assistance League Coachella Valley
- District 5
- $148,400, Andy Vargas S.O.N.G. Program
- $10,000, Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties, San Bernardino
- $10,000, Carol's Kitchen Inc., Beaumont
- $15,000, Faith in Action of the San Gorgonio Pass, Banning
- $10,000, Power Speaks Louder, Moreno Valley
- $5,000, Smiles for Seniors, Yucaipa
- $15,000, New Beginnings Inc.: New Beginnings Transitional Services, Hemet
- $5,000, Fair Housing Council of Riverside County Inc., Riverside
- $5,000, Loving Me 1st , Moreno Valley
- $10,000, Faith in Action of the San Gorgonio Pass, Beaumont
- $10,000 Animal Solutions Konnection Foundation, Jurupa Valley
- $10,000, Rising Stars Business Academy, Moreno Valley
- District 1
How is the Riverside County ARPA funding being used for infrastructure?
Infrastructure
- County Wide Broadband
- Affordable Connectivity Program Outreach Services
- Guidehouse Inc for Broadband Support Services
- District 1
- $4,777,062, Second Amendment to the Infrastructure Project Funding Agreement Between the County of Riverside and Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District
- $2,630,000, EMWD Highway 74 Sewer Extension Project Budget Increase
- $578,635 Lakeland Village Community Center, Sewer and Sewer Improvements
- $8,400,000, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD)
- $5,850,000, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) & Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD)
- $15,621,200, Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) – Executed Agreement
- $430,200, Eastern Municipal Water District: Phase 2 Mead Valley Cajalco Corridor Water System Improvement Project
- $390,000, Eastern Municipal Water District Increased Costs Associated with Mead Valley and Good Hope Area Connection Fees Project
- $10,034,839, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) – Executed Agreement
- District 2
- $11 million Jurupa Grade Separation, Indiana Avenue Resurfacing, Harlow Avenue / Grant Avenue Resurfacing, Grand Avenue Sidewalk – Segment 2, Lakepointe Drive Resurfacing, and El Cerrito Resurfacing – Group 1 Projects
- $900,000 Lakepoint Drive Resurfacing
- $11 million TLMA - Jurupa Grade Separation, lndiana Ave Resurfacing, Harlow Ave / Grant Ave Resurfacing, Grand Ave Sidewalk - Segment 2, Lakepointe Dr Resurfacing, and El Cerrito Resurfacing - Group 1
- $750,000 Fire Department - El Cariso Fire Station Trailer Replacement
- $2 million Temescal Canyon Road Widening Project budget adjustment
- $4.3 million Temescal Canyon Road Widening Project
- $14 million, Rancho Esperanza
- $3,596,490, Home Gardens Academy Playground Infrastructure Project
- District 3
- $8 million Rancho California Water District Hydroelectric Facilities Water Energy Management Project and Carancho Pump Station Expansion and Improvement Project
- $1,807,000, De Portola Detention Basin Project
- $10,571,200, Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) Mission Canyon ll Pump, S. Wine and N. Wine Country Sewer
- $6,267,468, Lake Skinner Regional Park Sewer Project and Repaving Project
- $15,621,200, Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) – Approved Agreement
- $2,500,000, Eastern Municipal Water District for lncreased Costs Associated with the Northern Wine Country Sewer - Rancho California Road Phase ll Project
- $800,000, Rancho California Water District for Increased Costs Associated with Construction of the Hydroelectric Facilities Water Energy Management Project
- $5,586,515, California State University San Marcos Temecula Campus Advancing Higher Education in Southwest Riverside County Project
- District 4
- $1 million, Coachella Valley Water District Mecca Lift Station 55-1 1 Capacity Upgrade Project budget increase
- $9.159 million Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD)
- $3.1 million, Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD): Mecca Lift Station 55-11
- $6,059,000, Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD): Ion Exchange Water Treatment Plant No. 7991
- District 5
- $1,100,000, Rivco Connect Mobile Tech Hub Program
- $3.1 million County Line Recharge Basin Project
- $1.8 million Riverside County Fire and San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency Heli-Hydrant Project
- $3,100,000, San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency County Line Basin Project
- $3 million Nuevo Community Paving Project
- $650,000, City of Hemet Fire Station #1 lmprovements Project
- $1,771,407, City of Hemet Kirby Street Pavement lmprovements (Florida Ave to Esplanade Ave) Project
- $2 million, San Jacinto State Street Overlay and Street Widening Project
- $4.755 million Eastern Municipal Water District: San Jacinto Groundwater Banking, Wett 37 facility and Discharge Pipeline, and Mission Canyon I Pipeline
- $2.3 million, Yucaipa Valley Water District
- $2.3 million, Yucaipa Valley Water District: R-12.5 Recycled Water Reservoir Complex
- $4.755, Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) Water Banking / Enhanced Local Water Supply
- $8,232,102, Cabazon Water District (CWD),Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District (BCVWD) and City of Banning Projects
- $600,000, Cabazon Water District (CWD) Executed Agreement
- Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District (BCVWD) Executed Agreement
- City of Banning Executed Agreement
- District 1
How is the Riverside County ARPA funding being used for housing, homelessness and neighborhood revitalization?
Housing, Homelessness and Neighborhood Revitalization
- All Districts
- District 1
- $197,400, Riverside County Western Emergency Operations Center Parking Lot Expansion Project Revised Project Budget
- $874, 758, Good Hope (Moses Schaffer) Community Center lmprovements/ Expansion Project
- $2 million, HWS Emergency Shelter Agreements – God’s Fan Club, Riverside University Health System
- $303,800 FM - Authorization to Purchase Real Property in the Unincorporated Area of Perris to expand the Moses Schaffer Community Center
- $2.8 million, Kabian Memorial Park and Mead Valley Community Center Park
- $4 million, Lake Elsinore Apartment Housing
- $5 million, Lakeland Village Sports Park
- $3,000,000, Mead Valley Community Center lmprovements Project
- $625,000, Good Hope (Moses Schaffer) Community Center Fencing and lmprovements Project
- District 2
- $5,000,000, Riley Senior Apartments
- $291,140, Rubidoux Village Apartments Pipe Relining Project
- $200,000 - Riverside Community College District Early Childhood Development Stipend Program
- $948,930, Increased costs for the Santa Ana River Bottom (SARB) Maintenance Facility
- $2,559,000, Riverside County Fire Department Fire Station 82 Improvements
- $291,140, Rubidoux Apartments Plumbing System Replacement
- $750,000, El Cariso Fire Station Trailer Replacement
- Lakeland Village Community Center Butterfield Trail Improvements Project Notice of Completion
- Boys and Girls Club of Southwest County Escrow Agreement
- $1,554,389 Lakeland Village Sports Park Adjustment
- $1 million, City of Corona: Harrison Hope Center
- $306,150 Purchase of Real Property in the Unincorporated Area of Lakeland Village
- $2.5 million Hidden Valley Nature Center Improvements
- $5.05 million, Corona Del Rey Apartments and Housing Project Loan Agreement
- $2.5 million, Vista Dorada Housing Project
- $2 million, Project Legacy & Health and Justice Center
- $13.08 million, Home Key Program - Adobe Communities
- $14 million, Rancho Esperanza Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) Houses & Home Gardens Park
- $1,000,000 Corona De Oro Apartments
- $1,554,389 Lakeland Village Sports Park Adjustment
- $400,000, Boys and Girls Club of Southwest County Budget Increase
- $1,000,000, Cambern Avenue Apartments
- District 3
- $7,000,000, Oak View Ranch Senior Apartments Multifamily Housing Project
- $1,000,000, Crisis Stabilization Housing Project
- $1,383,400, Emergency Resilience/Shelter Project with Kingdom Causes, lnc.
- $6,000,000, Oak View Ranch Senior Apartments Funds Reapproval
- $368,657, Eller Park Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Improvements Project
- $300,000, Hiring Our Heroes Program (HOH) Program Implementation
- $2 million, HWS Emergency Shelter Agreements – God’s Fan Club; RIVCO Housing Authority
- $6 million, Reapproval for Oak View Ranch Senior Apartments Multifamily Housing Project
- $300,000, Hiring Our Heroes Program
- $200,000, Mike Naggar Community Park Improvement Project
- $4 million, Vista Heights Multifamily Housing Project
- $4.5 million, Murrieta Apartment Housing
- $1.5 million, Murrieta Apartment Housing
- $6 million, Murrieta Apartment Housing: Budget Increase
- District 4
- $1,000,000, First Time Home Buyer Down Payment Assistance
- $1,765,999, Childcare Center at the Desert Rose Apartments
- $6,700,000, Palm Villas at Millennium Housing Phase I Project in the City of Palm Desert Funds Reapproval
- lndio Desert Expo/Riverside County Fairgrounds Sign, Restroom & Landscape Project NOTICE OF COMPLETION
- $1,214,000 Lake Cahuilla Pavement Slurry Project
- $4.5 million, Thermal Community Park
- $3.5 million, Placita Dolores Huerta Housing Project
- $1 million, Coachella Valley Rescue Mission
- $5 million, Lake Cahuilla Veteran's Regional Park Master Planning and Amenities Update
- $2.26 million, Home Key Program- City of Palm Springs: Budget Increase
- $3.5 million, Carver Tract Sidewalk Improvement Project
- $2 million, Lift to Rise: Coachella Valley Regional Housing
- $5.74 million, Home Key Program - City of Palm Springs
- $6,700,000 Palm Villas Housing Project
- $3,500,000 Placita Dolores Huerta Housing Project
- $2,244,839, lndio Neighborhood Health Clinic Storage Room Remodel Project
- $151,149, Jack E. Marlowe Park
- $82,852, Desert Rose Apartments Backflow Replacement Project
- $1,000,000, Hurkey Creek Beautification Project
- $653,150, Lake Tamarisk Station 49 Replacement Project
- District 5
- $1,000,000, Gateway Park Improvements
- $1,700,000, County of Riverside’s Home Rehabilitation Program ("HRP Program") – Additional Funding
- $796,680 HWS City of Hemet Community Fire Cadet Program
- $1 million HWS - Down Payment Assistance Program
- $1.2 million 2nd Chance Youth Employment Program
- $750,000 RCCD Moreno Valley Campus Student Housing Project - $750,000
- $6.2 million, HWS various housing and workforce programs
- $616,660 Valley Restart: Senior Shelter Village
- $2.15 million, San Gorgonio Hospital Advanced Imaging Technology Project
- $2.5 million, City of Hemet Paving and Fire Station Project
- $2.5 million, Nuview School District Turf Track and Field Project
- $400,000, Development's Youth Corp and Youth Employment Program
- $1 million, Beaumont City Hall Improvements Project
- $1 million, HWS Riverside County Nonprofit Assistance Fund
- $350,000, Homeless to Work Program
- $846.000, Hire District 5 Program
- $1.9 million, March Veterans Village
- $3,914,633, Moreno Valley Youth Village
- $846,000, Job Seekers and Businesses
- $1,000,000, County of Riverside’s First Time Home Buyer Down Payment Assistance Program Budget Increase
- $1,000,000, County of Riverside’s Home Rehabilitation Program Budget Increase
- $191,200, S.O.N.G. (Sparking Originality in New Generations) Camp Program Budget Increase
- $500,000, The Salvation Army’s Homeless to Work Program Budget Increase
- $399,443, California Family Life Center 2nd Chance Youth Employment Program Budget Reduction
- $3,251,755.80, Approval of Lease with Gary L. Carlton and Wendy Carlton, Trustees of the Gary and Wendy Carlton Living Trust, Dated August 14, 2001, LLC, 10 Years, RUHS Banning
How is the Riverside County ARPA funding being used for economic recovery?
Economic Recovery
- $4,000,000, Edward Dean Museum budget increase
- $575,000; University of California, Riverside - OASIS Innovation Initiatives
- $2 million University of California, Riverside – OASIS Project
- $150,000, Inland Empire Film Familiarization (FAM) Tour
- $300,000 ARPA Tourism Recovery Fund - Riverside County Arts & Culture Month Project
- $6.2 million, HWS various housing and workforce programs
- $315,000 California Baptist University Family Business Center
- $1,575,000 Tech Bridge lnland lnnovation Center
- $315,000 California Baptist University Family Business Center
- $450,000 Caravanserai Project
- OED - Idyllwild Public Restroom Facility NOTICE OF COMPLETION
- $1.7 million, EOD – City of Beaumont Pass Area Business Resource Center Project
- $100,000 Office of Economic Development Blythe Economic Resiliency Study and Idyllwild Temporary Restroom Facility
- $2,560,580, Impact Riverside county Murrieta Innovation Center
- $2.5 million, Career Technical Education Program
- $11 million, Business Revitalization Program
- $1,380,500, Office of Economic Development (OED) Small Business Thrive Program
- $1,913,319, RIVCO Tourism Recovery Campaign
- $804,000, Tourism Recovery Campaign: Temecula Valley Convention
- $2,161,375, Tourism Recovery Campaign: Visit Greater Palm Springs & Temecula Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau
- $384,100, lnland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurial Resource Center and Transition the Existing Palm Desert iHub to Become the ERC
- $450,000, Idyllwild Restroom Facility, Idyllwild
- $225,000, Riverside ExCITE Business Incubator & Innovation Center
- Economic Recovery & Business Revitalization Category Funding Allocation
- $6,267,468, Multiple RivCo Parks Projects
- $1,854,375, Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship (IECE) - Entrepreneurial Resource Center
- $3.1 million, Edward Dean Museum Revitalization Project
- $2,560,580, Murrieta Innovation Center, Murrieta
- $172,500, Riverside EXCITE for Business lncubator Services
- $95,000, Asociacion de Emprendedor@s Business Support Services
District 4
How is the Riverside County ARPA funding being used for revenue backfill?
Revenue Backfill
How is the Riverside County ARPA funding being used for county department response?
County Department Response
- $1,730,924, Preservation and Digitization of Official Records
- $2,100,000, Riverside County Department of Public Social Services - allocation to purchase and enhance computer hardware, equipment and software support
- $4 million, C3.Ai Commercial Property Appraisal
- $26.8 million, Harmony Haven Children & Youth Center
- $12,437,991, Executive Office Budget Adjustment
- $5.7 million, Executive Office Budget Adjustment
- $5 million, Executive Office Budget
- $3.875 million, C3.AI Inc. Technology Infrastructure
- $637,249, Purchase and enhance computer hardware, equipment, and software support for the Riverside County Emergency Operations Center for FY 24/25
- $362,751, Nearmap Subscription and Products for Aerial lmagery
- $1,064,000, Comprehensive Housing Management Software Upgrade
District 2
District 4
- $1,000,000, Indio Headquarters Client Services Center Solar Panel and Food Project
- $13, 856,060 - Riverside County Fire Department Lake Tamarisk Station 49 Replacement Project
District 5
How is the Riverside County ARPA funding being used for Workforce Development?
What is the timeline for disbursement of funds?
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Funds may be used to cover costs from March 3, 2021 through Dec. 31, 2024. The performance period runs through Dec. 31, 2026, providing time to complete projects funded by the ARPA Fiscal Recovery Funds.
What reporting is required?
Quarterly reports and an annual Recovery Plan Performance Report will be submitted to the U.S. Treasury. Recovery Plan Performance Reports are accessible below.
- Recovery Plan Performance Reports
Quarterly Progress Reports are presented to the Board of Supervisors to summarize all efforts completed within each of the funding categories