Flush With Federal Funds, Fort Worth Spends $146 Million In 6 Months

Arlington TX

18 May, 2022

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By Rachel Behrndt, Fort Worth Report May 17, 2022 Nearly $146 million in Fort Worth's American Rescue Plan Act funding is gone, six months after the city received $173 million in federal funding. Still, almost $28 million remains. The federal dollars, designed to spur pandemic-related economic recovery, paid for several big ticket items, including a convention center expansion for $40 million. The rest of the federal funds will be in high demand. City departments had until May 13 to submit final requests for funding. City staff already had enough proposals to allocate the remaining dollars, Tony Rousseau, assistant finance director, said during an April 5 City Council work session. Departments could engage with outside agencies to coordinate proposals for the funds. The proposed project must qualify under non-revenue recovery categories, meaning they have to respond to the public health emergency, lessen economic impacts or improve infrastructure. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.