North Carolina League of Municipalities

North Carolina League of

Municipalities

CRTPO Education Session

February 16, 2022

Beau Mills, Director of Urban Affairs

What is the League?

? An association of 540 of North

Carolina¡¯s cities and towns

? The one-stop municipal shop, for

cities and towns, led by cities and

towns

? The unified voice of the state¡¯s

municipalities

Signed Affiliate agreement in FY 20

Signed service contract with NCLM in FY21

31 Member cities ¨C focused on metro NC

Federal COVID Response &

Federal Funding

HISTORIC RESPONSE & LEVELS OF

FUNDING

? Federal legislation ¨C in 3 phases

?

?

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?

CARES Act (March 2020)

American Rescue Plan (March 2021)

Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (November 2021)

¡°Social¡± infrastructure funding (Build Back Better¡ª

stalled in Senate, may move as separate elements

now)

? CARES Act ¨C Public Health and Stability

? Primarily a business and family stabilization

? PPE, vaccine funding, etc

? Airlines, small business, rental assistance

American Rescue Plan

HISTORIC

DIRECT AID TO State & Local Government

? 1st Round of Funding in 2021

? ¡°Metropolitan¡± cities requested & received

funding DIRECTLY from U.S. Treasury

? All ¡°non-entitlement¡± cities are entitled to funds

that are passed through the State Pandemic

Relief Office (NCPRO)

? 2nd tranche expected summer 2022

? Deadline for spending:

? Obligated by Dec. 31, 2024

? Spent by Dec. 31, 2026

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