If you had $189 million to spend on the city — anything from small business recovery grants to increased green space — what priorities come to mind?
Now is the time to ponder. Nashville wants to hear from residents how to spend funding it will receive from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Signed into law last March, the American Rescue Plan Act includes $350 billion in COVID-19 relief funds for state and local governments. Nashville is set to receive $267 million over two years + city officials have already allocated $78 million for affordable housing, new police vehicles, and more.
How it works
Davidson County residents can access the American Rescue Plan Fund survey via Hub Nashville. From there, rank your preferences for categories such as public health and safety, investments in small businesses + investments in water infrastructure — from 1 being the most important to 5 as the least.
The deadline to complete the survey, which only takes a few minutes, is Mon, Jan. 31.
What’s next
The city’s COVID-19 Financial Oversight Committee will take the survey data into consideration before making its spending recommendations to the mayor and Metro Council prior to June 30, 2025.
Curious how other local governments plan to use American Rescue Plan funding? This interactive map features early reports from 150 cities, counties + Tribal governments detailing how they plan to use the funds.