Overview and Timeline

In May of 2021, Glastonbury received $5.1M in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, and an additional $5.1M in 2022 for a total of $10.2M. These monies must be allocated by December of 2024 and expended by December 2026. To assist in determining how best to allocate these monies, the Town Council held a series of 4 Public Information Hearings on the dates below, during which community input was invited and encouraged:

• October 12, 2021
• December 7, 2021
• January 25, 2022
• May 24, 2022

The U.S. Department of Treasury established a number of use categories for ARPA monies, one of which is Revenue Loss. The Final Rule offers an up to $10M assumed Revenue Loss (cannot exceed ARPA allocation). The Revenue Loss category may be used for governmental services with streamlined reporting requirements. Governmental services generally include any service traditionally provided by a government - e.g. Capital Infrastructure and Equipment.

Glastonbury Allocations

Glastonbury has established a Special Revenue Fund for ARPA monies and ARPA funding allocated to capital infrastructure with the adopted FY2023 capital budget. ARPA funding will supplement the Capital Reserve Fund and Capital Transfer to support capital projects in the coming years. 

Allocations to date

$5.63M - Capital Improvement projects. See page 145 in the FY2023 budget book, ‘Town Council Approved CIP projects’, for details on ARPA appropriations.

$63,500 - Capital outlay funding approved for operating accounts includes: renovations to the basketball courts at Welles Village Park, purchase of an Electric Vehicle (EV) large mower for Parks maintenance, and handicapped accessibility for the outdoor performance and programming area at Youth & Family Services   

$115,000 - Small Business Assistance Program - These funds will be used to support eligible local businesses that were negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

$160,000 - Farm Assistance Program - This assistance program offers grants of up to $10,000 for eligible local farms that were negatively impacted by the severe and devastating weather events of 2023.

$4.20M+ - Not yet allocated. How these funds will be best programmed will be discussed over coming months. Options include ongoing capital infrastructure and affordable housing.