The United States Conference of Mayors and Kresge Foundation Released a New Report entitled “Promoting Equity through ARPA Implementation.” The report (PDF link) documents 20 city case studies and details how mayors are using their portion of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to invest in underserved populations and address the disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on low and moderate-income people and communities of color. A list of cities and their mayors are featured below:
Reporting from Reno, NV, the arts policy resolutions that Americans for the Arts and the Arts Action Fund helped to draft were passed unanimously today by the United States Conference of Mayors.
Resolution Number 90: Arts And Culture Funding for FY 2023 Federal Appropriations
§ Resolution Number 92: National Arts and Humanities Month - October 2022
§ Resolution Number 74: Support Congressional Creative Economy Legislation
§ Resolution Number 93: Supporting Relief for Arts and Cultural Institutions