American Rescue Plan

The American Rescue Plan set aside $800 million for initiatives to fight student homelessness. States have used a little over $416 million.

Three years after federal aid was earmarked to ensure homeless students get an education, millions of dollars remain unspent in the Midwest and around the country. In September, what’s left of the one-time funding will be returned to the U.S. Treasury.

The county commission plans to use about $4.5 million in leftover money from the American Rescue Plan. Orange would be the first Florida county to do so.

Child care centers will stop receiving federal pandemic grants this weekend. Providers pledge to keep pay steady. Tuition? Probably not.

Only a sliver of the funding allocated through the American Rescue Plan has been steered to mental health nationwide, but advocates and clinicians hope the money will help address gaps in care for children.

The Treasury Department’s internal watchdog is investigating whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis improperly used federal pandemic aid to fly migrants to Martha’s Vineyard.

Those eligible will receive a check in the mail written for slightly more than $1,000 to make up for funds lost after taxation.

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 increased and enhanced premium tax credits for marketplace insurance coverage, but they will expire after 2022.

The Broward project and many other state and local projects across the country are using federal coronavirus relief money despite having little to do with combating the pandemic,

DeSantis initially pitched the emergency fund last year when outlining how he’d like to see legislators allocate billions of dollars received through the American Rescue Plan Act federal stimulus law.

The aid was part of local emergency rental assistance programs supported by federal COVID-19 relief money.

Federal officials had been withholding a third of the more than $7 billion dollars that was allocated for Florida schools under the American Rescue Plan Act. About $2.35 billion was released to the state.