The end of the pandemic public health emergency largely doesn’t change how state and local governments can use ARPA fiscal relief funds
Treasury has released new guidance making clear that SLFRF spending is not affected by the end of the emergency, with a single exception around premium pay.
State and local governments have spent less than half of their American Rescue Plan fiscal recovery funds
Both state and local governments should seize the opportunity provided by unspent SLFRF dollars. The federal government responded to the pandemic emergency by spending at the scale of the problem. It is now up to SLFRF recipients to use the funds to build upon ARPA’s successes of the past two years.
Advancing Racial Equity with the American Rescue Plan Act’s Local Fiscal Recovery Funds: The Role of Chief Equity Officers
Based on research conducted by PolicyLink in partnership with the Government Alliance on Race and Equity, this brief highlights the important role that chief equity officers play in designing and implementing equitable ARPA investments — and the types of support needed to advance the work of these internal equity leaders.
Advancing Racial Equity with the American Rescue Plan Act’s Local Fiscal Recovery Funds: Case Studies
This brief features case studies of four communities (Boston, Los Angeles County, Savannah, and St. Louis) that illustrate how local governments can center equity in the process of selecting investments and dedicate the funds to projects with the best promise to advance equity. They illustrate how community advocacy and voice, institutional infrastructure for equity, equity data systems and research, and equity leadership from the top play key roles in supporting equitable public investment.
Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy
The Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy advances research to understand structural inequalities and works to identify groundbreaking ways to promote equity.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Toolkit
Great new BIL and climate resources from Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP), including: a Guide to Using BIL Funding for Climate Co-benefits, a Table of Funding Opportunities, Community Engagement examples, and Assessing Equity one-pager.
SEAP ARP Spending Tracker 2023
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Spending Tracker, created by the Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP) in early 2022, assists local leaders in understanding how officials are allocating State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) across the South and other regions. Our team is excited to provide tracker updates (February 2023) to include more data and friendly features.
A Better Balance
A Better Balance, a national nonprofit advocacy organization, uses the power of the law to advance justice for workers, so they can care for themselves and their loved ones without jeopardizing their economic security. Through legislative advocacy, direct legal services and strategic litigation, and public education, our expert legal team combats discrimination against pregnant workers and caregivers and advances supportive work-family policies like paid sick time, paid family and medical leave,
SLFRF Report Summary
The State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) provided under President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act continue to play a crucial role in allowing state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments to stabilize their budgets, respond to the pandemic, and invest in their communities. Read the Treasury's summary for key highlights and other SLFRF data.
Guaranteed Basic Income: Lessons and case studies from implementation across the US and a recommendation for St. Louis
This slide deck gathers lessons and case studies from Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) pilots across the US that can be helpful for cities and counties considering the implementation of a GBI pilot. This deck was built by Missouri Jobs with Justice and Hester Street to share these insights with St. Louis City government and make a recommendation of the considerations that a program like this should have if it were implemented in St. Louis, MO.
State Sen. Nikil Saval: We Can Collaborate to Meet Deep Needs
In this interview PA State Senator Nikil Saval details how an organizing strategy helped leverage ARPA funds to win a $125 million “Whole-Home Repairs” program, a win for affordable housing, jobs, and climate–and passed with bi-partisan support.
Convergence Magazine
Convergence is a magazine for radical insights. We produce articles, videos, and podcasts to sharpen our collective practice, lift up stories about organizing, and engage in strategic debate — all with the goal of winning multi-racial democracy and a radically democratic economy.
Federal Grant Finder
SEAP created this resource as an easy way to find Federal discretionary grants. Discretionary grants are different from formula or block grants – they are competitive, require an application, and are reviewed based on the quality of the application. This step-by-step guide is an easy way to quickly see the grants for which you’re eligible.
Tracking local ARP decisions (North Carolina)
A regularly updated spreadsheet for tracking local ARP decisions (specifically Local Fiscal Recovery Funds) in North Carolina.
North Carolina Budget & Tax Center
The NC Budget & Tax Center is a non-partisan organization that works to document fiscal and economic conditions in communities to support the work of people, organizations, and government to advance solutions to poverty and pursue racial equity.
Results for America
Results for America is helping decision-makers at all levels of government harness the power of evidence and data to solve our world's greatest challenges. Our mission is to make investing in what works the “new normal,” so that when policymakers make decisions, they start by seeking the best evidence and data available, then use what they find to get better results.
Covid Stimulus Watch
Covid Stimulus Watch assembles CARES Act and ARPA recipient data and combines it with information about each firm’s history of regulatory violations, previous government assistance, federal tax avoidance, and CEO and worker pay practices.
Infrastructure Funding Navigator
The Infrastructure Funding Navigator is a tool designed to help state and local governments, non-profit organizations, higher education institutions, transportation agencies, utilities, and service providers assess the potential eligibility and readiness of infrastructure projects seeking federal funding. The IFN Beta filters 350+ federal infrastructure funding and financing programs.
HR&A Advisors
HR&A Advisors, Inc. (HR&A) is a consulting firm working with clients in transforming real estate and economic development concepts, and public infrastructure, first into actionable plans then into job-producing, community-strengthening assets.
Good Jobs First
We're a national policy resource center that promotes corporate and government accountability in economic development.
Direct Cash Assistance for St. Louis Residents
St. Louis's $5 million Direct Cash Assistance program provided one-time checks to cover basic necessities and support residents through a stressful financial time.
Louisianans Come Together to Call for ARP-Funded Equitable Recovery Plan
The Louisiana Budget Project brought together 17 organizations to draft and promote a Recovery Agenda for Louisiana in advance of the state’s budget session. The budget creates the potential for even greater future investments in an equitable recovery.
Interim Reports and Recovery Plan Performance Reports – 2021
States, cities, and counties with more than 250,000 people must publish annual Performance Plan Recovery Reports on how they will use their SLFRF. In addition, all states, localities, tribal governments and territories must submit Project and Expenditure Reports detailing the projects being funded with SLFRF and the progress implementing them. You can use the Treasury Department database of reports to figure out which projects are being supported and determine how much funding is still available
Missouri ARP Funds Allocation Map
A map tracking ARP allocation amounts and community input processes for counties and cities in Missouri.
A Recovery Agenda for Louisiana
This Recovery Agenda is centered on some key priorities as Louisiana comes out of the pandemic and continues to rebuild from Hurricanes Laura and Ida: supporting workers; addressing housing needs; investing in families and poverty reduction; helping children; and making our government and communities more resilient. It was developed in partnership with advocates and community leaders across Louisiana, with the goal of building a more inclusive and equitable recovery.
Louisiana Budget Project (LBP)
The Louisiana Budget Project (LBP) monitors and reports on public policy and how it affects Louisiana’s low- to moderate-income families. LBP works to change public policy by: creating a deeper understanding of the state budget and budget-related issues; looking at the big picture of how the budget impacts citizens encouraging citizens to be vocal about budget issues that are important to them; and providing insight and leadership to drive the policy debate.
National Conference of State Legislatures Tracker
The information in this database was collected through legislation and executive orders. Where appropriate, news releases and media articles were used to supplement details on the specific use of funds. This database does not include proposals. Focuses on states and territories. Allows users to focus on selected states and types of spending. Includes links to relevant legislation or executive orders.
CBPP Tracker: Fiscal Recovery Fund Spending by States, U.S. Territories
Many states and territories have appropriated a substantial share of their Fiscal Recovery Funds. These interactives present information on their allocation of the funds, including investments that enhance equity.
Local Government ARPA Investment Tracker
The Local Government ARPA Investment Tracker is an online resource that compiles information from local governments to offer a detailed picture of how large cities and counties (with populations of at least 250,000) are deploying the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund dollars.
Template letter to request information on SLFRF spending
This template letter can be used to ask state and local governments for their reports if the reports in your community have not been made easily accessible. The template includes a list of all the reports various entities are required to submit, and the dates by which they are to be submitted.
SEAP’s ARP Toolkit
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Toolkit was developed by the Southern Economic Advancement Project to assist community leaders, local officials and advocates to better understand the program, all while promoting equity and community engagement.
A State and Local Opportunity to Advance Paid Leave for Workers: American Rescue Plan State and Local Funds Can Be Used for Paid Leave
On Thursday, January 6, 2022, the United States Treasury Department released its final rule on the state and local American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds. In exciting news, the final rule confirms that creating, expanding, or financially supporting paid sick time, paid family leave, and paid medical leave are permissible uses of these funds. This fact sheet provides examples of potential uses of American Rescue Plan funds for paid leave purposes.
Will ARPA’s Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Advance Racial Equity?
Many cities and counties are still deciding how to spend their remaining local recovery funds from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). To help local governments use these precious resources to address long-standing inequities and reach the communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, PolicyLink and the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School have released initial findings from our research on how cities across the United States are investing their ARPA resources.
Public Engagement and Transparency Is Key to States and Localities Using Federal Aid to Advance Racial Equity
Public engagement and transparency are critical to ensuring that State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds are spent in ways that meet communities’ priorities, address the greatest harms of the pandemic, and build an inclusive, equitable recovery.
United Today Stronger Tomorrow ARP County Campaign Training
United Today Stronger Tomorrow created presented an ARP Campaign Training to a People’s Action cohort in May of 2022.
The Unlikely Coalition that Won $20 Million of ARP Funds for Affordable Housing in Maine
How a coalition of labor, environmental, and housing groups in Maine came together to secure $20 million in ARPA funds for affordable housing that were — for the first time ever — qualified with higher energy efficiency and labor standards.
Winning Tenant Right to Counsel Through ARPA Funds
After years of organizing by a citywide coalition, in May the Detroit City Council approved the Right to Counsel ordinance that would use ARPA funds to pay for a measure for the next three years.
New Haven ARP Local Recovery Fund Proposed Phase 3 Investment Plan
The City of New Haven received $115.8M through the Local Recovery Fund portion of the American Rescue Plan. This presentation shows how the City and Board of Alders propose to use that money to help New Haven recover from the pandemic.
Using Federal Funds to Advance Paid Leave: New Developments from Colorado and Vermont
A description of how American Rescue Plan funds were used for paid leave purposes in Colorado and Vermont
Fiscal Recovery Funds Allocation for States
Detailed allocation information for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Flexible Recovery Funds Offer States a Tool to Advance Environmental Justice
Climate change and other environmental challenges pose a serious risk to people’s health and well-being, especially those with low incomes and communities of color. Some state and local governments are confronting these challenges head-on, using Fiscal Recovery Funds to invest in efforts to reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency, stem pollution, clean up environmental hazards, and mitigate or reduce harm to habitats from a variety of sources.
Hester Street
Hester Street is an urban planning, design and development nonprofit that works to ensure neighborhoods are shaped by the people who live in them. We offer planning, design and community development technical assistance to community-based organizations, government and other agencies. Our goal is equitable, sustainable and resilient neighborhoods and cities.
States Must Address K-12 Unfinished Learning for an Equitable Recovery
As K-12 schools continue to recover from COVID-19 pandemic disruptions, states can equitably support students, especially students of color, English learners, students with disabilities, and those from families with low incomes, to complete unfinished learning and address the widening education opportunity gap.
COVID-19: Local Action Tracker
Created by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the National League of Cities. Has information from all sorts of local governments, gathered from public news sites and direct submissions from governments. Has ARPA information as well as data from 2020 COVID legislation. Because the data is often just a news story, follow-up is necessary to verify information. This tracker stopped collecting new information in February 2022, and will not be updated.
SEAP ARP Toolkit: Model Resolution
SEAP has drafted a model resolution for cities, towns, and counties that prioritizes the use of ARP funds for initiatives that drive sustainable and equitable recovery. It also commits to community engagement as part of the decision-making for ARP funds, emphasizing obtaining input from disadvantaged groups.
Policy Brief: Assessing the U.S. Treasury Department’s Allocations of Funding for Tribal Governments under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
In this policy brief, the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development and Native Nations Institute assess whether the Treasury Department’s allocation of ARPA funds to the governments of the federally recognized American Indian nations has met the stated goals of the Act and the Department. (See Appendix 3 for Total ARPA Direct Funding to Tribal Governments.)
Community Safety & the American Rescue Plan: A Guide to Using Fiscal Recovery Grants to Advance Holistic Safety
This report explores the Fiscal Recovery Fund created by the American Rescue Plan Act, a source for funding proven public safety measures that center communities over punishment.
The American Rescue Plan: Centering Racial Equity in Policymaking
Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo published a new blog post detailing the Treasury Department’s work to put racial equity front and center in its first six months of implementing the American Rescue Plan. The American Rescue Plan represents an unprecedented opportunity for both immediate recovery efforts and lasting, generational investments in vulnerable communities across the country and Treasury is employing a combination of policymaking, outreach, and operations to ensure this potential is achieved.
A Community-led Recovery: How to Use Participatory Budgeting for American Rescue Plan Funding
A shareable, visual overview of what participatory budgeting—one tool within the participatory democracy tool box—is. Share this information sheet with your electeds and communities!
ARP Data and Evidence Dashboard (2021)
Results for America worked with Mathematica to assess more than 200 publicly available 2021 Recovery Plan Performance Reports submitted to the federal government to identify how they propose to spend these funds. They reviewed the reports for completeness against the guidance and the extent to which they fulfilled the key data, evidence, and outcomes provisions articulated in the federal guidance.
ARPA Data Democracy: Using Data for Better Project Outcomes, Civic Power, and Government Transparency
Local Progress presentation on how localities’ approach to data can be so much more than meeting ARP reporting requirements. It can be used to evaluate investment options, to communicate values and to measure impact—among other key benefits.
Budget Processes in the States
Since the Budget Processes in the States was first published in 1975, the report has become a significant reference for state budget officers and others interested in the organization and operation of state government. In this report, NASBO compiles state-by-state comparative information on state budgeting practices, organized into six sections. The current version is updated for 2021.
Funding Matrix: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) Programs that can Support Civil Access to Justice
This chart is a high-level—not necessarily exhaustive—overview of ARPA funds that might be available from your state, county, local, and/or tribal governments to increase civil access to justice during the on-going pandemic response. This chart is helpful for understanding how State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) differs from other founding sources from ARPA.
SEAP ARP Toolkit: Grab-N-Go Policies: Utility Shut-offs
Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP)'s ARP Assistance Team has produced a series of Grab-n-Go Policies that give community leaders a blueprint of policies that can tackle pressing challenges many communities face. This is the brief on Utility Shut-offs. To see all available briefs, visit https://theseap.org/arp-toolkit-2/
SEAP ARP Toolkit: Grab-N-Go Policies: Rental Eviction
Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP)'s ARP Assistance Team has produced a series of Grab-n-Go Policies that give community leaders a blueprint of policies that can tackle pressing challenges many communities face. This is the brief on Rental Eviction. To see all available briefs, visit https://theseap.org/arp-toolkit-2/
SEAP ARP Toolkit: Grab-N-Go Policies: Transportation Initiatives
Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP)'s ARP Assistance Team has produced a series of Grab-n-Go Policies that give community leaders a blueprint of policies that can tackle pressing challenges many communities face. This is the brief on Transportation Initiatives. To see all available briefs, visit https://theseap.org/arp-toolkit-2/
SEAP ARP Toolkit: Grab-N-Go Policies: Equity in Economic Development
Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP)'s ARP Assistance Team has produced a series of Grab-n-Go Policies that give community leaders a blueprint of policies that can tackle pressing challenges many communities face. This is the brief on Equity in Economic Development. To access other available briefs, visit https://theseap.org/arp-toolkit-2/
SEAP ARP Toolkit: Grab-N-Go Policies: Emergency Preparedness
Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP)'s ARP Assistance Team has produced a series of Grab-n-Go Policies that give community leaders a blueprint of policies that can tackle pressing challenges many communities face. This is the brief on Emergency Preparedness. To access other available briefs, visit https://theseap.org/arp-toolkit-2/
Case Studies on ARP Household Impacts
In Spring 2021, the Center on Budget and Public Priorities (CBPP) produced eight diverse case studies based on family arrangements provided by Community Change Action and its partners. The studies analyze how the American Rescue Plan (ARP) affects different working families across the country. Ali Safawi (Research Assistant, Family Income Support) and Katie Windham (Research Assistant, Federal Fiscal Policy) compiled the information below. Lauren Hall (Research Analyst, Food Assistance), Donna Pavetti (Vice President, Family Income Support) and Cristina Toppin (Intern, Family Income Support) assisted.
SEAP ARP Toolkit: How to Tell Your City’s Recovery Story
The How to Tell Your City’s Recovery Story resource provides local governments with a step-by-step guide on reporting how they plan to spend ARP dollars.
New Haven ARP Engagement Process Info Sheet
Hester Street – An overview of the engagement process for New Haven's multi-pronged citywide process to hear directly from residents and community stakeholders. Through several in-person and virtual events, the City will gather ideas and priorities to inform how ARP funds can be most effectively used.
SEAP ARP Toolkit: Community Engagement Guide
The right way to begin ARP decision-making is with meaningful and proactive public engagement for cities large and small. In particular, this outreach needs to include intentional engagement with the diverse and disadvantaged populations that suffered the most significant impacts from the pandemic recovery initiatives.
SEAP ARP Toolkit: Grab-N-Go Policies: Local Workforce Programs
Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP)'s ARP Assistance Team has produced a series of Grab-n-Go Policies that give community leaders a blueprint of policies that can tackle pressing challenges many communities face. This is the brief on Local Workforce Programs. To access other available briefs, visit https://theseap.org/arp-toolkit-2/
SEAP ARP Toolkit: Grab-N-Go Policies: Green Building Initiatives
Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP)'s ARP Assistance Team has produced a series of Grab-n-Go Policies that give community leaders a blueprint of policies that can tackle pressing challenges many communities face. This is the brief on Green Building Initiatives. To access other available briefs, visit https://theseap.org/arp-toolkit-2/
Fiscal Recovery Funds Allocation for Territories
Detailed allocation information for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Fiscal Recovery Funds Allocation for Non-Entitlement Units (Aggregate State Totals)
Detailed allocation information for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Fiscal Recovery Funds Allocation for Counties
Detailed allocation information for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Fiscal Recovery Funds Allocation for Metropolitan Cities
Detailed allocation information for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
10 Priorities for Advancing Racial Equity Through the American Rescue Plan: A Guide for City and County Policymakers
Developed in partnership with community leaders, chief equity officers, policymakers, economic development practitioners, research and policy organizations, and philanthropic partners, this guide suggests municipal strategies for deploying ARP funds equitably, efficiently, and strategically. Additionally, the guide lays out a framework for equitable decision-making around ARP spending and investments with prompts that local leaders can use to ask questions around racial equity.
American Rescue Plan Relief for Incarcerated Individuals
The incarcerated population are eligible for different forms of relief included in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and prior federal relief bills responding to the pandemic. The following is a brief summary of how incarcerated people may access key ARP benefits.
3 Principles for an Antiracist, Equitable State Response to COVID-19 — and a Stronger Recovery
Recent, substantial federal aid and an improving revenue outlook in many states are offering states a historic chance: they can make policy choices toward antiracist, equitable, and inclusive policies that build an economic recovery that extends to all people.
How will the money flowing from the federal government’s American Rescue Plan be spent?
There are different funding flows for each of the ARP programs, but the bottom line is that lots of that money will flow through the states. This guide will help you identify where your state is situated in the process of spending funds, and how you can take action to get money to the people who need it the most.
American Rescue Plan: Federal Investment Guide
This report provides a guide to federal funding in the ARP. We place a special emphasis on formula funds received by local anchors, competitive grants, and funds distributed to public authorities that city leadership can leverage to boost their recovery. We clarify which entities are responsible for applying for grant funds, when funding expires, and what role city and county leadership can play even when they will not be the primary applicant for funds.
American Rescue Plan Act Includes Much-Needed K-12 Funding
American schools sorely need additional funding to ensure that they can reopen safely and meet students’ educational needs, and the American Rescue Plan Act provides $123 billion in new, flexible funds for school districts that they can spend over the next three-and-a-half school years — the largest-ever one-time federal investment in K-12 education.
Dare to Reimagine
Dare to Reimagine: A Vision for Transformative Change is a framework for building a just and equitable future from the ground up—created collectively by more than 300 local elected officials across the Local Progress network, movement allies, and community partners. The framework showcases 50 policy wins and organizing efforts across 22 states and DC that are moving us towards a more just and equitable future.
Plain Language Summary of Treasury Guidance and Possible Uses
A plain language summary of Treasury guidance and possible uses (with reference to page numbers and sections in the final rule) by State Revenue Alliance.
Civil Rights Corps
Civil Rights Corps (CRC) is a nonprofit organization engaging in advocacy and public education, and specializes in innovative, systemic civil rights litigation with the goal of re-sensitizing the U.S. legal system and our culture to the injustice and brutality that characterizes it. We work to shift power to community-led movements, particularly those led by Black, Brown and poor people who are most affected by this legal system, so they can build sufficient power to create structural change.
National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO)
NASBO, a professional membership organization for state budget and finance officers for over 75 years, advances state budget practices through research, policy analysis, education, and knowledge sharing among its members. As the chief financial advisors to our nation’s governors, NASBO members are influential decision makers in state government who guide their states in analysis of budget options and formation of sound public policy.
Democracy Beyond Elections
Democracy Beyond Elections is a collaborative, national campaign dedicated to transformative democracy rooted in community led decision making.
Drexel Nowak Metro Finance Lab
The Nowak Metro Finance Lab was founded in 2018 to help cities identify and implement innovative strategies to leverage public assets and fund public infrastructure for public benefit, with a focus on supporting inclusive and equitable growth.
American University
American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renowned faculty, and a reputation for creating meaningful change in the world.
Detroit Action
Detroit Action is a grassroots community-based organization building power for workers and Detroiters of color throughout our metro region. A consistent and deliberate attack on our institutions has made Detroit one of the most politically and economically marginalized communities in the country. We build power and transform our communities and fight back against the policies that affect our most vulnerable communities.
Center for Popular Democracy (CPD)
The Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) works to create equity, opportunity and a dynamic democracy in partnership with high-impact base-building organizations, organizing alliances, and progressive unions. CPD strengthens our collective capacity to envision and win an innovative pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial and economic justice agenda.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is a nonpartisan research and policy institute that advances federal and state policies to help build a nation where everyone — regardless of income, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, ZIP code, immigration status, or disability status — has the resources they need to thrive and share in the nation’s prosperity.
Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN)
Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) is a nationwide network of research, policy, and advocacy organizations fighting, state by state, for an economy that works for everyone.
Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is an independent, nonprofit think tank that researches the impact of economic trends and policies on working people in the United States.
Local Progress
Local Progress is a movement of local elected officials advancing a racial and economic justice agenda through all levels of local government.
People’s Action
People’s Action builds the power of poor and working people, in rural, suburban, and urban areas to win change through issue campaigns and elections.
State Revenue Alliance (SRA)
State Revenue Alliance is a partnership committed to advancing equitable revenue policy victories at the state level.
PolicyLink
PolicyLink is a national research and action institute advancing racial and economic equity by Lifting Up What Works®.
Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP)
The Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP) partners with policy thinkers and doers to amplify their efforts and bridge gaps in policy infrastructure. We act as a connector, convener, and policy entrepreneur across issues and states, translating good ideas to the Southern context. Our goal is to advance policies that improve economic security, healthcare access, and environmental justice for all Southerners.
Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development
The Harvard Project is the recognized leader in practical research, teaching, leadership development, policy analysis, and pro bono advising for Native communities. Since 1987, the Project has worked to uncover and support the conditions under which sustained, self-determined political, social, cultural, and economic strengthening can be achieved by Indigenous communities. It has been awarded by tribes themselves for its pioneering work fostering the Indigenous renaissance in the US and beyond.
Native Nations Institute (NNI)
Native Nations Institute (NNI) assists in building capable Native nations that can effectively pursue and ultimately realize their own political, economic, and community development objectives. NNI provides Native nations and other policy makers with accessible research and policy analysis of governance and development in Indian Country and with comprehensive, professional training and development programs designed to meet the needs of Indigenous leadership and management.
National League of Cities
The National League of Cities is an organization comprised of city, town and village leaders that are focused on improving the quality of life for their current and future constituents.
Brookings Metro
Nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC, the mission of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program (Brookings Metro) is to deliver research and solutions that help metropolitan leaders build an advanced economy that works for all.
National Association of Counties (NACo)
The National Association of Counties (NACo) strengthens America's counties, serving nearly 40,000 county elected officials and 3.6 million county employees. Founded in 1935, NACo unites county officials to: Advocate county priorities in federal polic
Community Change
Community Change is a national organization that builds the power of low-income people, especially people of color, to fight for a society where everyone can thrive.
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
NCSL, founded in 1975, represents the legislatures in the states, territories and commonwealths of the U.S. Its mission is to advance the effectiveness, independence and integrity of legislatures and to foster interstate cooperation and facilitate th
U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's mission is to maintain a strong economy and create economic and job opportunities by promoting the conditions that enable economic growth and stability at home and abroad, strengthen national security by combating threats and protecting the integrity of the financial system, and manage the U.S. Government’s finances and resources effectively.