Tag: American Rescue Plan Act
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Denver announces new funding opportunity for small businesses
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Economic Development and Opportunity is partnering with Mile High United Way to provide $5 million in assistance to small businesses through American Rescue Plan Act funding. The program is intended to support local businesses impacted by factors exacerbated by the pandemic such as displacement,…
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Study: Colorado received $63 billion in COVID relief, stimulus
Colorado landed more than $60 billion in federal COVID-19 pandemic assistance and other funding during the past two years, according to a recent study by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. The $63.6 billion in government cash, or more than $11,000 for each person in Colorado, came in stimulus checks sent to most Americans; a variety…
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Denver committee advances business support programs
Denver City Council’s Business, Arts, Workforce and Aviation Services Committee approved two contracts Wednesday with the city’s Department of Economic Development and Opportunity that would help small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the 16th Street Mall reconstruction project. One of the contracts is with Mile High United Way, setting aside $5 million in…
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COVER STORY | Hot Topics of the 2022 General Assembly
With 2022 an election year, lawmakers traditionally back off a bit from introducing controversial bills. That’s why they have approved some of the biggest measures of the past six years — oil and gas reform, Colorado option, climate change and greenhouse gas — in odd-numbered years when they worry less about voter reactions at the ballot box. Will…
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Aurora to spend nearly 10% of federal COVID-19 recovery funds on police bonuses
Aurora will spend nearly 10% of its COVID-19 recovery funds from the American Rescue Plan Act on bonuses for police officers. Every uniformed officer with the Aurora Police Department is set to receive $8,000 in bonuses in 2022 — totaling $6 million to be spent from the city’s $65 million in federal funds. The bonuses…
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Officials say health insurance subsidies are available to more Coloradans
Subsidies will be available to more residents in 2022, state officials said amid another push this week to get Coloradans covered through the health insurance market. Officials said individuals and families who were previously denied insurance subsidies might now be eligible – thanks to the American Rescue Plan Act. Two out of three customers who applied for but failed to get subsidies in 2021 could get the help financial aid in 2022, they said. The…
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Denver finalizes $100M spending plan for federal COVID recovery funds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council gave final approval Monday to spend nearly one-third of its $308 million in COVID-19 recovery funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. The city will allocate over $100 million of the funds in 2022, with $73.6 million going to recovery efforts,…
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Council advances spending plan for $100 million of federal COVID recovery funds
The Denver City Council approved a plan Monday to spend nearly one-third of its $308 million in COVID-19 recovery funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, advancing the plan for a second and final vote next week. If passed, the plan would allocate over $100 million of the funds in 2022, with $73.6 million going…
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Denver City Council to vote on spending $100 million of federal COVID recovery funds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council will soon vote on spending nearly one-third of its $308 million in federal COVID-19 recovery funds on various projects after the council finance committee OK’d the spending plan Tuesday. The committee unanimously approved the plan to allocate over $100 million of…
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Denver to spend 30% of federal COVID relief funds on restoring service cuts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver will spend 30% of its $308 million in federal COVID-19 recovery funds on restoring and supplementing city services that were cut during the pandemic. The City Council approved this spending plan Monday, solidifying the first distribution of the $308 million granted to Denver through…