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ACCESS tells Story County ARPA funding supported shelters, hotel stays and crisis responders
Summary
ACCESS reported it has spent most of its Story County ARPA allocation building shelter capacity, funding hotel stays and paying on-call responders and crisis-line staff, and provided several financial totals and service metrics to the Board of Supervisors.
Lisa Diggs, co-executive director and finance manager at ACCESS, told the Story County Board of Supervisors on June 3 that the agency has used American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to expand shelter capacity, pay staff and provide direct financial assistance to victims of crime.
Diggs said, “These funds have enabled us to provide direct financial assistance to victims of crime,” and reported that, as of June 2, 2025, ACCESS had spent $426,762 of an allocated $552,900 and expects to submit claims through May by June 15, 2025.
The nut graf: the ARPA dollars have paid for both operational staff and…
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