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Baltimore City: ARPA fully obligated, 70% spent as recovery office outlines project timelines
Summary
Elizabeth Tatum, acting chief recovery officer for the mayor's office of recovery programs, told the Baltimore City Council’s Budget & Appropriations Committee on June 1, 2025, that the city has fully obligated its $641,170,126 American Rescue Plan Act allocation and has spent roughly 70% as of April 2025.
Elizabeth Tatum, acting chief recovery officer for the mayor’s office of recovery programs, told the Baltimore City Council’s Budget & Appropriations Committee on June 1, 2025, that the city has fully obligated its $641,170,126 American Rescue Plan Act allocation and that roughly 70% of that money has been expended.
Tatum said, “we met the federal obligation deadline of 12/31/2024, and we ensured that every dollar of the city's $641,170,126 ARPA allocation was committed in compliance with US Department of Treasury rules.” She reported that, as of April 2025, about $443.4 million had been expended and that 48 grants were fully closed out.
The nut graf: the city must spend all ARPA funds by the federal deadline of Dec. 31, 2026, and Tatum said the recovery office is monitoring projects closely and coordinating with city agencies to meet that deadline while acknowledging economic and political uncertainty.
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