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Baltimore officials say all ARPA awards obligated; $473.4 million spent by June 30
Summary
At a Budget & Appropriations Committee hearing, the Mayor's Office of Recovery Programs reported that Baltimore has obligated $641,170,126 in ARPA funds and expended $473,400,000 as of 06/30/2025, with deadlines to obligate and expend noted and agency-level spending variances explained.
Baltimore City officials told the City Council's Budget & Appropriations Committee that the city has fully obligated the $641,170,126 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) state and local fiscal recovery funds awarded to Baltimore and has expended $473,400,000 as of June 30, 2025.
Shamaya Kearney, deputy city administrator and acting chief recovery officer for the Mayor's Office of Recovery Programs, said the obligation deadline was Dec. 31, 2024, and the statutory expenditure deadline is Dec. 31, 2026. "All $641,170,126 awarded to Baltimore City has been obligated," Kearney said during the quarterly oversight briefing, and she noted the office filed the required annual report with the U.S. Department of the Treasury on July 31, 2025.
Kearney reported that the city has increased…
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