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Cities and nonprofits report ARPA-funded work; Access and MICA describe services and needs
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Cambridge reported $250,000 in Story County ARPA funding for a stormwater project; Mid Iowa Community Action said food distributions rose sharply during the SNAP pause and has expanded home-based Head Start; Access Assault Care Center said it has spent $456,227 of a $552,900 ARPA award to support survivors and sheltering.
Multiple municipalities and nonprofit service providers reported to the Story County Board of Supervisors on April 14 about completed and ongoing work financed by ARPA and other sources.
Susan Roberts, identified by the board as Cambridge city clerk, thanked Story County for a $250,000 ARPA award that funded stormwater improvements finalized in November 2024 and said an amendment to the award allowed the city to use remaining ARPA funds for further enhancements.
Robin Bridal of Mid Iowa Community Action described an extraordinary service year that crossed FY25 and FY26. Bridal said MICA distributed about 44,000 pounds of food in FY25 and—midway through FY26—reported roughly 97,000 pounds donated and distributed to date. She described a rapid community and volunteer response during a federal SNAP interruption late in FY25 and said the food-pantries experienced a sharp but brief spike in utilization; MICA also expanded a home-based Head Start option in August 2025 to serve children who are not yet ready for classroom settings.
Christina Grego of Access Assault Care Center reported on ARPA-funded services for survivors. As of March 31, 2026, Grego said Access had expended $456,227 of the $552,900 grant awarded and planned to use the remaining approximately $96,672 over the next seven months to continue case management, emergency housing and financial assistance. Grego said Access provided thousands of shelter bed nights across a five-county service area and specifically cited shelter nights and direct financial assistance for Story County survivors.
Board members thanked presenters, asked questions about remaining ARPA timelines and shelter capacity, and noted that many ARPA-funded internal county projects are complete while some revenue-loss and external projects remain in progress.
