American Rescue Plan

PROCESS

Engaging Community Partner Organizations

How Projects Were Proposed

The ARPA Advisory Team created and distributed an internal ARPA survey to gather project ideas. Departments worked closely with their staff to identify and submit potential projects. The Advisory Team also created and sent a similar survey to 52 community partner organizations that directly serve Town of Blacksburg residents. Through the survey, community partner organizations were able to submit project ideas of their own. The ARPA Advisory Team then reviewed all project ideas to confirm ARPA eligibility. 57 projects were determined to be ARPA eligible and were included in a community survey that sought broad public input. As part of this survey, respondents were asked to prioritize project ideas generated by both Town staff and community partners. They were also given the opportunity to suggest additional project ideas.

Finalize Project Scope, Costs and Agreements; Begin Implementation June 2022

Committee Project Review & Report April 2022

Recommendations to Town Manager and Town Council April/May 2022

Public Input Feb/March 2022

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