Oct. 11, 2022 update
July 25, 2022 update
June 29, 2022 update
April 19, 2022 update
March 30, 2022 update
March 2, 2022 update
The City has received funding requests from the following organizations/projects:
- Isabel's House Crisis Nursery
- West Meadows
- Citywide beautification/landscaping
- Freeway Ministries for addiction recovery services
- Free campground with resources available to assist those experiencing homelessness
- Springfield Animal Advocacy Foundation for spay/neuter services
Download requests for funding (PDF)
Dec. 3, 2021 update
Funding allocated by City Council
- Retention Pay for Police, Fire and Health employees resolution approved at the Nov. 15, 2021 City Council meeting. It is anticipated that an ordinance will come to City Council soon to stay on the timeline for this expenditure in early 2022.
- Health pandemic response $8M ordinance was approved Aug. 23, 2021.
This is considered funding of last resort, as the City continues to seek out and utilize federal, state and other grant funds for pandemic relief. These funds are fully set aside for the pandemic response in accordance with the Council-approved ordinance. What is not utilized in this year’s budget will be rolled forward to future budget years. It is not known at this time exactly what amount will be needed for future pandemic response. If the $8 million set aside is not sufficient, additional funds may be requested, or a portion may be returned to the ARPA committee for other priority needs prior to the deadline for expenditure in 2026.
Public engagement / input
The City completed its surveying and presented the results to the Council ARPA Committee and the community.
Greene County also completed their survey and shared their survey results and their needs assessment report to the public.
Additional information
Next steps
Once the ordinance detailing the retention pay amount is finalized and approved by City Council at an upcoming City Council meeting, remaining available ARPA funds will be known. The retention pay funding, combined with the $8 million set aside for the Health Department’s pandemic response will determine the remaining balance available for projects.
The City continues to receive funding requests for projects and details are included a draft spreadsheet of potential projects for ARPA funding.
The City is seeking a joint meeting(s) with Greene County on common priorities as they are also likely receiving similar requests for community projects. When a schedule for upcoming ARPA committee meetings is known, it will be published on the Springfield ARPA Website and noticed through proper channels.