The City of Elyria is set to receive around $18 million dollars in American Rescue Plan funds over the next 2 years and we want to know how you would like to see these resources utilized.

The funds have limitations. According to the US Treasury the objective of these funds is to:

-Support urgent COVID-19 response efforts to continue to decrease spread of the virus and bring the pandemic under control

-Replace lost public sector revenue to strengthen support for vital public services and help retain jobs

-Support immediate economic stabilization for households and businesses

-Address systemic public health and economic challenges that have contributed to the unequal impact of the pandemic

The guidance from the U.S. Treasury further explains funds can be used to :

- Support small businesses, helping them to address financial challenges caused by the pandemic and to make investments in COVID-19 prevention and mitigation tactics, as well as to provide technical assistance. To achieve these goals, recipients may employ this funding to execute a broad array of loan, grant, in-kind assistance, and counseling programs to enable small businesses to rebound from the downturn.

- Speeding the recovery of the tourism, travel, and hospitality sectors, supporting industries that
were particularly hard-hit by the COVID-19 emergency and are just now beginning to mend.
Similarly impacted sectors within a local area are also eligible for support.

The Interim Rule also clarifies resources can be used to support:

- Evidence-based educational services and practices to address the academic needs
of students, including tutoring, summer, afterschool, and other extended learning
and enrichment programs.

After completing this survey, you will receive a link to read more detailed guidance on the American Rescue Plan.

We have identified some areas we think would be good for investment categories and we would like to know what your thoughts are on those as well as get ideas that you may have.