Within the categories of eligible uses, recipients have broad flexibility to decide how best to use this American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to meet the needs of their communities. Recipients may use Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Funding Updates for NC Local Governments - Coates' Canons Coates' Canons (unc.edu)

• Support public health expenditures, by funding COVID-19 mitigation efforts, medical expenses, behavioral healthcare, and certain public health and safety staff;
• Address negative economic impacts caused by the public health emergency, including economic harms to workers, households, small businesses, impacted industries, and the public sector;
• Replace lost public sector revenue, using this funding to provide government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue experienced due to the pandemic;
• Provide premium pay for essential workers, offering additional support to those who have borne and will bear the greatest health risks because of their service in critical infrastructure sectors; and
• Invest in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure, making necessary investments to improve access to clean drinking water, support vital wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and to expand access to broadband internet.