Progress Tracker
The City of Akron is dedicated to providing transparency into how we are investing Akron Rescue Plan funds. The Akron Rescue Plan Progress Tracker below lists current and upcoming projects.
The City of Akron is dedicated to providing transparency into how we are investing Akron Rescue Plan funds. The Akron Rescue Plan Progress Tracker below lists current and upcoming projects.
This investment has had funding allocated or expended.
This investment is planned but has not yet been completed.
Provide organizational capacity and programming grants to violence intervention and prevention-oriented nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and healthcare organizations
Purchase and install technology as a cost-effective way to deter, document, and reduce the rise in violent crime. This pilot program can serve as a replicable model that can be built out and instituted in other Akron neighborhoods to enhance safety
Fund the purchase of doorbell cameras to be dispersed in high crime areas.
Purchase and install several license-plate reading cameras in an effort support police investigations to identify stolen cars, violent crime suspects and more using artificial intelligence
Provide infrastructure and capital needs funding, which will be used for park and public plaza improvements including new restrooms, and for creating new walking and biking paths, garden paths, skating areas, shaded seating, and game terraces
Funding to connect the Ohio and Erie Canal Summit Lake Trail and develop the North Shore Activity Area
Provide funding to improve the accessibility and useability of the recreation facility
Provide funding to improve the accessibility and useability of the recreation facility
Funding to improve Joy Park’s walking path, playground, and replace the HVAC system in the park facility
Provide funding to improve the accessibility and useability of the recreation facility
Provide funding to rehabilitate and upgrade the Perkins Pool and bathhouse, resulting in a larger and newer pool for Akron residents
Provide funding to rehabilitate and upgrade the Reservoir Pool and bathhouse, resulting in a larger and newer pool for Akron residents
Support the development of a new Federally Qualified Healthcare Clinic (FQHC) at 527 West Market Street in Akron, Ohio
Provide a grant for operational support to the FEC, which aims to address economic inequity by providing financial coaching and navigation services.
Support eligible households experiencing financial hardship by providing a one-time credit of up to $500.00 towards an eligible delinquent City of Akron utility bill
Remove and replace the remaining 3,200 lead service lines in Akron
Replace approximately several miles of the most critical watermain throughout the Akron water distribution system
Replace approximately 1000 feet of a critical 30” waterline which serves as a major transmission line supplying water to downtown Akron and a 12” waterline which supplies water to several hydrants and multiple University of Akron campus buildings
The program will provide up to $25,000 in grant funding to income-eligible households in need of critical home repairs
Provide grants to CDCs to support projects that foster the environment necessary to attract, develop, and retain talent, add new housing options, enable business creation and attraction and provide resources for Akron residents and neighborhoods
This project will include the construction of 50 new affordable housing units: 9 two-bedroom units, 38 three-bedroom units, and 3 four-bedroom units located on a 1.73 acre plot a half mile from the existing IPROMISE school at 445 South Maple Street, Akron, Ohio 44302
Create a program that to build capacity and increase their business readiness for minority-owned small businesses and Black entrepreneurs
This one-time grant places an emphasis on small business that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim being to keep their doors open, protect local jobs threatened by the pandemic, and increase the resiliency of local businesses
Provide up to $50,000 grants to small business located in a QCT to enhance outdoor spaces for COVID-19 mitigation or to improve the built environment
Create a COVID-19 Safe Designation Program where businesses would pledge to adhere to COVID-19 protocols, receive a designation, and a small grant award as an incentive
Use funds to avoid budget cuts to government services
Provide premium pay and/or retention bonuses to non-appointed City employees
Provides the City with ARPA related legal, and contracts support as needed
Provides the City with ARPA compliance, federal reporting, and project management assistance as needed
Development of a website that will provide a comprehensive view of the projects and expenditures being funded with the American Rescue Plan Act dollars. The purpose of this website is to provide transparency to the residents of Akron on how the ARPA dollars are being allocated and to provide updates to the status of each project.
The 2021 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provided $145 million to the City of Akron through State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency and its negative economic impacts.
The City created this dashboard to share details regarding spending of funded ARPA projects, and provide the residents with a clear view into where each dollar is going. Please note, data contained in this dashboard differs from that reported to the Department of Treasury, as more technical and nuanced data are required for federal reporting.
This dashboard includes information on funding expenditures (i.e. money that has been spent) categorized by topical area to make it more user-friendly to the public. Data is updated regularly and subject to change.
If you have any questions regarding this information, please email arpa@akronohio.gov
It is recommended to view this dashboard on a desktop computer if possible.
