Guidance Available for American Rescue Plan Act – Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

​May 12, 2021

To: Municipal and County Clerks, Treasurers and Heads of Government


The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) would like to inform you that the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) posted additional guidance on their website for the American Rescue Plan Act – Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (LFRF).

Resources

  • Factsheet – provides an overview of the aid, further describing allowable and ineligible uses
  • Frequently asked questions – address common questions received by the Treasury
  • Allocation amounts are available in PDF and CSV:
    • Counties
    • Metropolitan cities – 21 Wisconsin municipalities included
    • Non-entitlement units – all other Wisconsin municipalities will be included in this allocation
      Note:  Funding amounts for non-entitlement units are presently available only in aggregate at the state level. The Treasury expects to provide further guidance on distributions to non-entitlement units in the coming days.

Requesting Funding

  • Counties and metropolitan cities must complete the Treasury's process to request funding
  • Non-entitlement units will receive funds from the State of Wisconsin. More information will be available after the Treasury issues further guidance on these distributions.

Reminder – See prior DOR communications regarding LFRF on our Municipal and County Official News web page – including our April 21, 2021 email on LFRF Pre-Award Requirements and May 5, 2021 email with State and Local Finance Reminders.

We hope you find this information helpful. The Treasury will continue to provide updates. DOR will continue to share this information as timely as possible.

Questions?

Contact us at DORLocalRecoveryFunds@wisconsin.gov.