June 19, 2025
To: Municipal Clerks, Treasurers, Heads of Government
County Clerks and Treasurers
On behalf of the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury), the Wisconsin Department of Revenue would like to provide the following information to each Wisconsin non-entitlement unit of local government (NEU) that received American Rescue Plan Act – State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA-SLFRF) in 2021 and 2022.
Treasury's reporting portal is expected to close towards the end of this month
Approximately 200 Wisconsin NEU's have not filed their Annual Project and Expenditure Report, which was due on April 30, 2025. If you have not yet successfully filed your Annual Project and Expenditure Report, file as soon as possible.
Project and Expenditure Report
Wisconsin NEUs were required to submit their Annual Project and Expenditure Report to Treasury
by April 30, 2025.
- File your report using either:
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Important note: If you do not file the required reports with Treasury, you will have to pay back the ARPA-SLFRF funds your municipality previously received—even if you already spent the funds
Compliance Reviews and Related Recoupment Efforts
On March 25, 2025, Treasury issued a
notice, which alerted all recipients of ARPA-SLFRF awards of its efforts to vigorously monitor recipients' methods of obligating funds by the December 31, 2024, deadline and is committed to recouping funds used in violation of SLFRF rules and guidance.
- Treasury:
- Intends to enhance its compliance checks on the obligation data submitted by recipients as part of its efforts to ensure taxpayer funds are used in accordance with program requirements
- Plans to recoup funds obligated or expended impermissibly and to recapture funds that were not obligated by the deadline
- May send Information Document Requests to recipients of ARPA-SLFRF awards in support of these efforts. You will be expected to promptly comply with such requests.
Questions?