The next required reporting for ARPA (SLFRF) is April 2026
Even if your municipality fully expended its ARPA funds by December 31, 2024, you are still required to report annually until you officially "closeout" your award. Just expending all your funds and reporting this does not mean you have completed the "closeout" process.
Visit our ARPA: Compliance and Reporting page for more information on gaining access to Treasury's reporting portal and compliance and reporting requirements.
Link to Treasury's reporting portal:
https://portal.treasury.gov/compliance
Has your municipality been invited to officially closeout your ARPA (SLFRF) award?
The ARPA Closeout Process Has Started for Some....*ACTION REQUIRED* - Keep your eye on your inbox for an email from "SLFRF@treasury.gov <slfrf@treasury.gov>" with the subject line "Subject: *ACTION REQUIRED* Closeout Instructions for the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), U.S. Department of the Treasury" (the full text of this email is HERE.) If you receive this email, then your time for closeout has arrived! It is not SPAM. Do not delete it.
Instructions on next steps can be found HERE.
Selected for a "Desk Review"?
If you receive an email from Treasury indicating that your municipality has been selected for a State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF = ARPA) award desk review, please let us know so we can help, if needed! (kbuckley@vlct.org).
ARPA: Single Audit? Or Alternative Compliance Examination Engagement (ACEE)?
If your professional auditor is not familiar with the nuances of your local ARPA award, please share this Resource item with them.
About ARPA
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 established the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CSLFRF, aka ARPA) which provides $350 billion to state and local governments for the response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Of Vermont’s $1.25 billion share, over $200 million was allocated to municipalities.
Legislative bodies have discretion and flexibility over how to spend their local ARPA funds. VLCT encourages its members to take their time, be thoughtful, and plan strategically.
VLCT extends our thanks to the Vermont Legislature and Governor Phil Scott. Their support allowed VLCT to establish the ARPA Assistance and Coordination Program to support Vermont’s towns, cities, and villages that chose to accept ARPA funding.
Treasury's ARPA Reporting Data
View the actual data that was entered for Project & Expenditure Reports during the April 30, 2022 reporting to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. It includes Vermont's NEUs (non-entitlement units of government), metropolitan areas (Burlington and South Burlington), as well as the State of Vermont. All public reporting can be found on Treasury's "Recipient Compliance and Reporting" webpage (scroll almost to the bottom of the page).
- Vermont ARPA April 30, 2022
- Vermont ARPA April 30, 2023
- Vermont ARPA April 30, 2024 - Excel file for Vermont data HERE.
- Vermont ARPA April 30, 2025 - Excel file for Vermont data HERE.
- Dashboard (HERE) - To find information on Vermont's local governments select/filter for the following:
- Select "Projects" from the tabs at the top of the page.
- Filter for:
- State/Territory - Vermont
- Expenditure Category Group - All
- Expenditure Category - All
- Recipient Type - Local Government (filter for
- Recipient Report Tier - All (includes Burlington [Metro] and all others {NEUs])
- Recipient Name - All
