Attachment B - ARPA Potential Program Summaries.pdf

ATTACHMENT B 
City of Phoenix American Rescue Plan (ARPA) Fund Strategic Plan  
Potential Program Summaries 
Allocation 1: $198,000,000 
 
A. Community Investment - $143,000,000 
B. City Operations - $50,000,000 
C. Contingency for Future Needs - $5,000,000 
 
Community Investment $143,000,000 
 
Phoenix Arts, Business, and Employee Assistance Programs $40,000,000 
 
Workforce Training Facility and Training Program - $15,000,000 
Program would seek to leverage funding from IDA, PCDIC, Maricopa County and the Arizona 
Community Foundation to purchase and rehabilitate the old Kmart Building. Arizona State 
University, Maricopa Community Colleges and WestMec would take over all ongoing operations 
and maintenance. Facility would be used to create workforce training programs. 
 
Workforce Wraparound Tuition/Apprentice Program - $10,000,000 
Utilization of existing and customized training programs, including apprenticeship programs, that 
will leverage the Phoenix Work4orce partnership.  These programs will provide tuition 
assistance and wraparound services to Phoenix residents to promote training and job 
placement in high-growth, in-demand industries and occupations while addressing barriers to 
accessing training and employment. 
 
Micro and Small Business Assistance Programs - $8,000,000 
Based on lessons learned from the CRF program, CED recommends combining the micro and 
small business programs into one program. This would allow for a more efficient and less 
bureaucratic process. Awards would be either $3K, $5k or $10k and would be based on the 
number of employees. Funding will also be used to provide assistance to business that have 
been impacted by COVID-19 and light rail development. For these businesses award amounts 
would be 50% higher due to the double impact of COVID and light rail construction. 
 
Nonprofit Arts and Culture Stabilization Grants - $2,750,000 
The Nonprofit Arts and Culture Stabilization Grants would provide two-years of funding to help 
Phoenix’s nonprofit arts and culture organizations manage their operations, personnel, and 
programming as they welcome back audiences, guests, and patrons to their services. This two-
year program awards recovery grants to eligible Phoenix-based arts and cultural nonprofit 
organizations of all sizes who demonstrate intent, commitment, and strategies to sustain well 
beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizations must have been in operation prior to March 1, 
2020. 
 
Small Business Workforce Program - $2,000,000 
Program would provide assistance to small businesses (less than 100 employees) in Phoenix. 
Staff would market workforce connections to small businesses through special visits, marketing, 
social media, chambers and others. Funds would be used to assist business owners with 
training and hiring a new workforce and retraining their existing workforce.

Artists to Work - $1,000,000 
The Artists to Work program would enable the city to contract artists to develop temporary 
projects, installations, and performances. These commissions would reactivate a wide range of 
public spaces, including parks, trails, community centers, and neighborhood areas not usually 
defined or programmed as cultural spaces. The events could range from outdoor community 
performances of music, opera, theater, poetry, etc., to temporary outdoor 
installations/exhibitions of sculptures, paintings, and other forms throughout the city.   
 
Arts Career Advancement Grants - $500,000 
Grants will support working artists or arts workers who have experienced job loss, indefinitely 
postponed or canceled events and residencies, or terminated contracts due to the pandemic. 
Funding will cover lost income, support services to grow artistic skills, equipment or business 
operations recovery costs, and participation in an exhibit, festival, vendor showcase, or artist 
residency.  
 
Arts and Culture Internship Program - $500,000  
The Arts and Culture Internship Program is a two-year program that would allow nonprofit arts 
and culture organizations and for-profit creative industries the opportunity to hire full-time interns 
for twenty weeks. The internships provide undergraduate students with meaningful on-the-job 
training and experience working in the cultural sector. The program ultimately strengthens 
Phoenix’s workforce by providing access to high-quality opportunities for college students of all 
backgrounds to gain experience, understanding, and transferable skills relevant to careers in 
and out of the arts, the creative economy, and engagement in public life. 
 
Personnel/Technical Assistance/Professional Development Programs - $250,000  
This funding would allow the Office of Arts and Culture to reallocate a current vacant position or 
hire a new position to coordinate and spread the word about the work. It also includes funds for 
continued technical assistance and professional development in financial sustainability, 
business practices, and reopening strategies. 
 
Mitigation and Care for Vulnerable Populations $31,500,000 
 
*Denotes programs related to the City’s Homelessness Strategy 
 
Funds are intended to be used to provide resources needed to properly address the needs of 
persons experiencing or facing homelessness during the public health emergency, persons 
suffering from mental and/or behavioral health conditions, veterans, seniors and our refugee 
communities. A few examples of how funds may be used are listed below: 
 
*Homelessness and Mental Health- $10,500,000 
This funding provides City Council with the resources needed to address a variety of 
opportunities including but not limited to mental and behavioral health, rehabilitation centers, 
and homelessness. These funds could also be leveraged with funds from other units of local 
government and the non-profit community to provide regional solutions to these issues. 
 
Edison Impact Hub - $5,000,000 
Funding to retrofit the historic children’s hospital from a vacant, dilapidated building to a 
community services center that will provide medical offices and other services to the community. 
 
*US Vets and Veteran Relief - $4,500,000 
Funds would provide relief for Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness during the 
pandemic. Many of our vets are more vulnerable to COVID-19 due to living conditions, age, and 
chronic health complications. Funding could also provide additional operational support needed 
by the US Vets Organization to transition into the property purchased earlier this year with 
COVID Relief Funds.

*Summer Heat Respite - $3,000,000 
Create a heat respite/cooling center to provide a place of respite during the summer for 
individuals experiencing homelessness. The center would be operated May through September 
for 7 days a week, during the warmest times of the day (9am-7pm) and provide guests with a 
place to socially distance due to COVID-19 and include meals, outreach and other supports. 
Funding would be used for a temporary shelter, insurance, utilities, tables and chairs, security, 
janitorial services, bio-waste removal services, IT services, meals, water, and staffing. 
 
Financial Assistance for Phoenix Refugee and Asylee Community - $3,000,000 
Funds would be used to support nonprofit agencies serving the refugee and asylee community, 
as well as to create full-time staff support to provide services to this community. These positions 
would act as navigators that would help this community navigate government services and 
programs.  
 
Memory Café Program - $2,000,000 
This funding will expand the City’s Memory Café program for senior center members and their 
caregivers. Memory Cafes stimulate participants through music therapy, art and memory 
exercises, and are a key contributor to the Dementia Friendly City initiative.  
 
Area Agency on Aging’s Goods2HOME - $2,000,000 
Funding will continue to support the Area of Agency on Aging’s Goods2HOME program which 
the City support with CARES Act funding in 2020. This program provides delivery services to 
low-income, disabled, and homebound seniors who need medication and sanitation supplies.  
 
Justa Center - $1,000,000 
This funding will support the restoration of the Justa Center, a building currently owned by the 
Area Agency on Aging (AAA). The Justa Center serves vulnerable seniors experiencing 
homelessness and would seek to leverage funds with Maricopa County and the State to build a 
transitional or bridge housing complex next to the Justa Center.  
 
Bus Stop Shelters - $500,000 
As part of the T2050 plan, the Public Transit Department has a goal of installing 80 new bus 
shelters per year. This additional funding will increase this goal to 100 shelters per year over the 
next two years. Bus shelters will be placed in locations currently without shade and provide heat 
relief to transit users.  
 
Households and Residential Assistance $28,000,000 
 
*Denotes programs related to the City’s Homelessness Strategy 
 
*Financial Assistance for Phoenix Families - $12,000,000 
Funds would be used to provide financial assistance to help low-to-moderate income families in 
Phoenix. The intent of this funding would be to ensure that families have resources needed to 
provide quality childcare and to cover other household expenses. Resources could also be used 
to provide mini-grants to Phoenix childcare facilities in low-to-moderate census tracks for 
technology upgrades that could include classroom screens, web-cam access, digital sign in/out 
software, childcare management software, and/or general WiFi upgrades.  
 
*Utility & Rent/Mortgage Assistance - $10,000,000 
A portion of these funds will be used to provide residents with City water, sewer and trash, 
electric, internet/broadband, natural gas utility and rent/mortgage assistance. Funds are 
intended to be used on residents who don’t qualify for the City’s more restrictive $91M 
Emergency Rent Assistance Programs (ERA 1 and ERA 2). A portion of funds will also be used 
to provide landlord incentives as part of the Emergency Housing Vouchers program.

Airport Childcare Facility - $5,000,000 
Funds would be used to provide childcare options for workers at the airport. A survey was sent 
to companies that do business at Sky Harbor International Airport and of the companies that 
responded, an overwhelming majority were in favor of offering childcare services to workers at 
the airport.  
 
Bus Card Subsidy Program - $1,000,000 
Funds would be used to provide subsidies and fare assistance to residents that rely on public 
transportation. 
 
Youth Sports, Recreation, Education and After-School $28,800,000 
 
Citywide Wireless Network Project and Partnership with Phoenix Union - $10,000,000 
Funds would be used to continue building the community wireless network project that was 
initially approved by City Council using the Coronavirus Relief Fund. The project is a partnership 
between the City, Phoenix Union High School District, and others. 
 
Early Childhood Education Expansion - $6,000,000 
Funding will be used to create a program to increase access to early childhood education for 
500 preschool children, ages four to five. The proposed program would mirror performance 
standards, quality control, and curriculum of the Head Start Program while allowing eligible 
families to be at 200% of poverty level rather than the Head Start mandated 100% of poverty 
level. Additionally, approximately half of this funding will be used to provide First Things First 
scholarships for early childhood services (childcare and preschool) for children birth to five.  
 
After-School Grant for Phoenix Schools - $2,500,000 
Funds will be available for school districts and charter schools who commit to providing free or 
affordable after-school programs in-line with the Phoenix After-School Center (PAC) program.  
 
Wi-Fi Connectivity for Community Centers and Public Housing Properties - $2,300,000 
Funding to provide access to internet connectivity in community centers and public housing 
properties in an attempt to bridge the digital divide that impacted communities during pandemic. 
 
StartupPHX @ Burton Barr - $1,400,000 
Funds will be used to provide a broader range of services to the community by expanding the 
Hive @ Central. The expansion would include the addition of two meeting rooms, a graphics 
station, and technical assistance for small business owners. For programming, funds would be 
used to contract with a vendor to provide the Business Roadmap and MAPA Para Us Negocio 
series for teens and adults. The contracted vendor would be responsible for curriculum 
development and facilitating all sessions in English and Spanish. 
 
College Depot Assistance for Students - $1,000,000 
Funds will be used to purchase laptops and hotspots to loan out to students who have struggled 
with staying connected to school during the pandemic. The program would loan selected 
students a laptop and hotspot for the summer to help level the playing field in education. High 
school students with a district issued device need to turn in their laptops at the end of the school 
year and will not regain access to them until the school year resumes in August. This program 
will allow students to continue skill building, summer job hunting, and virtual programs 
throughout the summer. 
 
Library Bookmobile for Underserved Areas - $700,000 
The library department has several pieces of land for future library branches located in fast 
growing areas. Since a bond program is a few years away, we propose purchasing a large 
bookmobile that could be used to provide service from library property at 67tth Avenue and 
Lower Buckeye.

PHXWorks at Burton Barr and Ocotillo - $600,000 
Funds will be used to purchase laptops and hotspots to leverage resources and provide extra 
services for the community. The library will partner with CED to establish a Job Services Center 
in Burton Barr Central Library and at Ocotillo Library. Workforce laptops and hotspots will be 
available for customers to check out for a 3-week check out period. 
 
Parks After-School Programs - $500,000 
Funds will be used to expand PAC programming to 10 additional sites. This affordable after-
school recreation and enrichment program provides youth ages six to 13 a fun, supportive, and 
educational atmosphere during crucial afterschool hours.  
 
Youth Sports League Grants - $500,000 
Funds could be used to offer financial assistance or stipends to at-risk, underserved and low-
income youth to participate in youth sports and recreational leagues.  
 
Early Literacy Tutoring Support - $300,000 
The library would use funds to partner with ASU’s America Reads tutoring program to provide 
1:1 reading tutoring to emerging readers in 1st through 4th grade who lost ground due to the 
pandemic. Tutoring would be provided by ASU students and the library will provide Wi-Fi 
provisioned tablet computers to facilitate virtual tutoring as needed. 
 
Library Technology, Capital and Staff Support - $3,000,000 
Funds would be used to cover the costs of various technological and capital enhancements 
identified by library staff including but not limited to online catalog enhancements, tablets and 
hotspots for lending and onsite use, outdoor signage upgrades and automated materials 
handler replacement at Mesquite Library. 
 
Phoenix Resilient Food System $9,700,000 
Economic Development and Innovation - $3,400,000 
This portion of the Phoenix Food Initiative includes the following programs: 
• 
Feed Phoenix Program – This program is a continuation of the CRF funded Feed 
Phoenix Program. Under this program, the Local First Arizona Foundation 
delivered over 80,000 meals. 
• 
Worker Cooperative Sustainable Food System Business Incubator – This 
program will focus on developing worker cooperatives for sustainable food 
business enterprises through a collaboration with the private sector. 
• 
Agri-Food Technology Grants – This program will provide funding and incentives 
to encourage food system entrepreneurs and innovative food businesses to 
expand or locate in Phoenix. 
 
Equity and Inclusion - $2,400,000 
This portion of the Phoenix Food Initiative includes the following programs: 
• 
LISC Phoenix Funds to Feed Phoenix – This program is a continuation of the 
CRF funded program that provides funding for community and grassroots 
organizations. 
• 
Urban Agriculture Fellowship – Provide funding for a one-year fellowship for high 
school and college age students with local food producers with 60% for Black, 
Indigenous, and persons of color participants. 
• 
Council District Food Action Plans or Initiatives – The program would focus on 
districts with food deserts, high food insecurity and hunger rates to identify 
whether a council specific food plan would be feasible and desired or whether 
more specific projects or initiatives would be preferred.

Local Food Consumption/Production - $1,500,000 
This portion of the Phoenix Food Initiative includes the following programs: 
• 
Farmland Preservation – In partnership with nonprofits and land trusts, assist in 
the purchase and preservation of up 100 acres of land for agriculture in Phoenix. 
• 
Backyard Food Production Pilot – Provide grant funding to 100 residents located 
in food deserts for backyard gardens and community gardens using aquaponics, 
raised beds, and other water conservative growing methods. 
 
Food Banks and Pantries Support - $1,300,000 
This funding would be used to provide resources for local food banks and food pantries to 
provide food and other resources for struggling families. Staff will ensure broad engagement 
with small, medium and large foodbanks and pantries ensuring outreach and emphasis with 
smaller community-based food banks and food pantries.  
 
Meals That Work - $700,000 
This program will prepare and deliver 1,000 meals for 26 weeks to social service organizations, 
such as St. Vincent de Paul, schools, and more. Fourteen food service employees at the 
Convention Center will be utilized to prepare the meals.  
 
Resilient Food System - $200,000 
This portion of the Phoenix Food Initiative includes the following program: 
• 
Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture Projects – Provide grant funding to farms 
for advancing technologies and methods that address growing food in our 
changing climate. 
 
Outreach and Support Staff - $200,000 
This funding would be used provide advertising and outreach efforts to ensure funding allocated 
under this program is fully maximized. Funding would be used to sponsor community events, 
stakeholder meetings, and to produce digital and print advertisements. Funding would also be 
used to hire two full-time positions for the next two fiscal years. These positions will manage and 
monitor all of the activities in the Phoenix Sustainable Food Initiative. 
 
Better Health Outcomes and Community Testing and Vaccines - $5,000,000 
Funds will be used to provide resources needed to ensure resident COVID-19 testing and 
vaccination efforts remain available through the duration of the public health emergency. This 
includes education, outreach, and incentives, with a focus in communities of color. Funds could 
also be used to purchase PPE and other public health related materials for the community as 
needed. The funds could be used to convert the City’s testing vans to vaccination vans, 
dependent on clinical partners with access to vaccines.

City Operations $50,000,000 
 
Infrastructure, Technology and Capital Needs - $23,000,000 
Funds are intended to be used to provide resources needed to address capital needs. 
Examples include purchasing spare ambulance units so that Fire has enough units in service 
while units are being decontaminated after a service call. During the Great Recession the City 
was forced to close its central stores warehouse and as a result during the height of the 
pandemic staff used the empty convention center to warehouse materials. As that space is no 
longer available, funds may be used to lease, buy or construct a warehouse to store PPE and 
critical inventory. Funds may also be used to address other technology and capital projects 
within the federal guidelines which include the rehabilitation of the 27th Avenue Recycling 
Facility. Staff also recommend allocating a portion of this funding to address green energy and 
green streets, flood control and stormwater projects. Due to the large-scale nature of many of 
these projects, it is assumed that funding would be allocated in both ARPA allocations. 
 
Revenue Replacement - $22,400,000 
Funds will be used to replace lost revenue at the Convention Center and to offset COVID-19 
worker’s compensation claims. COVID-19 has had a severe impact on the Convention Center 
bookings. It is likely that large conventions and the associated hospitality industry will be among 
the slowest to recover and revenue will continue to be weak. Using the prescribed Treasury 
formula, staff has determined that up to $31 million of the revenue lost by the Convention 
Center is eligible for revenue replacement. Staff recommends replacing this revenue over two 
years rather than all at once. It is important to note that the General Fund serves as the financial 
backstop for the Convention Center so replacing lost revenue with ARPA funds significantly 
reduces risk to the General Fund. ARPA also allows the City to offset costs for COVID-related 
worker’s compensation trust fund expenses that can be tied to COVID-19 employee claims. The 
City anticipates over $2.4 million in worker’s compensation claims that can be replaced with 
ARPA funds. This action would reduce the actuarial impact to future City resources.  
 
Administrative Oversight, Compliance and Outreach Efforts - $4,000,000 
Funds are intended to be used to provide staffing necessary to support federal compliance 
efforts. Staffing additions will also assist with enhancing community outreach to improve service 
delivery and to increase transparency on city progress for all approved programs via an 
enhanced website. 
 
PPE/Cleanings/Sanitizing/Testing and Vaccine Distribution - $600,000 
Funds will be used to ensure staff have access to necessary PPE, cleaning and sanitizing 
materials. Funds will also be used to ensure that workstations and common areas are 
appropriately cleaned. Additionally, funds will be used to offset any additional expense incurred 
to ensure that all city staff, family members and contractors have access to both vaccines and 
COVID testing.

Contingency $5,000,000 
 
Contingency for Future Needs  
A contingency is proposed to preserve resources in case the federal government changes 
guidance to allow the funds to be used in new areas of concern for the council or to supplement 
funding for an approved program that exhausts its allocation of funds before more funding 
becomes available. The contingency would also be available to cover other unexpected COVID-
19 expenses that could occur later in the year.  
 
 
 
Revised On: 
6/3/2021 5:49 PM