American Rescue Plan

City council approved $4 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding for the 311 call center.

Cleveland City Council Monday approved $3.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to help Cleveland Metropolitan School District stand up three new brick and mortar health clinics in school buildings, along with funding a broader "Integrated Health Initiative" to help students' and families' physical and mental health.

311 is a non-emergency hotline for items such as animal services, reporting potholes or tree trimming requests.

Cleveland City Council Monday approved a new $10 million workforce development initiative Monday, meant to be the a new-to-Cleveland collaborative approach across multiple partners to build a pipeline to train new workers.

Mayor Dan Horrigan announced Thursday the latest round of grants meant to curb violence in the city, with a focus of the $2.8 million investment on opportunities for youth.

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb will introduce a $40 million American Rescue Plan Act funding proposal to Cleveland City Council tonight (Monday) that mostly addresses education- and workforce-development-related issues.Bibb called the proposals a once-in-a-lifetime investment in Cleveland’s future in a news release Monday afternoon.

Akron’s police department will receive nearly $5 million in state funding to prevent and investigate violent crime, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's office announced Friday.

A grassroots organization is working to get community input be the driving force behind how American Rescue Plan Act dollars are spent.

Public schools across Ohio have seen numbers of meals provided to kids plummet since the waiver expired and parents, advocates and politicians are seeking solutions to feed kids.

So far, a fraction of ARPA spending is on long-term violence prevention.