El Paso, Texas, approves $154 million from federal COVID-19 funds to city programs

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The city of El Paso (TX) is shifting its focus from providing COVID-19 relief to recovery as the county experiences low weekly coronavirus cases. More than $154 million were allocated from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) requirements to various departments and programs across the city. Of this funding, El Paso is devoting $10 million to last-mile broadband infrastructure to expand the city's backbone to areas 54 percent below the poverty line. “The allocation of the ARPA funding will allow our community to continue fighting the pandemic, while also providing key resources to support our families; maintaining vital public services such as the crisis intervention support and broadband expansion; and investing in the City’s economic growth through small and local businesses,” El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez said. Since April 2020, the city has received almost $400 million in federal funds, from 11 different agencies.


El Paso City Council OKs $154 million from federal COVID-19 funds to city programs