House to Pass State and Local Relief Funds that Congressman Neguse Has Been Advocating for Since April

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Today, the House will consider the American Rescue Plan, a comprehensive COVID-19 relief package which will provide support for working Americans, schools and hard-hit small businesses. The package also includes funds for state and local governments, which Congressman Neguse has been advocating for since April when smaller cities and towns in his district and across Colorado were left out of the CARES Act.

In April 2020, Congressman Neguse introduced the Coronavirus Community Relief Act, legislation to provide direct stabilization funds for every local community, city and town across the United States struggling amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation gained broad bipartisan support, including co-sponsorship from Colorado Republican Scott Tipton, and gained over 100 cosponsors.

"In April, I introduced legislation to ensure that every local city and county in Colorado had the relief funds they needed to weather the pandemic," said Congressman Joe Neguse. "This proposal was built out of conversations with Mayors and County Commissioners across our state whose local budgets had been gutted by the pandemic and resulting expenses. After months of advocacy, our proposal for direct local stabilization funds will be included in the American Rescue Plan as it heads to the Senate and to the President's desk for signature. Our cities and towns have been knocked down by this pandemic, and we cannot expect them to weather this storm alone. These funds will provide critical relief to towns and counties across Colorado to ensure they can continue vital government operations, and keep their residents safe."

For a full list of projected funds for Colorado cities and counties under the American Rescue Plan see here.

Local governments in Colorado's 2nd District would receive the following approximate funds under the bill:

Boulder County: $63 million,
City of Boulder: $21 million
Jamestown: $53,438
Lafayette: $6.5 million
Nederland: $329,000
Broomfield County: $14 million
City of Broomfield: $7 million
Clear Creek County: $2 million
Central City: $165,251
Idaho Springs: $383,297
Georgetown: $238,649
Eagle County: $11 million
Avon: $1.3 million
Town of Eagle: $1.4 million
Minturn: $245,731
Vail: $1.1 million
Gilpin County: $1 million
Black Hawk: $27,470
Grand County: $3 million
Fraser: $284,576
Granby: $459,055
Grand Lake: $108,594
Jefferson County: $113 million
Larimer County: $69 million
Fort Collins: $28 million
Loveland: $10 million
Berthoud: $1.9 million
Estes Park: $1.3 million
Park County: $4 million
Summit County: $6 million
Breckenridge: $1 million
Dillon: $207,530
Silverthorne: $1,051,170
Colorado: $5.927 billion

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