The Jefferson Parish Council has announced projects to be funded by the American Rescue Plan, an act of Congress that gave state and local governments funding to mitigate the significant negative financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jefferson Parish received $84 million in federal funding, which will be allocated to transformational projects all throughout the parish that focus on aging infrastructure, economic development and more.
All projects are a culmination of recommendations from the American Rescue Plan Task Force, which was established to advise the Council on best use of funds from the American Rescue Plan. The Task Force, which is comprised of leaders from local government, civic groups and business associations, met regularly to hear proposals for potential uses of Jefferson Parish's funds. The Jefferson Parish Council would like to thank all the representatives for their participation in this process.
Big projects include $15 million dedicated to improvements at the Shrine on Airline in Metairie and the Alario Center in Westwego, in which the Council also hopes to work with the state for matching funds. Additionally, funding will be allocated to many more initiatives which help address a number of community needs with the goal of building the future of Jefferson Parish.
For more information and specific projects outlined by each district, visit https://bit.ly/3Mm1gcN. To view all past meeting agendas and minutes by the American Rescue Plan Task Force, visit https://bit.ly/3yHBqvX.
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