Turning Crisis into Opportunity: How to Optimize COVID-19 Response and Recovery Funding

Over the next few months, state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments and other eligible entities (i.e., hospitals, public schools, and universities) will receive sizeable federal funding through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to continue addressing needs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic crisis.

Fellow Spotlight: Alan Lyles

Early experiences confirmed life’s precariousness, and how few dependable options exist for children in poor, undereducated and dysfunctional families. My family was poor and often we depended on others for the basics … housing, clothes, and sometimes food. Inspiration came from likely and unlikely sources.