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City of Branson Applying for ARPA Grants

Branson City Officials are seeking money from an economic recovery act to aid with various city projects.

The full release below from the City of Branson:

The Branson Board of Aldermen approved 15 different resolutions at their last regular meeting on July 12, 2022, that authorize the City to apply for Missouri American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds that total $15,008,000 for Utilities and $4,897,600 for Public Works and Engineering.

The City of Branson has submitted these grant applications and is now waiting to hear from the State if they will be awarded. This is supposed to happen in October. These are matching grants. If all grants are approved, the city would contribute $4,966,400. These 15 projects are listed below:

Dewey Bald Water System Improvements Project

Neighborhood Water Line Replacement Project

Lift Stations #10 And #34 Project

Cured-In-Place-Pipe Lining Of Sewer Mains and Manhole Rehabilitation Project

Lift Station #46 – Install Pumps and Controls Project

Lift Station #17 – Force Main Replacement Project

Lead Service Line Inventory Project

River Valley Estates Stormwater Improvement Project

Celtic Bridge Project

Caudill Way Low Water Crossing Project

Fall Creek RV Estates Project Stormwater Improvement Project

Eiserman Street/Lakewood Estates Subdivision Stormwater Improvement Project

Cliff Drive Stormwater Improvement Project

Brook Court Stormwater Improvement Project

Hiawatha Heights Subdivision Stormwater Improvement Project

To read more about each proposed project and the ARPA funds requested, click on the “HTML Agenda Packet” for the July 12, 2022, Board of Aldermen Regular meeting in the Agenda & Minutes section of the city’s website, BransonMo.Gov.

ARPA is a $1.9 trillion federal aid package passed by Congress in 2021 to provide financial aid to families, governments, businesses, schools, non-profits and others impacted by the pandemic. Of that $1.9 trillion, $350 billion is going to state and local governments as part of the Fiscal Recovery Fund.

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