Grants Management will hold a second public hearing under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) objectives on April 28, 2022, in the Development Services Building, 300 4th Street. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) of 2021 appropriated $5 billion to provide housing, services, and shelter to individuals experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable populations, to be allocated by formula to jurisdictions that qualified for HOME Investment Partnerships Program allocation in the Fiscal Year 2021. 

The City of Port Arthur has been awarded $1,000,453 of HOME-ARP funds to support homeless activities. As part of developing a plan for the use of the HOME-ARP funding, Port Arthur is required to inform the community about the HOME-ARP grant.