SUPPORT the SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT The School of Government’s success hinges on its ability to respond in real-time to the challenges facing North Carolina through advising, research and education. With your support, the School has been able to help … Continued

With a New Year comes new changes. This year the Emergency Management Act as gone through some of its own changes after about a decade since the last revisions. Here I will lay out the changes that became effective on … Continued

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (ARP/CSLFRF) program provides significant funding to all North Carolina counties and municipalities. As detailed in previous posts, this federal grant program groups allowable expenditures of these … Continued

The following are sample policies and other resources for the School of Government’s ARP Basics sessions. We are offering these sessions once a month via Zoom as part of our ARP Office Hours to help those newer to the American … Continued

Which of the following proposed transactions require that the local government or public authority first seek approval from the State’s Local Government Commission (LGC)? 1. The Town of Blowing Rocks borrows $1 million from a local credit union to make … Continued

NOTE: This blog has been updated to reflect current events and General Statute citations. The majority of the blog text is attributable to Norma Houston. Updates have been provided by Kate Van Tol. As Ian approaches the Carolina’s and we … Continued

As detailed in previous posts, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARP/CSLFRF) allows local governments to spend their allocations on eligible projects within four major expenditure groupings: Addressing the COVID-19 public health … Continued

As detailed in previous posts, NC local governments are receiving significant funding from the federal American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program (ARP/CSLFRF). The availability of these funds presents many opportunities but also poses challenges … Continued

UPDATED August 2022: On July 27, 2022, US Treasury amended its Final Rule FAQs to exempt expenditures in the Revenue Replacement category from some Uniform Guidance provisions. Those changes are reflected in the updated post below.  Many NC local governments, … Continued

As detailed in previous posts, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (ARP/CSLFRF) provides funding for North Carolina counties and municipalities. There are four main authorized expenditure categories: (1) Responding to the pandemic … Continued