Baltimore City Unveils Additional  
ARPA Impact Indicators 

Four New StoryMaps Focus on Small Business Investments, Food Assistance Programs, COVID-19 Vaccination Rates, and Clean Streets and Alleys 

BALTIMORE, MD (Wednesday, September 11, 2024)—Today, the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programs and the University of Baltimore are proud to announce the launch of four newly released ARPA Impact Indicator StoryMaps focused on Small Business Investments, Food Assistance Programs, COVID-19 Vaccination Rates, and Clean Streets and Alleys. The Impact Indicators website is an interactive resource designed to provide residents with insights into the impact of the $641 million American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds allocated to Baltimore City. 

The ARPA Impact Indicators, the result of a collaboration between the University of Baltimore and the Recovery Office, offer a view of Baltimore's conditions at the neighborhood level prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a series of StoryMaps, residents can explore vital indicators such as vacancy trends, housing affordability, home rehabilitation, employment levels, the digital divide, and capital investments. 

These four StoryMaps bring the total number of StoryMaps accessible to the public to ten. The Impact Indicators website, launched in March of this year, and the ARPA Reporting Center, launched in February 2022, provide comprehensive information about ARPA-funded projects, commitments, and expenditures.  

As part of ongoing efforts to keep residents informed, the Recovery Office will continue to release additional StoryMaps in the coming months. Residents are encouraged to visit the Recovery Office website and explore the "Impact Indicators" section to access the ARPA Impact Indicators and other publicly available resources, including monthly City Council reports and quarterly reports to the U.S. Department of Treasury. 

Baltimore City remains steadfast in its commitment to leveraging ARPA funds to build a stronger, more resilient community for all its residents. Together, we are excited to witness ARPA's positive impact and the continued progress it brings to our City. 

Please visit the ARPA Impact Indicators Website for more information. 

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About the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programs 
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provided $641 million to the City of Baltimore in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency and its negative economic impacts. Mayor Brandon M. Scott has established the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programs to transparently and effectively administer this funding on behalf of the City. For additional information, visit the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programs website at arp.baltimoreCity.gov. 

About Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance – Jacob France Institute 
Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance – Jacob France Institute began in 2000 after a two-year planning process where several citywide nonprofit organizations, city government agencies, neighborhoods, and foundations were gathered together by the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Since that time, BNIA-JFI has grown to include many more groups and individuals, and more each day have come to consider themselves part of this growing Alliance – this movement toward well-informed decision making for change. BNIA-JFI designed its core functions based on the knowledge that Baltimore needed a common way of understanding how our neighborhoods and overall quality of life are changing over time. Baltimore needed a common threshold from which to have discussions about what is best for changing conditions. Baltimore needed a mechanism to hold itself and all others who work, live, play, and invest in its neighborhoods, accountable for moving in the right direction. BNIA-JFI works to fulfill these needs.