ARPA Topical Category Crosswalk
All proposals and allocated funds are categorized in one of 13 topical categories. These categories are based on Expenditure Categories, Treasury-approved uses of ARPA funding. Expenditure categories are required for ARPA reporting to Treasury, but they are also used to categorize proposals and committed funding into overarching themes in the ARPA Reporting Center data dashboard.
Treasury Expenditure Categories
For purposes of reporting in the Treasury portal, an expenditure is the amount for a service that has been rendered or for a good has been delivered to an entity. Expenditure Categories are classes of allowable expenditures for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The appropriate Expenditure Category is based on the scope of the project. A full list of Expenditure Categories can be found in Appendix I of the ARPA Reporting Guidance and at the end of this document. Note: Treasury reclassified and added Expenditures Categories in early March 2022; topics categories and the crosswalk have since been modified to reflect the changes.
Linking Topical Categories to Expenditure Categories
To better convey the themes of eligible proposals and committed funding, the Expenditure Categories are linked to broader topical categories. The table below lists the primary topical categories, subcategories, and the corresponding Treasury Expenditure Categories.
Topical Categories for Committed Funding
Baltimore City has committed large amounts of ARPA funding to individual agencies or organizations. Each large investment can be broken down into detailed spending purposes that are assigned an Expenditure Category, and then categorized by topic. This means that a single investment to an agency or organization can address multiple topical categories. Likewise, a single category can have contributions from portions of different large investments. See the diagram below showing a single investment, the BCHD COVID-19 relief project, linked to multiple Expenditure Categories and topical categories.
Topical Categories for Proposals
All proposals are labeled with at least one Expenditure Category during eligibility review. If a proposal can’t be appropriately linked to an expenditure category, it’s not eligible for ARPA funding. Proposals are then labeled with a topic based on their primary Expenditure Category.
Topical Categories and Expenditure Categories
List of Topical Categories and assigned Expenditure Categories.
| Topical categories and related Expenditure Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Primary category | Subcategory | Expenditure Categories |
| Administration | ARPA Administration | 7.1 |
| Administration | Project Evaluation (by university partners) | - |
| Budget Stabilization | Budget Stabilization | - |
| Business Assistance | Small Business Relief | 1.10, 1.8, 2.29, 2.30, 2.31, 2.32, 2.33, 2.36, 4.2 |
| Business Assistance | Tourism, Hospitality, and Arts and Culture | 2.35 |
| City Infrastructure | Government Services | 3.4, 6.1, 7.2 |
| City Infrastructure | Capital Investments - Infrastructure | 5.1, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 5.14, 5.15, 5.16, 5.17, 5.18, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9 |
| City Infrastructure | Broadband and Digital Equity | 5.19, 5.20, 5.21 |
| COVID-19 Response | COVID-19 Public Health Response and Health Equity | 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 |
| Health Services | Behavioral Health Services (Includes Mental Health and Substance Use) | 1.12, 1.13, 2.26 |
| Health Services | Other Public Health Services | 1.14, 2.21 |
| Health Services | Healthy Childhood Environments | 2.12, 2.13 |
| Health Services | Addressing Social Determinants of Health | 2.19 |
| Household Assistance | Food Assistance Programs | 2.1 |
| Household Assistance | Child Care | 2.11 |
| Household Assistance | Cash or In-Kind Assistance | 2.28, 2.3, 2.9 |
| Household Assistance | Other Financial Assistance | 2.37, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8 |
| Housing | Creation of New Affordable Housing | 2.15 |
| Housing | Housing Services for the Homeless (Rapid Rehousing, Permanent Supportive Housing, Shelter Services etc.) | 2.16 |
| Housing | Supports for Renters and Homeowners (Payment Assistance, Utilities Assistance, Housing Counseling and Legal Services, Repairs, Other) | 2.17, 2.18, 2.2, 2.20 |
| Nonprofit Relief | Nonprofit Relief | 1.9, 2.34 |
| Public Space and Parks | Building and Improving Public Spaces | 2.22, 2.23 |
| Public Workforce | Hiring/Rehiring Public Sector Workforce | 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 4.1 |
| Training and Education | Workforce Development/Jobs Training | 2.10 |
| Training and Education | Education, After-School Programming, and Youth Enrichment | 2.14, 2.24, 2.25, 2.27 |
| Violence Prevention | Violence Prevention and Reentry Services | 1.11 |
List of Expenditure Categories
Comprehensive List of Expenditure Categories and Descriptions.
| ARPA Expenditure Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Expenditure Category | General Category | Description |
| 1.1 | Public Health | COVID-19 Vaccination |
| 1.2 | Public Health | COVID-19 Testing |
| 1.3 | Public Health | COVID-19 Contact Tracing |
| 1.4 | Public Health | Prevention in Congregate Settings (Nursing Homes, Prisons/Jails, Dense Work Sites, Schools, Child care facilities, etc.)* |
| 1.5 | Public Health | Personal Protective Equipment |
| 1.6 | Public Health | Medical Expenses (including Alternative Care Facilities) |
| 1.7 | Public Health | Other COVID-19 Public Health Expenses (including Communications, Enforcement, Isolation/Quarantine) |
| 1.8 | Public Health | COVID-19 Assistance to Small Businesses |
| 1.9 | Public Health | COVID 19 Assistance to Non-Profits |
| 1.10 | Public Health | COVID-19 Aid to Impacted Industries |
| 1.11 | Public Health | Community Violence Interventions* |
| 1.12 | Public Health | Mental Health Services* |
| 1.13 | Public Health | Substance Use Services* |
| 1.14 | Public Health | Other Public Health Services |
| 2.1 | Negative Economic Impacts | Household Assistance: Food Programs* |
| 2.2 | Negative Economic Impacts | Household Assistance: Rent, Mortgage, and Utility Aid* |
| 2.3 | Negative Economic Impacts | Household Assistance: Cash Transfers* |
| 2.4 | Negative Economic Impacts | Household Assistance: Internet Access Programs* |
| 2.5 | Negative Economic Impacts | Household Assistance: Paid Sick and Medical Leave |
| 2.6 | Negative Economic Impacts | Household Assistance: Health Insurance* |
| 2.7 | Negative Economic Impacts | Household Assistance: Services for Un/Unbanked* |
| 2.8 | Negative Economic Impacts | Household Assistance: Survivor's Benefits |
| 2.9 | Negative Economic Impacts | Unemployment Benefits or Cash Assistance to Unemployed Workers* |
| 2.10 | Negative Economic Impacts | Assistance to Unemployed or Underemployed Workers (e.g. job training, subsidized employment, employment supports or incentives)* |
| 2.11 | Negative Economic Impacts | Healthy Childhood Environments: Child Care* |
| 2.12 | Negative Economic Impacts | Healthy Childhood Environments: Home Visiting* |
| 2.13 | Negative Economic Impacts | Healthy Childhood Environments: Services to Foster Youth or Families Involved in Child Welfare System* |
| 2.14 | Negative Economic Impacts | Healthy Childhood Environments: Early Learning* |
| 2.15 | Negative Economic Impacts | Long-term Housing Security: Affordable Housing* |
| 2.16 | Negative Economic Impacts | Long-term Housing Security: Services for Unhoused Persons* |
| 2.17 | Negative Economic Impacts | Housing Support: Housing Vouchers and Relocation Assistance for Disproportionately Impacted Communities* |
| 2.18 | Negative Economic Impacts | Housing Support: Other Housing Assistance* |
| 2.19 | Negative Economic Impacts | Social Determinants of Health: Community Health Workers or Benefits Navigators* |
| 2.20 | Negative Economic Impacts | Social Determinants of Health: Lead Remediation* |
| 2.21 | Negative Economic Impacts | Medical Facilities for Disproportionately Impacted Communities |
| 2.22 | Negative Economic Impacts | Strong Healthy Communities: Neighborhood Features that Promote Health and Safety |
| 2.23 | Negative Economic Impacts | Strong Healthy Communities: Demolition and Rehabilitation of Properties |
| 2.24 | Negative Economic Impacts | Addressing Educational Disparities: Aid to High-Poverty Districts |
| 2.25 | Negative Economic Impacts | Addressing Educational Disparities: Academic, Social, and Emotional Services* |
| 2.26 | Negative Economic Impacts | Addressing Educational Disparities: Mental Health Services* |
| 2.27 | Negative Economic Impacts | Addressing Impacts of Lost Instructional Time |
| 2.28 | Negative Economic Impacts | Contributions to UI Trust Funds |
| 2.29 | Negative Economic Impacts | Loans or Grants to Mitigate Financial Hardship |
| 2.30 | Negative Economic Impacts | Technical Assistance, Counseling, or Business Planning* |
| 2.31 | Negative Economic Impacts | Rehabilitation of Commercial Properties or Other Improvements |
| 2.32 | Negative Economic Impacts | Business Incubators and Start-Up or Expansion Assistance* |
| 2.33 | Negative Economic Impacts | Enhanced Support to Microbusinesses* |
| 2.34 | Negative Economic Impacts | Assistance to Impacted Nonprofit Organizations (Impacted or Disproportionately Impacted) |
| 2.35 | Negative Economic Impacts | Aid to Tourism, Travel, or Hospitality |
| 2.36 | Negative Economic Impacts | Aid to Other Impacted Industries |
| 2.37 | Negative Economic Impacts | Economic Impact Assistance: Other* |
| 3.1 | Public Health-Negative Economic Impact: Public Sector Capacity | Public Sector Workforce: Payroll and Benefits for Public Health, Public Safety, or Human Services Workers |
| 3.2 | Public Health-Negative Economic Impact: Public Sector Capacity | Public Sector Workforce: Rehiring Public Sector Staff |
| 3.3 | Public Health-Negative Economic Impact: Public Sector Capacity | Public Sector Workforce: Other |
| 3.4 | Public Health-Negative Economic Impact: Public Sector Capacity | Public Sector Capacity: Effective Service Delivery |
| 3.5 | Public Health-Negative Economic Impact: Public Sector Capacity | Public Sector Capacity: Administrative Needs |
| 4.1 | Premium Pay | Public Sector Employees |
| 4.2 | Premium Pay | Private Sector: Grants to Other Employers |
| 5.1 | Infrastructure | Clean Water: Centralized Wastewater Treatment |
| 5.2 | Infrastructure | Clean Water: Centralized Wastewater Collection and Conveyance |
| 5.3 | Infrastructure | Clean Water: Decentralized Wastewater |
| 5.4 | Infrastructure | Clean Water: Combined Sewer Overflows |
| 5.5 | Infrastructure | Clean Water: Other Sewer Infrastructure |
| 5.6 | Infrastructure | Clean Water: Stormwater |
| 5.7 | Infrastructure | Clean Water: Energy Conservation |
| 5.8 | Infrastructure | Clean Water: Water Conservation |
| 5.9 | Infrastructure | Clean Water: Nonpoint Source |
| 5.10 | Infrastructure | Drinking water: Treatment |
| 5.11 | Infrastructure | Drinking water: Transmission & Distribution |
| 5.12 | Infrastructure | Drinking water: Lead Remediation, including in Schools and Daycares |
| 5.13 | Infrastructure | Drinking water: Source |
| 5.14 | Infrastructure | Drinking water: Storage |
| 5.15 | Infrastructure | Drinking water: Other water infrastructure |
| 5.16 | Infrastructure | Water and Sewer: Private Wells |
| 5.17 | Infrastructure | Water and Sewer: IIJA Bureau of Reclamation Match |
| 5.18 | Infrastructure | Water and Sewer: Other |
| 5.19 | Infrastructure | Broadband: “Last Mile” projects |
| 5.20 | Infrastructure | Broadband: IIJA Match |
| 5.21 | Infrastructure | Broadband: Other projects |
| 6.1 | Revenue Replacement | Provision of Government Services |
| 7.1 | Administrative | Administrative Expenses |
| 7.2 | Administrative | Transfers to Other Units of Government |