ARPA Here for Us Survey

Have you heard that the federal government is making funds available to help local communities affected by the pandemic? Every town, school district, and county in the state is receiving funds that can be used for a broad range of things including helping families and children, small businesses, and nonprofits, or improving access to affordable housing, health care services, high-speed internet, transportation, and more.

	Not important	Slightly important	Moderately important	Important	Very important
Hire people to help others access public benefits or get access to affordable healthcare	Hire people to help others access public benefits or get access to affordable healthcare Not important	Hire people to help others access public benefits or get access to affordable healthcare Slightly important	Hire people to help others access public benefits or get access to affordable healthcare Moderately important	Hire people to help others access public benefits or get access to affordable healthcare Important	Hire people to help others access public benefits or get access to affordable healthcare Very important
Expand access to transportation	Expand access to transportation Not important	Expand access to transportation Slightly important	Expand access to transportation Moderately important	Expand access to transportation Important	Expand access to transportation Very important
Provide more safe and affordable housing	Provide more safe and affordable housing Not important	Provide more safe and affordable housing Slightly important	Provide more safe and affordable housing Moderately important	Provide more safe and affordable housing Important	Provide more safe and affordable housing Very important
Increase daycare, tutoring, after-school programs and other ways to support children and families	Increase daycare, tutoring, after-school programs and other ways to support children and families Not important	Increase daycare, tutoring, after-school programs and other ways to support children and families Slightly important	Increase daycare, tutoring, after-school programs and other ways to support children and families Moderately important	Increase daycare, tutoring, after-school programs and other ways to support children and families Important	Increase daycare, tutoring, after-school programs and other ways to support children and families Very important
Improve access to the internet (speed, reliability, affordability)	Improve access to the internet (speed, reliability, affordability) Not important	Improve access to the internet (speed, reliability, affordability) Slightly important	Improve access to the internet (speed, reliability, affordability) Moderately important	Improve access to the internet (speed, reliability, affordability) Important	Improve access to the internet (speed, reliability, affordability) Very important
Help small businesses that were affected by the pandemic	Help small businesses that were affected by the pandemic Not important	Help small businesses that were affected by the pandemic Slightly important	Help small businesses that were affected by the pandemic Moderately important	Help small businesses that were affected by the pandemic Important	Help small businesses that were affected by the pandemic Very important
Improve safety and reduce violence in our community	Improve safety and reduce violence in our community Not important	Improve safety and reduce violence in our community Slightly important	Improve safety and reduce violence in our community Moderately important	Improve safety and reduce violence in our community Important	Improve safety and reduce violence in our community Very important
Create higher paying jobs	Create higher paying jobs Not important	Create higher paying jobs Slightly important	Create higher paying jobs Moderately important	Create higher paying jobs Important	Create higher paying jobs Very important
Increase healthcare services, including mental and behavioral health	Increase healthcare services, including mental and behavioral health Not important	Increase healthcare services, including mental and behavioral health Slightly important	Increase healthcare services, including mental and behavioral health Moderately important	Increase healthcare services, including mental and behavioral health Important	Increase healthcare services, including mental and behavioral health Very important
Improve access to affordable, healthy foods	Improve access to affordable, healthy foods Not important	Improve access to affordable, healthy foods Slightly important	Improve access to affordable, healthy foods Moderately important	Improve access to affordable, healthy foods Important	Improve access to affordable, healthy foods Very important

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Slightly important

Moderately important

Important

Very important

Hire people to help others access public benefits or get access to affordable healthcare

Hire people to help others access public benefits or get access to affordable healthcare Not important

Hire people to help others access public benefits or get access to affordable healthcare Slightly important

Hire people to help others access public benefits or get access to affordable healthcare Moderately important

Hire people to help others access public benefits or get access to affordable healthcare Important

Hire people to help others access public benefits or get access to affordable healthcare Very important

Expand access to transportation

Expand access to transportation Not important

Expand access to transportation Slightly important

Expand access to transportation Moderately important

Expand access to transportation Important

Expand access to transportation Very important

Provide more safe and affordable housing

Provide more safe and affordable housing Not important

Provide more safe and affordable housing Slightly important

Provide more safe and affordable housing Moderately important

Provide more safe and affordable housing Important

Provide more safe and affordable housing Very important

Increase daycare, tutoring, after-school programs and other ways to support children and families

Increase daycare, tutoring, after-school programs and other ways to support children and families Not important

Increase daycare, tutoring, after-school programs and other ways to support children and families Slightly important

Increase daycare, tutoring, after-school programs and other ways to support children and families Moderately important

Increase daycare, tutoring, after-school programs and other ways to support children and families Important

Increase daycare, tutoring, after-school programs and other ways to support children and families Very important

Improve access to the internet (speed, reliability, affordability)

Improve access to the internet (speed, reliability, affordability) Not important

Improve access to the internet (speed, reliability, affordability) Slightly important

Improve access to the internet (speed, reliability, affordability) Moderately important

Improve access to the internet (speed, reliability, affordability) Important

Improve access to the internet (speed, reliability, affordability) Very important

Help small businesses that were affected by the pandemic

Help small businesses that were affected by the pandemic Not important

Help small businesses that were affected by the pandemic Slightly important

Help small businesses that were affected by the pandemic Moderately important

Help small businesses that were affected by the pandemic Important

Help small businesses that were affected by the pandemic Very important

Improve safety and reduce violence in our community

Improve safety and reduce violence in our community Not important

Improve safety and reduce violence in our community Slightly important

Improve safety and reduce violence in our community Moderately important

Improve safety and reduce violence in our community Important

Improve safety and reduce violence in our community Very important

Create higher paying jobs

Create higher paying jobs Not important

Create higher paying jobs Slightly important

Create higher paying jobs Moderately important

Create higher paying jobs Important

Create higher paying jobs Very important

Increase healthcare services, including mental and behavioral health

Increase healthcare services, including mental and behavioral health Not important

Increase healthcare services, including mental and behavioral health Slightly important

Increase healthcare services, including mental and behavioral health Moderately important

Increase healthcare services, including mental and behavioral health Important

Increase healthcare services, including mental and behavioral health Very important

Improve access to affordable, healthy foods

Improve access to affordable, healthy foods Not important

Improve access to affordable, healthy foods Slightly important

Improve access to affordable, healthy foods Moderately important

Improve access to affordable, healthy foods Important

Improve access to affordable, healthy foods Very important

ARPA Here for Us Survey

How Should Funds Be Spent in YOUR Community?

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* 1. Please enter your zip code

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* 2. If you had the chance to tell your local officials how to spend these funds, how IMPORTANT do you think the following ways to spends the funds are?