St. Louis County office buildings will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 11, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.

How is the Federal Government Shutdown affecting St. Louis County? Find information and resources here: 2025 Federal Government Shutdown Impacts

If your property was affected by the wildfires in May, find resources and information on relevant county services here: 2025 Spring Wildfires

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

 
 
St. Louis County received $54,536,596 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The County Board and staff developed a conceptual framework of how best to use these funds to help citizens and communities within St. Louis County. 
 
 
All ARPA funds St. Louis County received have been committed to address the following needs: 

Contact

Brooke Wetmore
Management Analyst

Administration
100 North 5th Avenue West
Room 202
Duluth, MN 55802
218-726-2455
Email

Please note:

 as of December 31, 2024 100% of the funds have been obligated following US Treasury Guidelines and St. Louis County is not soliciting further applications at this time. Thank you.

Critical Infrastructure Investments

  • Road improvements, sustaining our scheduled levels by filling gaps in state aid funding caused by economic impacts of the pandemic
  • Expansion of broadband access to rural communities 
  • Construction, technology, and broadband access to improve county road maintenance and transfer station facilities
  • Needed upgrades to community water systems 
  • Customer-experience improvements at high-traffic county facilities
   

State of the Art Landfill Leachate System

  • Improvements to the County's landfill to capture and treat pollutants, including Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) 
 

Youth Investments

  • Coordination with local school districts to reverse the impacts of the pandemic on learning & attendance through Check & Connect program
  • Improvements to local school buildings
  • Enhancements to youth recreation facilities across the county
  • Investments towards maintaining and expanding childcare 
  

Housing

  • Construction & Rehabilitation of shelters for people experiencing homelessness
  • Construction of new transitional housing
  • Construction & rehabilitation of permanent, affordable housing
      

Community Developments

  • Support to non-profits positively impacting the community
  • Support to county fair associations & fairgrounds
  • Support to community- minded businesses
 
   

Pandemic Response

  • COVID-19 Public Health response costs
  • County operational costs directly related to the COVID-19 Pandemic