December 31, 2026 is the obligation deadline for ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. Districts that received ARPA funding through city or county grants have eight months to obligate or lose it. Here is what to do now.
ARPA funds must be obligated by December 31, 2026. For brands and activation partners: districts with unobligated ARPA balances are actively looking for co-activation partners to help deploy those funds before the deadline. Here is how to identify them and structure the conversation.