Blog Dominique Derbigny Sims Economic Justice Surviving not Thriving: Post-Pandemic Economic Security for Black Women and Latinas in Georgia May 11, 2023 / May 12, 2023 by Dominique Derbigny Sims In 2021, GBPI reflected on the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on economic security for Black women and Latinas. On May 11, the national public health emergency, which was declared more than three years ago, officially expires. During the pandemic, Georgians benefited from federal expansions to health care access via Medicaid, expansions to Unemployment […] Read more » American Rescue Plan Black women COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic Economic Security expansions to health care access federal student loan debts Latinas medicaid mortgages relief packages Revenue Shortfall Reserve U.S. public health emergency Unemployment Insurance
GBPI In The News COVID-era funding largesse for health care about to end May 5, 2023 / May 19, 2023 by Anthony Hill America’s three-year experiment with an approximation of European-style universal health care will come to an end May 11 when the federal public health emergency brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic expires. A series of health-care and insurance-coverage provisions that were put in place to deal with the pandemic are about to go away, which experts […] Read more » American Rescue Plan COVID-19 pandemic Economic Justice health-care worker justice
Federal Policy Health Justice K-12 Education Worker Justice New GBPI Poll Shows Georgians Want American Rescue Plan Dollars to Support Health, Economic Recovery, Education August 3, 2021 / October 4, 2021 by Caitlin Highland | 4 Comments on New GBPI Poll Shows Georgians Want American Rescue Plan Dollars to Support Health, Economic Recovery, Education Georgia will receive $4.9 billion in federal emergency relief and infrastructure funding as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP). This money is meant to be used to support Georgians as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. State leaders are currently exploring the best ways to spend these funds. Targeted investments to bolster education outcomes, […] Read more » American Rescue Plan COVID-19 Economic Security Education health
Budget and Taxes Coronavirus Fact Sheets Georgia Can Leverage $4.9 Billion in American Rescue Plan Funds to Jumpstart Recovery July 26, 2021 / July 30, 2021 by Alex Welch Georgia will receive $4.9 billion in federal emergency relief and infrastructure funding as part of the American Rescue Plan. This money is meant to be used to support Georgians as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Brian Kemp is overseeing how the state will spend this money. State leaders should use the […] Read more » American Rescue Plan Budget Cuts EITC Medicaid Expansion
Blog Budget and Taxes Caitlin Highland Fostering Recovery and Prosperity: Guidelines for Georgia Agencies Receiving American Rescue Plan Funds June 29, 2021 / June 29, 2021 by Caitlin Highland Under the American Rescue Plan, several state agencies are set to receive significant funding to help address the effects of the pandemic. For example, the Department of Education has an additional $4.3 billion for emergency relief for public schools, the Department of Early Care and Learning received an additional $607 million for child care assistance and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental […] Read more » agencies American Rescue Plan Budget COVID-19
Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Federal Policy People Powered Prosperity Make the Child Tax Credit Expansion Permanent June 18, 2021 / June 18, 2021 by Alex Welch One major provision of the American Families Plan extends the Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion, originally created by the American Rescue Plan, through 2025 and increases the amount to $3,600 per child under age 6 and $3,000 per child age 6 through 17. What does this expansion do? This expansion increases the amount […] Read more » american families plan American Rescue Plan arp child tax credtit ctc
Budget and Taxes Community Impact Federal Policy Taifa Smith Butler Letter in Support of the American Families Plan and the American Jobs Plan June 3, 2021 / June 3, 2021 by Taifa Smith Butler The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute recently sent a letter to Georgia’s U.S. representatives and senators to urge them to support the provisions that are already included in the American Families Plan and American Jobs Plan as well as a few additional provisions that would help build a quicker, more equitable recovery. You can read […] Read more » american families plan american jobs plan American Rescue Plan arp
Blog Community Impact K-12 Education Stephen Owens Fund Georgia’s Future and Partners Recommend a Plan for ARPA Funding May 19, 2021 / May 19, 2021 by Stephen Owens Dear Superintendent Woods: The undersigned civil rights and education advocacy organizations in Georgia write to provide public input for the Georgia Department of Education’s (GaDOE) use of funds provided through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP). This joint letter was authored by steering committee members for Fund Georgia’s Future, a new coalition created […] Read more » American Rescue Plan arp arpa k-12 education
Blog Budget and Taxes Senate Approves Changes to Fiscal Year 2022 Budget March 22, 2021 / March 23, 2021 by Alex Welch Update on 3/23: The Senate approved changes to House Bill 81 by a vote of 54-0. This budget proposal now moves to a conference committee between the House and Senate. The Senate Committee on Appropriations has approved changes to House Bill 81, the proposal for Georgia’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget, which will take effect […] Read more » American Rescue Plan Budget Budget Cuts
