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
