KentuckyLouisville-Jefferson
See how Louisville-Jefferson performed on our equity assessment of its ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery Fund investment strategy.
Total Equity Focused ARPA Funds
$261,466,318$261,466,318
Overall Score
High
ARPA Equity Assessment of Louisville-Jefferson, KY
Overall Equity Focus
HighWas racial and economic equity an explicit focus of the jurisdiction's ARPA investment strategy?
95% of locations met this criterion.81% of locations met this criterion.86% of locations met this criterion.Equity Decision Making Tools and Resources
HighAre equity tools, frameworks, and structures in place to support equitable investment project identification, design, and implementation?
38% of locations met this criterion.The Mayor of Jefferson County released Executive Order 22-2022 that declared racism as a public health crisis with a goal to address the societal, physical, and mental health impacts on Black residents and all Louisvillians. This was accompanied by the County’s Advancing Racial Equity Plan.
24% of locations met this criterion.Ordinance - Pursuant to LMCO 30.03 and Ordinance No. 19, Series 2021 enforces that all Metro agencies complete an equity review for each departmental budget proposal. This helps the Metro Council to assess how equity is prioritized and addressed within the department budget. It also ensures that each department writes an Equity Impact Statement every fiscal year.
31% of locations met this criterion.The County launched a Build Back Better, Together Initiative to cater to the populations disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and racial injustice. The initiative adopted a Racial Equity Toolkit to ensure equity actions in the ARPA project proposals. As a result of using the toolkit, the County identified four focus areas to prioritize funding: 1) investments in homelessness and affordable housing; 2) workforce development and small business support; 3) healthy and resilient communities; and 4) public safety.
51% of locations met this criterion.The Office of Equity, created in 2016, ensures the implementation of Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Goverment’s (LMG) equity policies and practices. This office reviews and evaluates funding proposals known as Requests for Applications.
31% of locations met this criterion.In 2020, The Racial Equity Toolkit was adopted as a groundwork for considering equity in ARPA proposals. This toolkit guides the focus area teams and gives recommendations to the committee to encourage equitable outcomes and to prohibit the adoption of policies, strategies, and systems that perpetuate racial and discriminatory practices that prevent Jefferson County from addressing the root of economic or social injustices.
48% of locations met this criterion.72% of locations met this criterion.38% of locations met this criterion.Community Engagement
HighDid the jurisdiction engage community members in decision making about the ARPA funds, conduct targeted outreach to historically excluded communities, and implement strategies to reach underserved communities?
94% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.54% of locations met this criterion.Equitable Labor Practices
LowDoes the jurisdiction use best practices for ensuring public investments deliver family-supporting jobs to residents who have faced barriers to good jobs and economic prosperity?
36% of locations met this criterion.16% of locations met this criterion.70% of locations met this criterion.29% of locations met this criterion.11% of locations met this criterion.Equity Investments
HighDid the jurisdiction make investments that have the potential to advance equity by targeting the communities most harmed by the pandemic and addressing systemic inequities?
62% of locations met this criterion.71% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.82% of locations met this criterion.63% of locations met this criterion.81% of locations met this criterion.45% of locations met this criterion.33% of locations met this criterion.32% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.31% of locations met this criterion.67% of locations met this criterion.56% of locations met this criterion.50% of locations met this criterion.Transparency & Accountability
HighDoes the jurisdiction set performance goals, collect data to monitor progress toward equitable outcomes, and provide the public with information about how funds are being used?
55% of locations met this criterion.70% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.75% of locations met this criterion.