TexasSan Antonio
See how San Antonio performed on our equity assessment of its ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery Fund investment strategy.
Total Equity Focused ARPA Funds
$225,897,126$225,897,126
Overall Score
High
ARPA Equity Assessment of San Antonio, TX
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.24% of locations met this criterion.In August 2020, San Antonio passed the Resolution Declaring Racism as a Public Health Crisis and to Establish Stronger Efforts to Promote Racial Equity in San Antonio. The resolution declared racism a public health crisis and committed to racial justice in policies, programs, and procedures. The resolution includes actionable steps for promoting racial equity such as staff presentations on progress, policy reviews, community engagement, improving equity data, advancing health equity, mitigating housing and job displacement, and providing equitable city services.
31% of locations met this criterion.51% of locations met this criterion.The City has an Office of Equity that is focused on advancing social justice and equity within the City of San Antonio. To do this, the office supports city departments in capacity building, behavioral change, and policy change.
31% of locations met this criterion.The City used its Budget Equity Tool, the Project Inventory Matrix, and the Equity Matrix to ensure an equitable allocation of ARPA funds.
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
HighDoes 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
MiddleDid 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.