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See how Shelby County performed on our equity assessment of its ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery Fund investment strategy.

Overall Score

Low

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Advancing Five Pillars of Racial Equity

Shelby County, Tennessee dedicated $5 million toward a Racial Equity Ad Hoc Committee to award grants toward projects addressing economic inequities, focusing on rectifying historic injustices like redlining and inadequate health care, while also working to rebuild Black neighborhoods and promote generational wealth.

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ARPA Equity Assessment of Shelby County, TN

Overall Equity Focus

highHigh

Was racial and economic equity an explicit focus of the jurisdiction's ARPA investment strategy?

Equity Conscious
checkmark icon95% of locations met this criterion.
Race Conscious
checkmark icon81% of locations met this criterion.
Equity as a Priority
checkmark icon86% of locations met this criterion.

Equity Decision Making Tools and Resources

lowLow

Are equity tools, frameworks, and structures in place to support equitable investment project identification, design, and implementation?

Equity Principles
x icon38% of locations met this criterion.
Equity Policies
x icon24% of locations met this criterion.
Equity Framework
x icon31% of locations met this criterion.
Equity Staffing
x icon51% of locations met this criterion.
Equity Tools
x icon31% of locations met this criterion.
Data Disaggregation
x icon48% of locations met this criterion.
Geographic Targeting via QCTs
x icon72% of locations met this criterion.
Neighborhood Risk/Vulnerability Mapping
x icon38% of locations met this criterion.

Community Engagement

middleMiddle

Did 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?

Broad Community Engagement
checkmark icon94% of locations met this criterion.
Targeted Outreach
checkmark icon64% of locations met this criterion.
Inclusive Engagement
x icon54% of locations met this criterion.

Equitable Labor Practices

lowLow

Does 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?

Targeted or Local Hiring
checkmark icon36% of locations met this criterion.
Living Wage
x icon16% of locations met this criterion.
Prevailing Wage
x icon70% of locations met this criterion.
Project Labor Agreement
x icon29% of locations met this criterion.
Community Benefits Agreements
x icon11% of locations met this criterion.

Equity Investments

This section of the assessment was omitted for jurisdictions that reported $0 in spending on equity-focused projects and met one or both of the following criteria: 1) dedicated 100 percent of their funds toward revenue replacement; 2) reported on two or fewer projects.

Transparency & Accountability

lowLow

Does 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?

Equity Outcomes
x icon55% of locations met this criterion.
Public Data
x icon70% of locations met this criterion.
ARPA Website
x icon64% of locations met this criterion.
Performance Measures
x icon75% of locations met this criterion.