Community Priority Fund outcomes and possible CPF 2.0
Washtenaw County
Summary
The ARPA-funded Community Priority Fund delivered measurable results across five areas — rent help, violence intervention, housing, child care, and literacy — but ended when the money did. Evaluators and the equity office urged commissioners to consider a successor fund with lump-sum payments and streamlined reporting.
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Last discussed Jan 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
No dollar amount was committed; Dr. Shanks suggested a meaningful successor would need "at least tens of millions" to match the original's impact.
Residents of Ypsilanti, Whitmore Lake, and the 48197/48198 zip codes who relied on the funded services, plus the grassroots nonprofits that built capacity through the program.
Some grantees have already lost capacity or dissolved as ARPA funding ended, and the equity officer warned of "major implications for community violence" without renewed investment.
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