The groundbreaking for a new mental health facility in Comal County was held on Thursday.

A grant agreement partnership between Bexar County and Haven for Hope is expected to utilize funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to address “critical infrastructure” needs at the facility, according to a county news release.

Over the past three years, a pot of federal COVID relief money has helped the City of San Antonio not only keep its budget balanced but also fund a variety of community programs. But that money is steadily dwindling, and both the city and the groups it has funded are preparing to go without it.

The City of San Antonio received $145 million worth of funding requests. Though that far exceeded the money it had available, the city still didn't award all of its budget.

San Antonio became the first community in the U.S. to surpass a nationwide effort to help end homelessness, city officials announced Monday.

The $326.9 million from the American Rescue Plan Act has hit the city’s financial books, but it hasn’t yet made its way the dozens of community organizations eagerly waiting for a piece of the singular financial windfall.

Built on the dream of inclusion, Morgan’s Wonderland is including more and more into its vision these days, and San Antonio leaders were happy Thursday to help them pay for it.

Despite vocal opposition from animal rights activists and others, city council voted Thursday to give $10 million to Texas Biomedical Research Institute for infrastructure improvements at its campus.

The proposed plans unveiled Wednesday afternoon include infrastructure, community programs, emergency housing and more.

Right now, the city of San Antonio is strategizing on how to spend more than $220 million allocated to the community via the American Rescue Plan funds.

The city plans to hold eight town hall meetings to discuss the allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.

The City of San Antonio will host a series of community meetings to get public input on how it should spend $229.4 million in federal dollars it is receiving through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

The Internal Revenue Service has been busy sending people money throughout the last year as part of economic stimulus payments to help Americans who are suffering financially due to the coronavirus pandemic.