CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming’s allocation of American Rescue Plan Act funds has been fully committed, the state announced in a release.
Wyoming received nearly $1.1 billion from the federal ARPA of 2021. Of that amount, approximately $584 million was used to replace revenue lost as a result of the economic downturn caused by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. One impact of the downturn was that, for the first time in the state’s history, there was a period of time when no oil and gas drilling rigs were operating in Wyoming.
Most of the revenue replacement funds were used within the Department of Health and Department of Corrections to conserve the General Fund dollars appropriated to them, ensuring the state had a sustainable approach to its operations during the economic downturn…