FAQs
ARPA
San Bernardino County received a total of $423.5 million.
ARPA funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024. Any projects and/or initiatives that utilize ARPA funds must be completed by December 31, 2026.
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved a Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Spending Plan that allocates ARPA funding into three distinct categories over the course of the next four years.
San Bernardino County is required to submit quarterly reports and an annual Recovery Plan Performance Report to the U.S. Department of Treasury. These reports will be posted in the “Reports” section above as they become available.
Program FAQs
Applicants will receive a confirmation email at the address they provide on the form indicating their application was successfully submitted.
ATC does not have information regarding the status of applications. Unless you’ve been contacted by the County and notified that your application lacked sufficient documentation, your application will be processed in the order in which it was received, and you will receive notification if it was approved or denied.
Applications are processed in the order in which they are received. The County will make every attempt possible to process your application and send payment within 30-60 days of submission. Please make sure to monitor your email account in the event additional documentation is requested. Failure to provide required documentation or accurate information in the application may prolong processing times or prevent payment processing altogether.
Approved application payments shall be received within 30-60 days of successful submission of the online application. However, if incorrect information or insufficient documentation is submitted, the processing time could take longer or prevent payment processing altogether.
Paper applications are available upon request, but they will increase the normal processing time because they won’t be entered into the processing queue until the county receives the application. You may request a paper application by sending an email to ARPAadminteam@cao.sbcounty.gov.
If an applicant doesn’t receive a confirmation email after multiple submissions, please email ARPAadminteam@cao.sbcounty.gov to request assistance.
The County doesn’t operate in-person locations to complete this application.
If an individual owns two or more businesses that meet the eligibility requirements, an application may be submitted for each business. However, if an eligible business has more than one physical location, only one application may be submitted.
Independently owned and operated franchises are eligible provided they meet all of the eligibility requirements.
Short-term rental/vacation rental businesses are eligible if they utilize a separate brick and mortar office location that isn’t a short-term rental property.
No. The program is designed to assist business owners who have a brick and mortar business like an office or retail store.
Because cannabis cultivation and retail are illegal in unincorporated San Bernardino County, cannabis-related businesses are ineligible for this program. Moreover, the use of federal funding for this program prohibits grant awards for cannabis-related activities.
With the exception of licensed childcare facilities, home-based businesses are ineligible.
Public agencies, including special districts and school districts, are ineligible.
Private schools are eligible provided they meet eligibility criteria.
The Board of Supervisors approved the use of $1 million for this program. The application period will remain open until funding is exhausted.
Redistricting
Every ten years, districts must be redrawn so that each supervisorial district is substantially equal in population. This process, called redistricting, is important in ensuring that each board member represents about the same number of constituents. The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors is responsible for drawing supervisorial districts.
The Board of Supervisors has adopted an ordinance establishing an Advisory Redistricting Commission, similar to that of other local boards and commissions, consisting of San Bernardino County residents and retired judges selected through a specific application process and final appointment by the Board of Supervisors. The Advisory Redistricting Commission is required to recommend to the Board of Supervisors a minimum of two possible supervisorial district maps. Redistricting is done using U.S. Census data, which is expected to be released around September 30, 2021. For San Bernardino County, the redistricting process must be completed by December 15, 2021.
Redistricting determines which neighborhoods and communities are grouped together into a district for purposes of electing a board member. “Communities of interest” are populations that share common social or economic interests that to the extent practicable, should be included within a single supervisorial district.
The Board of Supervisors and Advisory Redistricting Commission will seek input in selecting the next district map for our supervisorial districts. You have an opportunity to share with the Board of Supervisors and Advisory Redistricting Commission how you think district boundaries should be drawn to best represent your community. San Bernardino County is welcoming public input and engagement throughout the redistricting process. The public is highly encouraged to submit their communities of interest and draft map submissions.
You can contact the Clerk of the Board at 909-387-3841 to find out more about how the process works.
You can find a current map of the San Bernardino County’s supervisorial districts, in addition to previous maps of the San Bernardino County’s supervisorial districts here:
Each district shall be relatively equal in population and comply with the U.S. Constitution, California Constitution and Federal Voting Rights Act. In addition, to the extent practicable, district lines shall be adopted using the following criteria: (1) geographically contiguous districts (each supervisorial district should share a common border with the next), (2) the geographic integrity of local neighborhoods or communities shall be respected in a manner that minimizes its division, (3) geographic integrity of a city shall be respected in a manner that minimizes its division, (4) easily identifiable boundaries that follow natural or artificial barriers (rivers, streets, highways, rail lines, etc.), and (5) lines shall be drawn to encourage geographic compactness. In addition, boundaries shall not be drawn for purposes of favoring or discriminating against a political party.
The Board of Supervisors and Advisory Redistricting Commission will reach out to local media to publicize the redistricting process. Also, we will make a good faith effort to notify community groups of various kinds about the redistricting process. Our public hearings will be provided in applicable languages if residents submit a request in advance. Submit translation request to the Clerk of the Board.
The Board of Supervisors will notify the public about redistricting public hearings, post maps online before adoption, and create a dedicated web page for all relevant information about the redistricting process.
The Board of Supervisors and Advisory Redistricting Commission will be holding public hearings to receive public input on where district lines should be drawn. Those public hearings will be held on:
Dates, locations, and times to be announced.
You can also submit general questions, by emailing: redistricting@sbcounty.gov
You can also submit suggested draft maps, by emailing: mapsupport@redistrictinginsights.com
The new supervisorial District boundary lines take affect with the 2022 primary election.
The federal legislation passed in 1965 to ensure state and local governments do not pass laws or policies that deny citizens the equal right to vote based on race. Section 2 of the Federal Voting Rights Act prohibits voting practices or procedures that discriminate on the basis of race, color or membership in one of the language minority groups.
A state law prohibiting the use of at-large districts in any agency with racially polarized voting.