Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) Spring 2025, Question 08b

End of short-term ARPA funding a problem for jurisdiction's fiscal health

Full Question Text To what extent might the end (or pause) of short-term Bipartisan Infrastructure Act (IIJA) or IRA funding pose a problem for your jurisdiction's fiscal health in the next five years?

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End of short-term IIJA or IRA funding
	Statewide Total
A significant problem	5%
Somewhat of a problem	17%
Not much of a problem	20%
Not a problem at all	14%
Not applicable	29%
Don't know	14%

End of short-term IIJA or IRA funding
	County	Township	City	Village	Total
A significant problem	3%	4%	12%	7%	5%
Somewhat of a problem	32%	11%	34%	19%	17%
Not much of a problem	26%	19%	27%	16%	20%
Not a problem at all	13%	15%	13%	12%	14%
Not applicable	12%	35%	8%	30%	29%
Don't know	13%	15%	5%	16%	14%

End of short-term IIJA or IRA funding
	<1500	1500-5000	5001-10000	10001-30000	>30000	Total
A significant problem	6%	4%	7%	2%	10%	5%
Somewhat of a problem	11%	17%	22%	28%	36%	17%
Not much of a problem	21%	17%	26%	25%	26%	20%
Not a problem at all	11%	16%	15%	21%	17%	14%
Not applicable	37%	31%	17%	13%	8%	29%
Don't know	15%	15%	13%	11%	4%	14%

End of short-term IIJA or IRA funding
	Upper Peninsula	Northern Lower Peninsula	West Central Lower Peninsula	East Central Lower Peninsula	Southwest Lower Peninsula	Southeast Lower Peninsula	Total
A significant problem	6%	3%	4%	6%	5%	8%	5%
Somewhat of a problem	16%	16%	15%	13%	18%	24%	17%
Not much of a problem	14%	19%	21%	23%	18%	23%	20%
Not a problem at all	14%	15%	15%	15%	9%	18%	14%
Not applicable	31%	30%	34%	34%	31%	17%	29%
Don't know	19%	17%	12%	9%	19%	10%	14%

End of short-term IIJA or IRA funding
	Rural	Mostly rural	Mostly urban	Urban	Don't know	Total
A significant problem	5%	5%	6%	12%	0%	5%
Somewhat of a problem	13%	18%	30%	40%	18%	17%
Not much of a problem	16%	27%	19%	24%	5%	20%
Not a problem at all	13%	16%	23%	14%	5%	14%
Not applicable	38%	25%	14%	8%	16%	29%
Don't know	15%	9%	8%	2%	56%	14%