{"id":21919,"date":"2021-03-15T15:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T22:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/?p=21919"},"modified":"2021-03-29T15:10:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T22:10:57","slug":"the-american-rescue-plan-act-of-2021-further-extends-covid-19-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/the-american-rescue-plan-act-of-2021-further-extends-covid-19-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Further Extends COVID-19 Relief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The recently passed American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) further extends several COVID-19 relief measures that were initially created in March 2020 through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and extended in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA). 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