This resource list for state and local advocates compiles tools and resources, including EARN and EPI immigration research, policy guidance for state & local governments and for schools (K-12 and higher ed), overviews/landscape summaries of state immigration legislation and policy, and messaging guidance.
Publication Type: Network Exclusive
CROWN Act Toolkit
This toolkit is for lawmakers, policy experts, advocates, and grassroots activists (including students and parents) interested in helping their state and localities make the CROWN Act law.
State ARPA/SLFRF Spending Workbooks
These workbooks track spending of the $350 billion in State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) awarded to state, local, territorial, and tribal governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic downturn. The U.S. Treasury mandated that these funds were obligated for use by December 31st 2024. We hope this analysis helped ensure effective use of these funds in your communities.
These workbooks analyze the Treasury’s 2024 reporting data by fiscal quarter, ending March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, 2024 respectively. Please note that the Q2 release does not include Annual Project and Expenditure reports for smaller SLFRF recipients (metro cities and counties with populations under 250,000 and allocations under $10 million, Tribal governments with allocations under $30 million, and non-entitlement local governments). For data on these smaller localities, refer to the Q1, Q3, and Q4 workbooks.
Questions or suggestions? Email dperez@epi.org.
Last updated May 20th, 2025
Child Care Research Toolkit
The toolkit details and provides links to data resources, research papers, surveys, and policy recommendations on the following topics: Costs and benefits of child care; child care funding; child care participation and barriers to care; child care provider demographics and wages; and child care campaign strategy. This list will be updated with additional resources and as new data become available. Questions or suggestions? Email nmast@epi.org.
Last updated March 2023