By DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. Treasury is seeking to recoup COVID-19 pandemic relief funds from hundreds of local governments that received millions of dollars but never complied with requirements to report how they used the money.

The federal government distributed $350 billion to state, local, territorial and tribal governments as part of the American Rescue Plan approved by Congress and President Joe Biden in 2021. More than 30,000 governments, from the largest state to the tiniest town, were to get a share.

Governments had until the end of 2024 to obligate the money for specific projects and were supposed to file either quarterly or annual progress reports , depending on their population and how much money they received. Most complied.

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