Territories, the District of Columbia, units of local government, and federally recognized tribal governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus. Please see the document below,[NEW] CRF Guidance Revision Regarding Cost Incurred (12/14/2021), for additional details and Coronavirus Relief Fund Tribal Extension Notice. are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19); were not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of March 27, 2020 (the date of enactment of the CARES Act) for the State or government; and. Court Records; Reporting Fraud; Alternative Courts; Reporting Crimes; Resolving Ordinance Violations; Open and Participatory Government. Treasury provided (in FAQ A.3) that costs incurred for a substantially different use would include, for example, the costs of redeploying educational support staff or faculty to develop online learning capabilities, such as through providing information technology support that is not part of the staff or faculty's ordinary responsibilities. If a government deposits Fund payments in a government's general account, it may use those funds to meet immediate cash management needs provided that the full amount of the payment is used to cover necessary expenditures. In the context of acquisitions of real estate and acquisitions of equipment, this means that the acquisition itself must be necessary. The Treasury Department will finalize the interim rules and continue to publish additional FAQs on FRF that will require monitoring. Territories and Tribal governments navigating the impact of the . Any other COVID-19-related expenses reasonably necessary to the function of government that satisfy the Fund's eligibility criteria. One year later, American Rescue Plan Act funds allocated $31 billion for infrastructure needs and other federal programs for . Is there a Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number assigned to the Fund? In particular, financial assistance to private hospitals could take the form of a grant or a short-term loan. Tribal governments do not want to miss the upcoming deadlines of. Expenses related to developing a long-term plan to reposition a recipient's convention and tourism industry and infrastructure would not be incurred due to the public health emergency and therefore may not be covered using payments from the Fund. Yes, non-profits may be used to distribute assistance. 11. The COVID-19 relief funds originate from the Biden-Harris Administration's landmark American Rescue Plan Act (ARP). 6. As with any other costs to be covered using payments from the Fund, any such administrative costs must be incurred by December 31, 2021, with an exception for certain compliance costs as discussed below. As a general matter, providing assistance to recipients to enable them to meet property tax requirements would not be an eligible use of funds, but exceptions may be made in the case of assistance designed to prevent foreclosures. Expenses that have been or will be reimbursed under any federal program, such as the reimbursement by the federal government pursuant to the CARES Act of contributions by States to State unemployment funds. In addition, if these conditions are met, the amount of the grant will be considered to have been used during the covered period for purposes of the requirement that expenses be incurred within the covered period. Coronavirus Relief Fund Guidance for State, Territorial, Local, and Tribal Governments; Coronavirus Relief Fund FAQ's; COVID-19 Response Supply Reimbursement Grant. Such funds would be subject to recoupment by the Treasury Department if they have not been used in a manner consistent with section 601(d) of the Social Security Act. State A does not need to document the specific use of the Fund payments by the school districts within the State. hb```@(1*q-r|MY9pT``
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Coronavirus Relief Fund Through the Coronavirus Relief Fund, the CARES Act provides for payments to State, Local, and Tribal governments navigating the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. Addressing health disparities and the social determinants of health through funding for community health workers. Quarterly reports will include financial data, information on contacts and sub-awards more than $50,000, the types of projects funded and other information regarding utilization of FRF. COVID-19 Resources for Native Americans For additional ONAP COVID-19 resources, please visit the ONAP COVID-19 Recovery Programs web page Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG-ARP) and Indian Community . Be Truthful. Addressing educational disparities through new or expanded early learning services, providing additional resources to high-poverty school districts, and offering educational services such as tutoring or afterschool programs, as well as service to address social, emotional and mental health needs. Figure 5 shows our estimate of federal COVID-19-related funding that tribal governments will use for the administration of programs and to provide services. or anything. 19. Federal Register provide legal notice to the public and judicial notice 24. The CARES Act established the Coronavirus Relief Fund (the Fund) and appropriated $150 billion to the Fund. Eligible higher education expenses may include, in the reasonable judgment of the responsible government official, refunds to students for tuition, room and board, meal plan, and other fees (such as activities fees). A government should not make prepayments on contracts using payments from the Fund to the extent that doing so would not be consistent with its ordinary course policies and procedures. The Guidance provides examples of broad classes of employees whose payroll expenses would be eligible expenses under the Fund.
On that date, the Treasury Department also released several key documents that address how FRF can be used. The State incurs an obligation to FEMA in the amount of the payment to the ineligible individual. Don't Threaten. 57. . According to the tribes information office, the amount received in the first of two allocations is identified as $50,966,838.27. This position reflects the statutory intent discussed above: the Fund was intended to be used to help governments address the public health emergency both by providing funds for incremental expenses (such as hazard pay related to COVID-19) and to allow governments not to have to furlough or lay off employees needed to address the public health emergency but was not intended to provide across-the-board budget support (as would be the case if hazard pay regardless of its relation to COVID-19 or workforce bonuses were permitted to be covered using payments from the Fund). If a State transfers Fund payments to its political subdivisions, would the transferred funds count toward the subrecipients' total funding received from the federal government for purposes of the Single Audit Act? Yes. 1. Learn more about PPP COVID-19 EIDL This low-interest loan provides help to businesses experiencing revenue loss. The Treasury Department's guidance provides tribal governments broad discretion in spending FRF and recognizes the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on tribes. Yes, if the purchase of the asset was consistent with the limitations on the eligible use of funds provided by section 601(d) of the Social Security Act. A recipient may use payments from the Fund to purchase a durable good that is to be used during the current period and in subsequent periods if the acquisition in the covered period was necessary due to the public health emergency. The Colville Business Council took swift action to mandate the vaccine this spring, when they passed a resolution that allowed only for medical exemptions. The guidance published below is unchanged from the last version of the guidance dated September 2, 2020,[1] FRF may be used to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency or its negative economic impacts. Through the Coronavirus Relief Fund, the CARES Act provided payments to state, local, and tribal governments navigating the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Guidance says that a cost was not accounted for in the most recently approved budget if the cost is for a substantially different use from any expected use of funds in such a line item, allotment, or allocation. 47. States and local governments will have significant leeway in deciding how to spend the $350 billion in Covid-19 relief funds, according to the Treasury Department. 43. Expenses incurred to publicize the resumption of activities and steps taken to ensure a safe experience may be needed due to the public health emergency. To what extent may a government use Fund payments to support the operations of private hospitals? Remaining quarterly reports will cover one calendar quarter and must be submitted 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter. Document page views are updated periodically throughout the day and are cumulative counts for this document. The purpose of COVID-19 Assistance to help eligible Tribal Members maintain their health, well-being, independence, and quality of life during the COVID-19 Pandemic. on 1. Expenses for acquisition and distribution of medical and protective supplies, including sanitizing products and personal protective equipment, for medical personnel, police officers, social workers, child protection services, and child welfare officers, direct service providers for older adults and individuals with disabilities in community settings, and other public health or safety workers in connection with the COVID-19 public health emergency. As previously stated in FAQ B.11, recipients are permitted to use payments from the Fund to cover the expenses of an audit conducted under the Single Audit Act, subject to the limitations set forth in 2 CFR 200.425. Yes, provided that if recipients separately invest amounts received from Start Printed Page 4194the Fund, they must use the interest earned or other proceeds of these investments only to cover expenditures incurred in accordance with section 601(d) of the Social Security Act and the Guidance on eligible expenses. Grantees may use funds to provide certain non-recurrent, short term (NRST) benefits, described in more detail below. Projects supported with payments from the Fund may still be subject to NEPA review if they are also funded by other federal financial assistance programs. 46. If a recipient must issue tax anticipation notes (TANs) to make up for tax due date deferrals or revenue shortfalls, are the expenses associated with the issuance eligible uses of Fund payments? Information about this document as published in the Federal Register. Given that it is not always possible to estimate with precision when a good or service will be needed, the touchstone in assessing the determination of need for a good or service during the covered period will be reasonableness at the time delivery or performance was sought, e.g., the time of entry into a procurement contract specifying a time Start Printed Page 4184for delivery. The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to recipients of the funding available under section 601(a) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 5001 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). is not permitted under this category. For example, although developing online instruction capabilities may be a substantially different use of funds, online instruction itself is not a substantially different use of public funds than classroom instruction. For the first payment, the Treasury Department will use self-certified enrollment numbers submitted to the Bureau of Indian Affairs in April 2021. With more than 100 cases of COVID-19 identified on the . To register someone . Threats of harming another What would qualify as a substantially different use for purposes of the Fund eligibility? for better understanding how a document is structured but Additionally, the cost of goods purchased in bulk and delivered during the covered period may be covered using payments from the Fund if a portion of the goods is ordered for use in the covered period, the bulk purchase is consistent with the recipient's usual procurement policies and practices, and it is impractical to track and record when the items were used. Yes, provided that the transfer qualifies as a necessary expenditure incurred due to the public health emergency and meets the other criteria of section 601(d) of the Social Security Start Printed Page 4188Act.