Building or upgrading facilities and transmission, distribution and storage systems, including the replacement of lead service lines. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), enacted on March 27, 2020, provided funding for emergency relief administered by eligible Indian Tribal Governments (Tribes) to provide payments for the benefit of tribal members and their families for necessary expenses resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional information on payments to Tribal governments is available under Coronavirus Relief Fund Tribal Allocation Methodology and Tribal Allocation Methodology for Second Distribution, below.Treasury has completed making payments to Tribal governments, other than amounts that have not been paid to Alaska Native corporations pending litigation on that issue. The disaster declaration for the Colville Tribes and the resulting agreement are the first in FEMA Region 10, as tribes previously were required to seek federal disaster aid through a state declaration. The following examples help illustrate how the presumption may or may not be used: Example 1: State A may transfer Fund payments to each school district in the State totaling $500 per student. 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. A cost is not considered to have been accounted for in a budget merely because it could be met using a budgetary stabilization fund, rainy day fund, or similar reserve account. documents in the last year, 11 The State should distribute 45 percent of the $1 billion it received, or $450 million, to local governments within the State with a population of 500,000 or less. Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. documents in the last year, 853 The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the worst health and economic crises in modern history and it continues to require the best of humanity to overcome. Mumbai, Delhi, TN, Gujarat, UP, WB, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, MP. documents in the last year, 36 Accordingly, the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) COVID-19 Coverage Assistance Fund (CAF) will cover the costs of administering COVID-19 vaccines to patients whose health insurance doesn't cover vaccine administration fees, or does but typically . Other eligible expenditures include payroll and benefit costs of educational support staff or faculty responsible for developing online learning capabilities necessary to continue educational instruction in response to COVID-19-related school closures. Funds may not be used to fill shortfalls in government revenue to cover expenditures that would not otherwise qualify under the statute. 21. 289g(b)). Please see the answer provided by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) available at https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/cares-act-coronavirus-relief-fund-frequently-asked-questions. or anything. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. The Colville Business Council took swift action to mandate the vaccine this spring, when they passed a resolution that allowed only for medical exemptions. Expenses associated with the provision of economic support in connection with the COVID-19 public health emergency, such as: 6. The President of the United States communicates information on holidays, commemorations, special observances, trade, and policy through Proclamations. Note that a public function does not become a substantially different use merely because it is provided from a different location or through a different manner. Keep it Clean. Please provide the following instructions to your Financial Institution for the remittance of Fedwire payments to the Department of the Treasury. The Treasury Department will finalize the interim rules and continue to publish additional FAQs on FRF that will require monitoring. 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. 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For example, a transfer from a county to a constituent city would not be permissible if the funds were intended to be used simply to fill shortfalls in government revenue to cover expenditures that would not otherwise qualify as an eligible expenditure. 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. These are Covid-19@oneidanation.org and (920) 869-4481. Such a grant would be analogous to a loan provided by the Fund recipient itself that incorporates similar loan forgiveness provisions. These provisions do not restrict the ability of a managed care provider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality to contract separately with such a provider for such coverage with State funds (other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds). The cost of projects that would not be expected to increase capacity to a significant extent until the need for distance learning and telework have passed due to this public health emergency would not be necessary due to the public health emergency and thus would not be eligible uses of Fund payments. Are expenses associated with contact tracing eligible? each of which was published on Treasury's website, except for the following changes. Home Hopi Tribe CARES Act Committee Hopi Tribe COVID Emergency Assistance PP. Thus, a grant or loan, for example, provided by a recipient using payments from the Fund must be used by the subrecipient only to purchase (or reimburse a purchase of) goods or services for which receipt both is needed within the covered period and occurs within the covered period. Initial guidance released on April 22, 2020, provided that the cost of an expenditure is incurred when the recipient has expended funds to cover the cost. 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). 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. 25. Few details on the specific requirements are known at this time. 5423 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<5F689BCC1EF8244F90DAC385661FF4B0><9322B044ED388A4896D8D2CCA536C7F2>]/Index[5401 34]/Info 5400 0 R/Length 109/Prev 351616/Root 5402 0 R/Size 5435/Type/XRef/W[1 3 1]>>stream The CARES Act earmarked $8 billion dollars for relief payments to tribes across the country. May Fund recipients upgrade critical public health infrastructure, such as providing access to running water for individuals and families in rural and tribal areas to allow them to maintain proper hygiene and defend themselves against the virus? This means that, if this presumption applies, work performed by such employees is considered to be a substantially different use than accounted for in the most recently approved budget as of March 27, 2020. The introduction of the guidance and frequently asked questions have been modified to reflect this publication in the Federal Register; the guidance and frequently asked questions have been revised throughout to reflect that the end date of the period during which eligible expenses may be incurred has been extended to December 31, 2021;[3] Expenses for food delivery to residents, including, for example, senior citizens and other vulnerable populations, to enable compliance with COVID-19 public health precautions. Fiscal Accounting Program, Admin & Training Group. *The financial institution address for Treasury's routing number is 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10045. Do not send any privileged or confidential information to the firm through this website. Permissible uses include: The Treasury Department will also presume the following additional activities to address health disparities are eligible uses when provided by tribal governments: FRF may be used to provide premium pay to eligible workers of the tribal government that are performing essential work. Treasury has provided examples as to what would constitute a substantially different use. A cost meets this requirement if either (a) the cost cannot lawfully be funded using a line item, allotment, or allocation within that budget or (b) the cost is for a substantially different use from any expected use of funds in such a line item, allotment, or allocation. Coronavirus Relief Fund by GlobalGiving Story Projects . Would such expenditures be eligible in the absence of a stay-at-home order? Accordingly, the lost revenue/government services category is the broadest and most flexible. Example 2: Suppose State A from example 1 transferred Fund payments to the school districts in the State in the amount of $500 per elementary and secondary school student. The first payments will be distributed on October 4, 2021 and the second payments will be distributed on January 7th, 2022. Amounts paid to States, the District of Columbia, U.S. The documents are linked individually below and can also be accessed on the Treasury Department's website. 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. 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? Payroll and benefits of a substantially dedicated employee may be covered using payments from the Fund to the extent incurred between March 1 and December 31, 2021. Please note that these instructions are for Fund recipients to return the balance of unused Fund payments to Treasury. How does a government address the requirement that the allowable expenditures are not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of March 27, 2020, once the government enters its new budget year on July 1, 2020 (for governments with June 30 fiscal year ends) or October 1, 2020 (for governments with September 30 year ends)? Fund payments may not be used for expenses that have been or will be reimbursed by another federal program (including, for example, the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund administered by the Department of Education). documents in the last year, 663 and services, go to Expenditures paid for with payments from the Fund must be limited to those that are necessary due to the public health emergency. May Fund recipients incur expenses associated with the safe reopening of schools?