In March 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act. This legislation established the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, which provides significant resources to state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments to support urgent COVID-19 response efforts.
State, territorial, metropolitan city, county, Tribal governments, and Non-Entitlement Units that receive funding from the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Programs are required to meet compliance and reporting responsibilities. This supports transparency, responsibility, and equity in use of these vital resources.
Funding of mitigation efforts, medical expenses, behavioral healthcare, and certain public health and safety staff.
Respond to economic harms to workers, families, small business, impacted industries, and public sector.
To support public sector workforce.
Necessary investment to improve access to clean drinking water and to invest in wastewater and storm water infrastructure.
To provide premium pay retrospectively for work performed at any time since the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
To to use funds for the provision of government services to the extent of reduction in revenue.
Cost of administering the SLFRF program.