For more information on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) visit the ARPA website.
From December 1 to 15, 2022, in a partnership with the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits, Commerce accepted applications for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for Nonprofits Relief Program. For the program, $25 million was allotted by the Oklahoma Legislature from the State’s ARPA allocation to provide financial relief funds to nonprofit organizations in the state. Below is the list of recipients and their awards. Commerce will continue to update this list as the applicant review process continues.
Organization | Amount |
|---|---|
| 1st Step Male Diversion | $50,000.00 |
| 20th District Drug Court | $45,112.26 |
| 34 Reasons Foundation | $1,867.00 |
| A Chance to Change | $75,000.00 |
| A New Leaf Inc | $75,000.00 |
| Abundant Rain Ministries Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| ACECC, Inc. dba The Launching Pad | $50,000.00 |
| ACTION Associates, Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| Ada Regional United Way, Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| ADAIR COUNTY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | $75,000.00 |
| Alpha Community Foundation of Oklahoma | $50,000.00 |
| Ardmore Soup Kitchen | $1,072.02 |
| Armed Services YMCA | $75,000.00 |
| ArtSup?! Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| Association of Catholic Counselors / St. Augustine Behavioral Health System | $5,053.63 |
| Atoka Manor Inc | $75,000.00 |
| Beautiful Dream Project, Inc. DBA The Dragonfly Home | $75,000.00 |
| Bethesda, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Bonnie's Helping Hands Foundation | $8,932.00 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Bartlesville | $75,000.00 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County | $75,000.00 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Red River Valley Oklahoma | $75,000.00 |
| Bridges of Norman | $50,000.00 |
| Bring Back The Music, LTD. | $47,946.00 |
| Car Care Clinic Inc | $50,000.00 |
| Cardinal Community House | $50,000.00 |
| Care Center | $57,682.00 |
| Caring Community Friends Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Caring Hearts Foundation | $50,000.00 |
| CASA for Children, Inc. | $37,036.00 |
| CASA of OKlahoma County | $75,000.00 |
| CASA of Western Oklahoma, Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| Center for Children & Families | $75,000.00 |
| Center for Creative Living | $75,000.00 |
| Center Of Family Love | $75,000.00 |
| Central Oklahoma Camp and Conference Center | $75,000.00 |
| Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity | $75,000.00 |
| Child Abuse Network, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Christmas Connection | $50,000.00 |
| City Care Inc | $75,000.00 |
| City Rescue Mission | $75,000.00 |
| Cleveland County Family YMCA | $75,000.00 |
| Coffee Bunker | $50,000.00 |
| Community Action Agency of OKC | $75,000.00 |
| Community Action Project of Tulsa County | $75,000.00 |
| Community Enhancement Corporation | $75,000.00 |
| Community Resourcing Inc DBA Our DailyBread | $50,000.00 |
| Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa | $75,000.00 |
| Community Youth Services of Southern Oklahoma | $75,000.00 |
| Cookson Hills Christian School, Inc | $75,000.00 |
| Counseling & Recovery Services of Oklahoma | $75,000.00 |
| Crisis Control Center | $50,000.00 |
| Crossroads Clubhouse | $16,604.47 |
| Daily Living Centers, Inc | $50,000.00 |
| Dale K. Graham Veterans | $75,000.00 |
| Deaconess Pregnancy & Adoption | $75,000.00 |
| Dearing House Child Advocacy Center | $29,330.00 |
| Delaware County Children's Special Advocacy Network | $50,000.00 |
| DISCIPLES HOUSING OF ENID, INC. | $23,089.00 |
| DOCServices, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Domestic Violence Intervention Services, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Drug Recovery Inc | $50,000.00 |
| Duncan Community Residence | $75,000.00 |
| Edmond Public Schools Foundation | $75,000.00 |
| El Reno Mobile Meals | $38,505.09 |
| Emergency Infant Services | $75,000.00 |
| Entrepreneur School for Kids, Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| Exchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse of OK Inc., dba Parent Promise | $75,000.00 |
| Families Feeding Hope Foundation | $35,740.00 |
| Family & Children's Services | $75,000.00 |
| Family Crisis Center | $42,927.00 |
| Family Hope House, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Family Promise of Lawton | $14,431.00 |
| Family Safety Center Tulsa | $75,000.00 |
| Family Shelter of Southern Oklahoma, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Flourish Homes Incorporated | $36,086.00 |
| Focus on Home | $50,000.00 |
| Food and Shelter, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Freedom West Community Development Corporation | $28,680.00 |
| Full Circle Adult Day Center | $50,000.00 |
| Garfield Co. Child Adv. Council | $50,000.00 |
| Gatesway Foundation | $75,000.00 |
| Gateway to Prevention and Recovery, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma | $75,000.00 |
| Global Gardens | $50,000.00 |
| Grace Home Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| Grace River Christian Counseling | $42,313.08 |
| Grand Lake Mental Health Center, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Green Country Habitat for Humanity | $75,000.00 |
| Growing Together | $75,000.00 |
| Guiding Right Inc | $75,000.00 |
| HALO Project | $75,000.00 |
| Hands of Hope | $75,000.00 |
| Harbor House Foundation | $75,000.00 |
| Help-In-Crisis | $75,000.00 |
| Help, Inc. A food Resource Center | $34,155.17 |
| His House Outreach Ministries | $50,000.00 |
| HIV RESOURCE CONSORTIUM, INC DBA TULSA CARES | $75,000.00 |
| HOPE Community Services, Inc | $75,000.00 |
| Hope Harbor Children's Home | $75,000.00 |
| Hope House of McAlester, Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| Hope is Alive | $75,000.00 |
| HopeHouse Supportive and Transitional Living | $75,000.00 |
| Hopewell Church, Inc. | $13,174.00 |
| House of Hope, Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| Humble Warrior Collective Ltd 114 W Commercial St Broken Arrow, | $2,770.71 |
| ICAN | $20,367.22 |
| Impact Athletics Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Infant Crisis Services | $75,000.00 |
| Iron Gate, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| J127 Ministries | $50,000.00 |
| Jesus House, Inc | $75,000.00 |
| Joy in the Cause Company | $75,000.00 |
| La Cosecha Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| La Luz Organization | $50,000.00 |
| Launched For Change Incorporated | $50,000.00 |
| Leah's Hope, Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| Leflore County Child Advocacy Network, Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| LeFlore County Youth Services, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| LifeGate Freedom Recovery Ministries | $50,000.00 |
| LIFT Community Action, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Light of Hope, Inc. | $45,949.00 |
| Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers | $75,000.00 |
| Lighthouse Outreach Center | $50,000.00 |
| Lilyfield Inc | $75,000.00 |
| Logan Community Services | $68,224.84 |
| Making A Difference, Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| Mama T's, Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| Marie Detty Youth and Family Services Center, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Marland Children's Home | $2,689.00 |
| Mary Abbott's Children's House | $75,000.00 |
| Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa | $75,000.00 |
| Mental Health Association Oklahoma | $75,000.00 |
| Mercy Hospital Ada | $75,000.00 |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore | $75,000.00 |
| Mercy Hospital Healdton | $75,000.00 |
| Mercy Hospital Kingfisher | $75,000.00 |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County | $75,000.00 |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City | $75,000.00 |
| Mercy Hospital Tishomingo | $75,000.00 |
| Mercy Hospital Watonga | $75,000.00 |
| Metropolitan Better Living Center Inc | $75,000.00 |
| Modus, Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| MONARCH, Inc | $75,000.00 |
| Muskogee County | $48,355.00 |
| Muskogee Habitat for Humanity | $26,484.00 |
| Naomi House Inc. | $45,233.00 |
| Neighborhood Hope Dealers, Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services Oklahoma | $75,000.00 |
| Neighborhood Services Organization, Inc | $75,000.00 |
| Neighbors Building Neighborhoods | $75,000.00 |
| NorthCare | $75,000.00 |
| Northeast Oklahoma Community Action Agency | $75,000.00 |
| Northeastern Oklahoma Council on Alcoholism | $75,000.00 |
| Northern Oklahoma Youth Services | $34,067.26 |
| Northwest Domestic Crisis Services Inc | $75,000.00 |
| Oakridge Ministries, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| OKC Family Justice Center | $75,000.00 |
| OKC Metro Alliance | $75,000.00 |
| Oklahoma Alternative Resources, Inc. | $18,496.00 |
| Oklahoma B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation | $50,000.00 |
| Oklahoma boxing & combat sports foundation | $20,898.00 |
| Oklahoma City Community College Foundation | $75,000.00 |
| Oklahoma County Diversion Hub Inc | $75,000.00 |
| Oklahoma Guardian Ad Litem Institute | $50,000.00 |
| Oklahoma Interviewing Services | $25,836.00 |
| Oklahoma Lawyers for Children | $50,000.00 |
| Oklahoma Mothers' Milk Bank | $50,000.00 |
| Oklahoma Youth Literacy Program | $75,000.00 |
| Okmulgee County Family Resource Center | $50,000.00 |
| Okmulgee County Homeless Shelter Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| Okmulgee-Okfuskee County Youth Services | $75,000.00 |
| One Hope Tulsa | $50,000.00 |
| Outcasts Under Transformation, Inc | $27,228.93 |
| Outrageous Love | $28,692.92 |
| Owasso Community Resources, Inc | $12,202.59 |
| Pawnee/Osage CASA | $42,392.79 |
| PC-CARE, INC. | $3,373.22 |
| Peaceful Family Solutions | $50,000.00 |
| Peppers Ranch | $75,000.00 |
| Philos Hospitality Inc | $75,000.00 |
| Possibilities, Inc. | $34,063.00 |
| Project Safe | $38,477.00 |
| Ray of Hope Advocacy Center | $50,000.00 |
| Reaching Our City | $75,000.00 |
| REAL Single Moms | $18,539.02 |
| Rebuilding Together OKC Inc | $75,000.00 |
| Red Dirt Relief Fund Inc | $50,000.00 |
| Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma | $75,000.00 |
| ReMerge of Oklahoma County | $75,000.00 |
| Restoring Lives | $50,000.00 |
| Resurrection House Association | $3,112.32 |
| Revitalize T-Town | $75,000.00 |
| RISE | $50,000.00 |
| RIVERSPORT Foundation | $75,000.00 |
| Rogers County Youth Services, Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oklahoma City, Inc | $75,000.00 |
| Rose Rock Habitat for Humanity, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Safenet Services Inc | $75,000.00 |
| Samaritans of Pauls Valley | $8,884.00 |
| San Bois CASA, Inc. | $20,620.00 |
| Sand Springs Community Services, Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| Scouts BSA, Cherokee Area Council 469 | $50,000.00 |
| Second Chance and Reentry | $39,126.01 |
| Selfless Hands Foundation | $12,476.86 |
| Seminole County Domestic Violence Association | $44,443.61 |
| Shared Blessings, Inc | $75,000.00 |
| Shepherds of Love Ministries, Inc | $50,000.00 |
| Show Inc | $46,333.94 |
| Sight Hearing Encouragement Program | $41,602.49 |
| Skyline Urban Ministry | $75,000.00 |
| Smart Start Central Oklahoma | $50,000.00 |
| Soldier's Wish | $75,000.00 |
| South Central CASA | $50,000.00 |
| South Central Housing Inc | $50,000.00 |
| South Peoria Neighborhood Connection Foundation dba South Tulsa Community | $75,000.00 |
| Southern Nazarene University | $75,000.00 |
| Springing Families Forward | $8,750.00 |
| Stand in the Gap | $75,000.00 |
| StepUp Transitional Living Program | $22,633.00 |
| Stillwater Domestic Violence Services | $75,000.00 |
| Stillwater Interfaith Counseling Center, Inc. | $20,819.00 |
| Street School, Inc | $75,000.00 |
| Sunbeam Family Services | $75,000.00 |
| Supporters of Families with Sickle Cell Disease, Inc. (SFSCD) | $50,000.00 |
| Surayya Anne Foundation | $50,000.00 |
| Survivor Resource Network | $50,000.00 |
| Tahlequah Area Habitat for Humanity, Inc. | $37,601.00 |
| TFI Family Connections | $75,000.00 |
| The C.A.R.T. House | $8,127.00 |
| The Care Center | $75,000.00 |
| The Common Good | $75,000.00 |
| The Demand Project, Inc | $75,000.00 |
| The Dreamcenter, Inc. | $21,808.00 |
| The Grace Center of Southern Oklahoma | $28,797.00 |
| The Hope Center | $40,091.27 |
| The Parent Child Center of Tulsa, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| The Salvation Army - Shawnee | $75,000.00 |
| The Salvation Army Bartlesville | $75,000.00 |
| The Salvation Army Grady & Caddo Counties | $50,000.00 |
| The Salvation Army Muskogee Corps | $50,000.00 |
| The Salvation Army of Altus | $50,000.00 |
| The Salvation Army of Ardmore | $50,000.00 |
| The Salvation Army of Central Oklahoma | $75,000.00 |
| The Salvation Army of Enid | $50,000.00 |
| The Salvation Army of Lawton | $33,185.25 |
| The Salvation Army Stillwater | $75,000.00 |
| The Salvation Army Tulsa | $75,000.00 |
| The Saville Center | $50,000.00 |
| The Shepherd Shelter | $47,801.00 |
| The Spring Shelter | $75,000.00 |
| The Tristesse Grief Center | $50,000.00 |
| The True Heart Foundation | $75,000.00 |
| The Urban Mission, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Thunderbird Clubhouse | $75,000.00 |
| Transformation Living Center | $50,000.00 |
| Transition House, Inc. | $50,000.00 |
| Transitional Living Centers of Oklahoma | $50,000.00 |
| Tri City Youth and Family Center, Inc | $50,000.00 |
| Tulsa Area United Way | $75,000.00 |
| Tulsa Boys' Home | $75,000.00 |
| Tulsa CASA, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Tulsa Dream Center Inc | $75,000.00 |
| Tulsa Girls Home | $75,000.00 |
| Turning Point Ministries | $50,000.00 |
| Turning Point Ranch Associates | $26,889.00 |
| Under Gods Care Inc | $33,700.00 |
| Upward Transitions, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City | $75,000.00 |
| Valley Hope Association - Cushing | $11,010.00 |
| Vinita Day Center | $9,528.72 |
| Walters Way-Regaining your life Foundation | $48,549.00 |
| Washington County Elder Care | $75,000.00 |
| Weatherford Food & Resource Center, Inc. | $16,486.00 |
| Wesley United Methodist Church | $7,059.77 |
| Westside Community Center | $19,589.00 |
| Willow Pregnancy Support of Oklahoma, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| Women's Crisis Services of LeFlore County | $50,000.00 |
| Womens' Resource Center | $56,447.00 |
| YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City | $75,000.00 |
| Youth & Family Resource Center | $75,000.00 |
| Youth and Family Services of Canadian Co. | $75,000.00 |
| Youth and Family Services of North Central OK | $75,000.00 |
| Youth Services for Choctaw | $50,000.00 |
| Youth Services of Bryan County, Inc. | $75,000.00 |
| YWCA Enid | $75,000.00 |
| YWCA OKC | $75,000.00 |
| YWCA Tulsa | $75,000.00 |
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Section 1005 includes provisions for USDA to pay up to 120% of loan balances, as of January 1, 2021, for Farm Service Agency (FSA) Direct and Guaranteed Farm Loans and Farm Storage Facility Loans (FSFL) to any Socially Disadvantaged producer who has a qualifying loan with FSA. This includes producers who are one or more of the following: Black/African American, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American, or Pacific Islander.
The 120% payment represents the full cost of the loan to include 100% toward loan balances as of January 1, 2021, and the 20% portion is available for tax liabilities and other fees associated with payment of the debt. Any payments by borrowers made since January 1 will be reimbursed in full.
6/15/2021 – A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction that halts the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from making debt relief payments under Section 1005 of the American Rescue Plan Act.
Housing
Emergency Housing Vouchers – OHFA
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency’s (OHFA’s) participation in the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program, available through ARPA. Through EHV, HUD is providing housing choice vouchers to assist individuals and families who are:
- Homeless
- At risk of homelessness
- Fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking, or
- Were recently homeless or have a high risk of housing instability
OHFA looks forward to including the Emergency Housing Vouchers as part of its portfolio to help individuals and families most in need of housing assistance. OHFA will be partnering with certain Continuum of Care (CoC) and other providers to administer the Emergency Housing Voucher Program.
This funding will also allow OHFA and the providers to assist in housing searches. It also provides for essential household items and in some instances, it provides for utility assistance.
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Development (HUD)
Funding Opportunity: The Eviction Protection Grant Program will support experienced legal service providers in providing legal assistance at no cost to low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction. Grant funds are available to non-profit or governmental entities providing legal services in areas with high rates of eviction or prospective evictions, including rural areas. The objective of the Eviction Protection Grant Program is to help individuals and families – including people of color who are disproportionately represented among those evicted, people with limited English proficiency, and people with disabilities – avoid eviction or minimize the disruption and damage caused by the eviction process. For more information and to apply HUD’s Notice of Funding Availability (NOFO) The deadline to apply is September 8, 2021.
Economic Development Administration ARPA Funds
The Economic Development Administration (EDA) is providing $3 billion for economic adjustment assistance. Of this amount, 25% of funding is reserved for assistance to communities that have suffered economic injury as a result of job losses in the travel, tourism or outdoor recreation sectors.
The EDA has release 6 programs for distribution of the ARPA funds.
Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation Grants ($750 million)
Through the Travel, Tourism & Outdoor Recreation program, EDA is focused on accelerating the recovery of communities that rely on the travel, tourism and outdoor recreation sectors. $750 million of EDA’s American Rescue Plan funds are allocated to support the following efforts:
- State Tourism Grants: $510 million in non-competitive awards to help states quickly invest in marketing, infrastructure, workforce and other projects to rejuvenate safe leisure, business and international travel.
- Competitive Grants: $240 million to help communities that have been hardest hit by challenges facing the travel, tourism and outdoor recreation sectors to invest in infrastructure, workforce or other projects to support the recovery of the industry and economic resilience of the community in the future.
Statewide Planning, Research & Networks Grant ($90 million)
Building back better means investing in projects that will promote equity and develop local economies that will be resilient to future economic shocks and climate change. Through the Statewide Planning, Research & Networks program, EDA is supporting states in planning efforts by allocating $59 million for Statewide Planning Grants. In addition, the program will allocate $31 million for Research and Networks Grants to invest in research that assesses the effectiveness of EDA’s programs, and provides support for stakeholder communities around key EDA initiatives.
Education and Child Care
Education Stabilization Fund
Provides $123 billion in emergency funds to support K-12 schools in safely reopening, of which 20% must address learning loss.
Other set-asides include:
- $1.25 billion for summer enrichment
- $1.25 billion for afterschool programs
- $3 billion for education technology
- $800 million for wraparound services to homeless students
In addition to the ESERF, provides:
- $3 billion for the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA)
- $2.75 billion for private K-12 schools
- $40 billion for higher education, including community colleges
Distance Learning
Provides nearly $7.2 billion for the Emergency Connectivity
Fund within the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) E-Rate program, helping schools and libraries obtain affordable broadband to support virtual learning.
During the pandemic, counties have contributed local dollars and federal relief funds to help students without at-home internet attend virtual school.
Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
Provides $39 billion in emergency funds for the discretionary portion, the Child Care Development Block Grant program (CCDBG), $15 billion of which will be distributed according to the regular formula and available through FY 2024. The remaining $24 billion will go to states to make sub-grants directly to child care providers. The mandatory Child
Care Entitlement to States (CCES) will also receive a permanent annual increase of $600 million, with the state match waived in FY 2021 and FY 2022.
Head Start
Provides $1 billion in emergency funding to be distributed across existing Head Start agencies according to their share of total enrolled children.
Head Start (which funds early childhood education for low-income children) delivers services through 1,600 local agencies, many of which are sponsored by county governments.
Disaster Relief Fund
Provides $50 billion for FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund to meet the immediate needs of state, local, tribal and territorial governments.
(An Executive Order on February 2, 2021 that waives the non-federal match of 25% from January 20, 2020 through September 31, 2021 for COVID-related eligible reimbursements.)
Funeral Assistance: Extends the 100% federal cost share increase for funeral assistance provided by FEMA, which had previously only been for costs incurred before December 30, 2020. Funds will reimburse county residents for funeral costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Additional Funding for FEMA Programs
Provides funding for a wide variety of FEMA programs that support local agencies in FY 2021 to remain available through FY 2025, including:
- Emergency Food and Shelter Program ($400 million)
- Assistance to Firefighters Grants ($100 million)
- Emergency Management Performance Grants ($100 million)
- Staffing for adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants ($200 million)
Public Transit
Provides $30.46 billion available until September 30, 2024 at a 100% federal share for eligible recipients of urban, rural, senior citizens and individuals with disabilities, and intercity bus transit formula grants for operating expenses incurred beginning on January 20, 2020, including payroll, operating and maintenance costs due to lost revenue, and the payment of leave for personnel laid off due to service reductions.
- Available for payroll and operations, unless the recipient certifies that it has not furloughed any employees
- Payroll for public transit providers, including private providers of public transportation
Operating costs of public transit during the public health emergency, including the purchase of personal protective equipment - Administrative leave for operations or contractor personnel due to reductions in service
- Payroll for public transit providers, including private providers of public transportation
Must be obligated by September 30, 2024, and disbursed by September 30, 2029
- Counties directly support 78% of the nation’s public transit systems.
- Airports: Provides $8 billion available through FY 2024 through Airport Improvement Program (AIP) formulas at a 100 percent federal share, including:
- Funding for operations, personnel and sanitation to combat the spread of COVID-19: $6.5 billion for primary and certain cargo airports and $100 million for general aviation and commercial service airports.
- $800 million for primary airport sponsors to meet rent and other obligations to airport concessionaires.
- $608 million to cover the full federal share of these projects, including retroactively for FY 2020.
- Apportioned to provide urbanized areas amounts necessary to receive 132% of 2018 operating expenses when combined with CARES Act and CRRSAA funds previously received. Urbanized area already exceeding the 132% cap receive an additional 25 percent of the urbanized area’s 2018 operating costs.
- $1,467,770 for FTA oversight expenses.
$317.2 million – Rural Formula Program
- Includes $30 million for Tribal Formula Program
- Incudes $5 million for Tribal Competitive Program
- $6.35 million is available for the Rural Transit Assistance Program
- Funds are apportioned based on amounts received under CARES Act and CRRSAA with states that received 150% of their 2018 rural operating expenses receiving an additional 5%; states between 140-150% receiving an additional 10%, and states at less than 140% receiving an additional 20%.
$100 million – Intercity Bus
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- Funds are apportioned to states and territories using FY 2020 Rural Formula proportions.
- States/territories would provide grants to bus operators that partner with recipients and sub recipients of rural intercity bus services eligible for funding under § 5311(f)
$50 million – Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Formula
- Funds apportioned using the § 5310 formula in the same ratio as allocated for FY20
- $1.425 billion for New Starts and Core Capacity
- $1.25 billion to projects with existing Full funding Grant Agreements (FFGAs) that received allocations of FY19 or FY20 funds.
- Recipients with projects open for revenue service are not eligible
- $175 million to projects with existing FFGAs, not yet open for service, that received an allocation only prior to fiscal year 2019 Federal funds provided notwithstanding any calculated limits of federal assistance
$250 million for Small Starts Eligible recipients are any recipient with an allocation under § 5309(h) or with a project in the Small Starts project development phase. Federal funds provided notwithstanding any calculated limits of federal assistance
$2.2 billion – Competitive funding for § 5307 and § 5311 recipients and sub recipients that need additional assistance because of COVID
- FTA will publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity
- Project selections will be announced on FTA’s website
- Funds under this program will be available only for operating expenses
- Recipients will be selected based on financial need. Eligible recipients will have expended at least 90% of their CARES Act funding.
- Amounts unobligated on September 30, 2023 will be available for obligation for any purpose eligible under §§ 5307/5311 until September 30, 2024
$25 million – Competitive Planning grants
- FTA will publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity
- Funds will be made available for planning of public transportation associated with the restoration of services as the coronavirus public health emergency concludes.
Route Planning Restoration Program
On Tuesday, September 14, FTA announced the FY21 Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Route Planning Restoration Program.
The Route Planning Restoration Program provides funds under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for public transportation planning associated with the restoration of transit service reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Route Planning Restoration Program advances President Biden’s administrative priorities and Executive Order 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government and Executive Order 13990: Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle Climate Crisis by planning for the restoration of transit service, particularly for underserved populations, with a focus on improving equity. The program will advance Executive Order 14008: Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad by supporting the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and more efficient transit service.
The SSBCI gives states, territories and eligible municipalities the opportunity to build upon or create successful models for state small business programs, including Capital Access Programs (CAPs), collateral support programs, loan participation programs, loan guarantee programs, and venture capital programs.
$10 billion in new SSBCI funding for:
- $500,000,000 for tribal governments
- $1,500,000,000 for programs that support businesses controlled or owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals
- $1,000,000,000 in additional funding beyond a state’s allocation to support robust programming targeting socially and economically disadvantaged individuals
- $500,000,000 for technical assistance, including transfers to MBDA for technical assistance to minority businesses seeking funding through SSBCI funded state programs
- $500,000,000 for very small businesses
- 10 or fewer employees
- Includes independent contractors and sole proprietors
The primary focus is to help existing Single Family Housing Direct borrowers who have been approved for COVID-19-related payment moratoriums (a period during which their monthly loan repayments were stopped) refinance their mortgages. The goal is to help ensure USDA borrowers’ payments stay affordable once the moratorium period ends.
$500,000,000 available for rural health and telehealth
- Can be used for things such as constructing temporary or permanent structures to provide services; increasing telehealth capabilities, inclusive of underlying healthcare info-systems; and revenue lost during COVID-19
- Can be applied toward expenses incurred prior to grant award
- Resources for socially disadvantaged farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners
- Loan assistance for farmers and ranchers on any USDA loan or USDA guaranteed loan; payments up to 120%
$1,010,000,000 for assistance and support to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners
- includes outreach/technical assistance/financial training, as well as grants and loans to improve land access
Aging Services
Older Americans Act (OAA) Programs
Provides $1.4 billion in emergency OAA funding, including $750 million for senior nutrition programs, $460 million for home-and-community-based support services, $45 million for disease prevention, $10 million for the long-term care ombudsman program and $145 million in assistance for grandparents caring for grandchildren.
OAA funding is allocated directly to Area Agencies on Aging, more than half of which are fully or partially operated by county governments.
Elder Justice Act Programs
Provides at least $188 million for the Elder Justice Act in both FY 2021 and FY 2022.
The Elder Justice Act program is the only dedicated federal funding source available to states and counties to prevent elder fraud and abuse.
Behavioral and Mental Health
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) and Community Mental Health Block Grants
Provides $1.5 billion for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency’s (SAMHSA) Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) and another $1.5 billion for Community Mental Health block grant programs.
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics
Provides $420 million for Certified Community Behavioral Clinics (CCBHCs) which helps counties and other local entities provide a comprehensive range of mental health and substance use disorder services to vulnerable individuals.
Provides $10 billion for states, territories, and tribal governments to carry out critical capital projects, specifically related to enabling work, education, and health monitoring, including remote options, in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. This funding includes broadband infrastructure.
Each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will receive a minimum allocation of $100 million, plus another $100 million is divided among other U.S. territories and another $100 million is designated for tribal governments and Native Hawaiian use.
Of the remaining funds, states receive an additional allocation based on population (50%), number of individuals living in rural areas as a percentage of the U.S. rural population (25%), and proportion of the state’s population of households living in poverty.
US Dept. of Labor
Unemployment Insurance Modernization: Announced Aug 11, 2021
Administered by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, ARPA Fraud Grants totaling $140 million will be awarded to states for fraud prevention measures, including identification verification subscription costs, establishing and expanding data analytics and implementing cybersecurity defense strategies.
Another $260 million in Equity Grants will be awarded to improve claimant outreach and customer service processes, implement strategies to reduce backlog and improve access for lower-income claimants. These first-of-their-kind grants will provide funding for states to improve public awareness and service delivery as the department seeks to address potential racial and ethnic disparities in the administration and delivery of UI benefits in some states.
The department will also allocate $100 million in previously unobligated CARES Act funds to combat fraud and implement cybersecurity measures in the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation programs beyond the expiration of benefits. These goals will be addressed through three major areas.
- Direct technical assistance through tiger teams.
- Tools to address immediate fraud concerns.
- Modernizing antiquated state technology.