[CAFR-Contacts-News] FW: FEMA RX Public Assistance COVID-19 FEMA Daily Update 6.11.2020

Thu Jun 11 13:24:30 PDT 2020

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Subject: FW: FEMA RX Public Assistance COVID-19 FEMA Daily Update 6.11.2020

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Subject: FW: FEMA RX Public Assistance COVID-19 FEMA Daily Update 6.11.2020

Hi All, FEMA Region Ten update -6/11/20

Subject: FEMA RX Public Assistance COVID-19 FEMA Daily Update 6.11.2020

Good afternoon,

Another short update for today! Please keep letting us know how we can assist you, and if there are any particular topics or questions you'd like to be addressed.

CDC Funding Provided for Testing: Please see the attached funding update.

FEMA responses to questions on Treasury funding: these are questions from another region, but we may also find them helpful here in Region 10:

  1.  Any indication CARES Act funding will be extended past 12/30?
     *   The following language is in the CARES Act law, so any extension beyond December 30 would require legislative change:"...to cover only those costs of the State, Tribal government, or unit of local government that... (3) were incurred during the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on December 30, 2020."

  1.  On the use of the CRF for the PA Match will only things eligible under CRF and PA be eligible for this match or can it be for anything?
     *   Treasury has not officially provided any FAQ or other guidance on cost share match.  If eligible, match will only be allowed for activities that are both CRF and PA eligible.  On the Treasury side it can only be funded through CRF if it is eligible for CRF.   And on the PA side the match requirement applies to a percentage of the grant, which by definition is made up of PA eligible activities.   Just spending CRF funds will not count towards the PA match requirement.   Only funds going towards eligible activities covered under a PA grant will count as match.  To say it more simply, from the PA side we will treat CRF like other state or local funding.   Our grants will have a cost share per Stafford and CRF funds can be used to meet that requirement.

  1.  Can CARES Act funding be dedicated to multi-year projects, such as contact tracing that will likely occur past 12/30?
     *   From Guidance: Costs incurred during the period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on December 30, 2020

A cost is "incurred" when the responsible unit of government has expended funds to cover the cost.

>From the FAQ: May counties pre-pay with CARES Act funds for expenses such as a one or two-year facility lease, such as to house staff hired in response to COVID-19?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.

  1.  Do governments have to return unspent funds to Treasury?
     *   Yes. Section 601(f)(2) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 5001(a) of the CARES Act, provides for recoupment by the Department of the Treasury of amounts received from the Fund that have not been used in a manner consistent with section 601(d) of the Social Security Act. If a government has not used funds it has received to cover costs that were incurred by December 30, 2020, as required by the statute, those funds must be returned to the Department of the Treasury.

No new COVID-19 documents from HQ as of 6/11/20

Thank you for all your continued efforts in helping the nation before, during and after disasters. As new information becomes available, we will do our best to make this information as accessible as possible.

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