AGENDA DATE: 7/1/2020
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Albemarle County's May 2020 Allocation of Federal CARES Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF)
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Establishment of a structured implementation plan for the County's Allocation of Federal CARES CRF funding received in May 2020
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Kamptner, Bessette, Birch, Allshouse, Shifflett
PRESENTER (S): Lori Allshouse
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 provides funding for a number of different programs to address the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the CARES Act programs is the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) which directly provides assistance to state, local, territorial, and tribal governments for impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Virginia received approximately $3.1 billion in Federal CARES CRF funding. Fifty-five percent of its allocation was based on the total state population and the remaining 45 percent was based on the local populations of each state's cities and counties.
On May 12, 2020, Aubrey. Layne, Jr, notified the County of Albemarle that the Commonwealth of Virginia has provided an allocation of $9,538,621 in CRF funding to Albemarle County which is based on the proportion that the County's population represents of the statewide total population. (Attachment A). The County received its allocation of CARES CRF funding on June 1.
Funding has been provided to counties based on population. This includes the populations of the towns within its borders. Consequently, Albemarle County will provide an equitable share of its CRF funds with the town of Scottsville. This funding must be expended in accordance with the same Federal compliance requirements as the County.
This funding is required to be used for qualifying expenses that:
1) are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus...
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