Agenda - Council Work Session - 07/13/2021

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AS OF JUNE 24, 2021 Recipients may also provide these services to other populations, households, or geographic areas disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. In identifying these disproportionately -impacted communities, recipients should be able to support their determination for how the pandemic disproportionately impacted the populations, households, or geographic areas to be served. Eligible services include: • Addressing health disparities and the social determinants of health, including: community health workers, public benefits navigators, remediation of lead paint or other lead hazards, and community violence intervention programs; • Building stronger neighborhoods and communities, including: supportive housing and other services for individuals experiencing homelessness, development of affordable housing, and housing vouchers and assistance relocating to neighborhoods with higher levels of economic opportunity; • Addressing educational disparities exacerbated by COVID-19, including: early learning services, increasing resources for high -poverty school districts, educational services like tutoring or afterschool programs, and supports for students' social, emotional, and mental health needs; and • Promoting healthy childhood environments, including: child care, home visiting programs for families with young children, and enhanced services for child welfare -involved families and foster youth. 2.12. May recipients use funds to pay for vaccine incentive programs (e.g., cash or in -kind transfers, lottery programs, or other incentives for individuals who get vaccinated)? Yes. Under the Interim Final Rule, recipients may use Coronayirus State and Local, Fiscal Recovery Funds to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency, including expenses related to COVID-19 vaccination programs. See 31 CFR 35.6(b)(1)(i). Programs that provide incentives reasonably expected to increase the number of people who choose to get vaccinated, or that motivate people to get vaccinated sooner than they otherwise would have, are an allowable use of funds so long as such costs are reasonably proportional to the expected public health benefit. 2.13. May recipients use funds to pay "back to work incentives" (e.g., cash payments for newly employed workers after a certain period of time on the job)? [5/27] Yes. Under the Interim Final Rule, recipients may use Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to provide assistance to unemployed workers. See 31 CFR 35.6(b)(4). This assistance can include job training or other efforts to accelerate rehiring and thus reduce unemployment, such as childcare assistance, assistance with transportation to and from a jobsite or interview, and incentives for newly employed workers. 7