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Treasury Response: Enumerated eligible uses should be considered in the context of the eligible use category or section where they appear; in this case, "supports for vulnerable populations to access medical or public health services" appears in the section COVID-19 Mitigation and Prevention. As such, these eligible uses should help vulnerable or high -risk populations access services that mitigate COVID-19, for example, transportation assistance to reach vaccination sites, mobile vaccination or testing programs, or on -site vaccination or testing services for homebound individuals, those in group homes, or similar settings. Public Comment: Some commenters asked whether "enhancement of public health data systems" could include investments in software, databases, and other information technology resources that support responses to the COVID-19 public health emergency but also provide benefits for other use cases and long-term capacity of public health departments and systems. Treasury Response: These are permissible uses of funds under the interim final rule and remain eligible under the final rule. Assistance to businesses and nonprofits to implement COVID-19 mitigation strategies. Background: As detailed above, Treasury received many public comments describing uncertainty about which eligible use category should be used to assess different potential uses of funds. As a result, Treasury has re -categorized some uses of funds in the final rule to provide greater clarity, consistent with the principle that uses of funds should be assessed based on their intended beneficiary. For example, COVID-19 mitigation and prevention serves the general public or specific populations within the public. However, in the interim final rule, assistance to small businesses, nonprofits, and impacted industries to implement COVID-19 mitigation and prevention strategies was categorized in the respective sections within Negative Economic 62