Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) Program - A part of the American Rescue Plan (ARPA)

Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program, a part of the American Rescue Plan, delivers $350 billion to state, local, and Tribal governments across the country to support their response to and recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The SLFRF program provides governments across the country with the resources needed to:

Fight the pandemic and support families and businesses struggling with its public health and economic impacts

Maintain vital public services, even amid declines in revenue resulting from the crisis

Build a strong, resilient, and equitable recovery by making investments that support long-term growth and opportunity

Treasury has released the Final Rule for the program, which will take effect on April 1, 2022. Recipients and stakeholders are also encouraged to consult the Overview of the Final Rule, which provides a summary of Final Rule provisions for informational purposes, and to visit the Final Rule section below for more details.

USE OF FUNDS

Recipients may use SLFRF funds to:

Replace lost public sector revenue, using this funding to provide government services up to the amount of revenue lost due to the pandemic

Respond to the far-reaching public health and negative economic impacts of the pandemic, by supporting the health of communities, and helping households, small businesses, impacted industries, nonprofits, and the public sector recover from economic impacts

Provide premium pay for essential workers, offering additional support to those who have and will bear the greatest health risks because of their service in critical sectors

Invest in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure, making necessary investments to improve access to clean drinking water, to support vital wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and to expand affordable access to broadband internet

The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds provide substantial flexibility for each jurisdiction to meet local needs within these four separate eligible use categories.

FINAL RULE

Funding from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds is subject to the requirements specified in the Final Rule released by Treasury on January 6, 2022. Treasury released an Overview of the Final Rule, which provides a summary of major rule provisions to assist recipients and stakeholders.

The Final Rule takes effect on April 1, 2022, though recipients can choose to take advantage of its flexibilities and simplifications now. Recipients may consult the Statement Regarding Compliance with the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Interim Final Rule and Final Rulefor more information on compliance with the Interim Final Rule and the Final Rule.

The Final Rule builds on the program’s successes and implementation efforts so far. In May 2021, Treasury published the Interim Final Rule (IFR) to govern eligible and ineligible uses of funds (as well as other program provisions), sought feedback from the public on these program rules, and began to distribute funds. The IFR went immediately into effect in May, and since then, governments have used SLFRF funds to meet their immediate pandemic response needs and to begin building a strong and equitable recovery.

As governments began to deploy this funding in their communities, Treasury carefully considered the feedback provided through the public comment process on the Interim Final Rule and in other forums.  Treasury received over 1,500 comments, participated in hundreds of meetings, and received correspondence from a wide range of governments and other stakeholders.  On January 6, 2022 , Treasury released the Final Rule, which delivers broader flexibility and greater simplicity in the program, responsive to feedback in the comment process.

A few core improvements included in Final Rule are:

Broader set of uses that are available to respond to the pandemic’s public health and economic impacts on households, small businesses, and others, including capital expenditures

Major simplification for thousands of recipients through the $10 million revenue loss standard allowance

Greater flexibility in eligible broadband investments to address challenges with access, affordability, and reliability, as well as the addition of numerous eligible water and sewer infrastructure investments 

More streamlined options to provide premium pay through broadening the share of eligible workers who can receive premium pay without additional justification

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Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program (SLFRF) and (ARPA)

For further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact:

Zuzell E. Murguido, Senior Procurement Officer 

City of Miami Springs - City Hall - Second Floor
201 Westward Drive
Miami Springs, Florida 33166

Office: 305.805.5054

City Cell: 561-849-0334

E-mail: MurguidoZ@miamisprings-fl.gov