Federal Guidance

Below are links to information and federal guidance related to the Coronavirus Preparedness & Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-123), Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127), the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and. Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (P.L. 116-139). Unless otherwise noted, the links relate to the CARES Act. NASBO staff will continue to update this page as more guidance and information is released.

Department of Treasury

• Payments to States and Eligible Units of Government
• Guidance  (updated 6/30/20)
• FAQ's  (updated 7/8/20)
• Information on Fund (not guidance)
• Local Governments: Eligible Units, Methodology
• Tribal Allocations: Press Release, Methodology, Supplemental Request Guidance, FAQs on Tribal Population, Second Distribution Methodology

Federal Reserve

Municipal Liquidity Facility

• Main Page
• Application Materials (5/18/20)
• Term Sheet (as of 6/3/20)
• Press Release: Expansion
• Updated Notice of Interest (6/11/20)

Office of Management and Budget

• Memoranda 2020
• CARES ACT & M-20-21 FAQs
• M-20-21: Implementation Guidance for Supplemental Funding Provided in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019

Department of Education

• Press Release  
• Program Page
• Application Package - REM
• Notice Inviting Applications - REM
• Notice Inviting Applications - RWP
• Coronavirus Burden Table

K-12 Fund  (ESSER)

• Press Release on Funding Availability  
• ESSER Website   

• State Allocations Table 
• FAQs on Equitable Services  
• FAQs on ESSER Fund  (NEW)
• FAQs on MOE Requirements (NEW 6/5/20)
• Notice Announcing Availability of Funds   
• Certification and Agreement    
• Template Waiver for Flexibilities
• Press Release on Flexibilities 
• State Submitted Certifications and Agreements
  
  

Higher Education Fund (HEERF)

• Guidance Page
• Press Release on First $6 Billion
• Allocations from First $6 Billion 
• FAQs: Grantees, Students, Institutions, Supplemental FAQs  
• IRS Guidance on Emergency Aid Grants
• Reporting Requirements for Emergency Aid Grants
• Press Release on Second $6 Billion  
• FAQs on Institutional Portion    
• Allocations from Second $6 Billion  
• Interim Final Rule on Eligibility

Health & Human Services

• Program Page
• FAQs
• Key Provisions

• Press release

• Slide deck
• State Allocations

• Initial Guidance
• Allocations
• Supplemental Guidance

• Initial Guidance
• Allocations
• Funding Release Dear Colleague Letter

Family Violence Prevention

• Allowable Uses of FVPSA Funds During COVID-19      
• Allocations: Awards for States, Awards for State DV Coalitions
• Funding Process
• Allowable Use of Funds
• Guidance and Reporting Requirements – State Administrators and Tribes
• Guidance and Reporting Requirements – State Domestic Violence Coalitions
• Allowable Use of Funds – National Domestic Violence Hotline
• Guidance and Reporting Requirements – National Domestic Violence Hotline

• General Information

• Press Release on $750 Million in Funding
• Guidance
• Updated Guidance
• COVID-19 Resources Page

Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY)

• Program Information
• FAQs
• Allowable Uses of Funding
• Reporting Requirements

• FAQs for Child Support Programs

• Grant
• Agency Allocations
• Press Release

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics

• Grant Awards
• Press Release
• Guidance

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

• Waivers, Guidance and Info Page
• Increased FMAP FAQs (Families First Act)
• Fact Sheet for State/Local Governments: Hospital Alternate Care Sites

Center for Disease Control

• Funding Page
• Agency Allocations
• FAQs

Administration for Community Living
Coronavirus Resource Page

ADRC Critical Relief Funds

• Press Release
• Funding Announcement
• FAQs/Allocations

• Fiscal Facts
• Funding Allocations (Families First Act)
• Funding Allocations (CARES Act)
• Reporting Requirements

Funding FAQs

Reporting Requirements

• Supportive Services
• Family Caregivers

• Protection of Vulnerable Older Americans

• Centers for Independent Living
  • Fiscal Facts (Updated 4/24)

• FAQ’s
• Press Release
• Allocations

• FAQ’s
• Allocations

Health Centers for Expanded Testing (Paycheck Protection/Health Care Enhancement Act)

• Press Release
• Allocations
• FAQs

Rural Health Clinics for Testing (Paycheck Protection/Health Care Enhancement Act)

• Press Release
• Allocations

• Award Amounts
• Press Release
• FAQs

Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program and Telehealth Resource Centers

• Press Release
• Award Recipients

Department of Labor

Unemployment Insurance Relief During COVID-19 Resources Page

Unemployment Insurance

• Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Guidance
• Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) Guidance
• Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Guidance
• Summary of Key UI Provisions and Guidance Re: Temp Emergency State Staffing Flexibility

Unemployment Insurance Emergency Administrative Grants (Families First Act)

• Guidance (No. 13-20)
• Guidance Update (No. 13-20, Change 1)
• State Allocations

Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave
(Families First Act)

• Guidance
• Program Page
• Fact Sheet – Employee Rights
• Fact Sheet – Employer Requirements

• Awards to Date
• Guidance
• Flexibilities for Contact Tracing

Short-Time Compensation

• Guidance (No. 22-20)
• Allocations

Senior Community Service Employment Program

• Guidance (No. 22-19)

Department of Justice

Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program

• Solicitation
• Allocations
• FAQs

US Department of Agriculture

Q & A’s for State Agencies Responding to COVID-19

Food and Nutrition Service COVID-19 Response Page

• Flexibilities
• Allocations 
• Q & As

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) (CARES Act)

• Flexibilities
• Funding Memo
• Allocations

• Waivers, Q&A 
• Policy Memo on CARES Funding & Income Determinations

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Families First Act)

• Guidance 
• Quality Control Waiver Q & As

Department of Commerce

• Press Release
• Program Page

Awards to Fishery Participants

• Press Release/Summary of Allocations/FAQs

Economic Development Administration Recovery Assistance Grants

• Press Release
• Program Page
• Notice of Funding Opportunity
• FAQs

Department of Homeland Security

• Allocations and Funding Opportunity
• FAQs

Emergency Food and Shelter Program

• Press Release 
• Press Release (June 8)
• State-by-State Eligible Jurisdictions/Allocation Amounts

Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program – COVID-19 Supplemental

• Notice of Funding Opportunity
• Local Cost Share Calculator

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Community Development Block Grant

• Eligible Activities
• Grant Allocations (Round 1)
• Press Release (Round 2)
• Grant Allocations (Round 2)

Emergency Solutions Grants 

•  Grant Allocations 
• Flexibilities  
• Press Release Round 2 Distribution (June 9)
• Funding Methodology Round 2

Public Housing Operating Fund

• Guidance
• Allocations

Tenant-Based Rental Assistance

• Guidance
• Allocations
• Press Release

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS

• Guidance
• Grant Allocations 
• Flexibilities

Mainstream Housing Choice Voucher Program

• Press Release
• Allocations

Department of Transportation

FTA Press Release
FTA Resources

Supplemental Public Transportation Apportionments and Allocations

• Apportionments & Allocations

FTA Urbanized Formulas

• Urbanized Area Apportionments

FTA Nonurbanized Formula

• Rural Area Apportionments

Grants-in-Aid to Airports

• Press Release
• Grant Amounts
• FAQs

Department of Veterans Affairs

Homeless and At-Risk Veterans

• Press Release
  • Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program
  • Grant and Per Diem Program
  • Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program

Independent Agencies

Election Security Grants

• Guidance and Allocations
• Use of HAVA Funds Related to COVID-19

• Press Release
• Allocations

National Endowment for the Arts

• Guidance website
• Press Release
• Allocations

National Endowment for the Humanities

• Program Page
• FAQ’s
• Allocations