Federal funds distributed for COVID-19 outbreak response
The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed into law on March 27, 2020, appropriated approximately $2.95 billion to state and local governments in Washington state to help fund the response to the COVID-19 outbreak. These funds include:
- $786 million directly to local governments with populations of 500,000 or more: King, Snohomish, Pierce and Spokane counties, and the city of Seattle.
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$297 million to the state that is being passed on to smaller local governments that did not receive direct distributions under the CARES Act. For details, see:
- Press release: Inslee announces distribution of funding to local governments from federal stimulus package (4/27/20)
- Press release: Local governments poised to receive nearly $300 million in coronavirus relief (5/8/20)
- Press release: Inslee announces additional federal funding to be distributed to local governments (8/31/20)
- Specific allocations (includes additional $125.7M allocated Aug. 31 out of the $1.87 billion below) [pdf]
- Local government coronavirus relief funds (Dept. of Commerce)
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$1.87 billion directly to the state, anticipated to go toward the procurement of PPE, lab equipment, testing supplies, isolation and quarantine sites, staffing of public health and emergency management efforts, and more. As these funds are allocated, they will be listed in the table below.
Date |
Recipient | Amount | Purpose | Memo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/20/2020 | Dept. of Social and Health Services | N/A | Revises the previous allocation to include up to $1M of the original allocation for N95 mask fit testing. | Amendment of previous Oct. 27 allocation of funds to Dept. of Social and Health Services | |
| 11/18/2020 | University of Washington | +$21,875,000 CRF (federal), -$21,875,000 DRA (state) | For UW Medicine to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, including managing an emergency operations center; procuring personal protective equipment, medical supplies and other equipment; disposing medical waste; cleaning and disinfecting state-owned facilities and equipment; disseminating information to the public; making temporary modifications to health care facilities; and developing triage, intake and testing facilities. | CARES Act allocation and DRA reduction for University of Washington | |
| 11/18/2020 | Dept. of Enterprise Services | +$360,000 CRF (federal), -$360,000 DRA (state) | To translate COVID-19 documents into 37 languages for 40 state agencies. | CARES Act allocation and DRA reduction for Dept of Enterprise Services | |
| 11/18/2020 | Dept. of Health | +$35,600,000 CRF (federal), -$35,600,000 DRA (state) | To pay for costs associated with the state and local government response to the coronavirus outbreak. | CARES Act allocation and DRA reduction for Dept. of Health | |
| 11/18/2020 | Dept. of Commerce | +$5,000,000 CRF (federal), -$5,000,000 DRA (state) | To continue the Working Washington Small Business Grant program. These grants of up to $10,000 are available to businesses that have up to 10 employees and have been in business for at least one year. | CARES Act allocation and DRA reduction for Dept. of Commerce | |
| 11/18/2020 | Dept. of Commerce | +$250,000 CRF (federal), -$250,000 DRA (state) | To install infrastructure hardware for drive-in WiFi locations at schools and libraries. | CARES Act allocation and DRA reduction for Dept. of Commerce for drive-in WiFi locations | |
| 11/18/2020 | Health Care Authority | +$260,000 CRF (federal), -$260,000 DRA (state) | To pay the sales tax portion of the Washington State Hospital Association’s (WSHA) purchase of personal protection equipment for hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other providers of services to vulnerable populations. | CARES Act allocation and DRA reduction for Health Care Authority | |
| 11/18/2020 | Dept. of Social and Health Services | +$19,500,000 CRF (federal), -$19,500,000 DRA (state) | To pay for costs associated with moving patients from hospitals to long-term care settings and purchasing a long-term care facility. | CARES Act allocation and DRA reduction for Dept. of Social and Health Services for long-term care costs | |
| 11/18/2020 | Dept. of Social and Health Services | +$13,900,000 CRF (federal), -$13,900,000 DRA (state) | TANF extension and sanction reduction, Disaster Cash Assistance Program, Food Assistance Program. | CARES Act allocation and DRA reduction for Dept. of Social and Health Services | |
| 11/18/2020 | Office of the Attorney General | +$500,000 CRF (federal), -$500,000 DRA (state) | To address the backlog of cases related to the eviction moratorium. | CARES Act allocation and DRA reduction for Office of the Attorney General | |
| 11/18/2020 | Employment Security Dept. | $25,000,000 | To the COVID-19 Unemployment Account. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Employment Security Department for administrative expenses associated with LWA program | |
| 11/17/2020 | Dept. of Health | $4,762,500 | To aid the Tacoma/Pierce County local health jurisdiction with eligible expenses. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Dept. of Health for Tacoma-Pierce County local health jurisdictions | |
| 11/06/2020 | Dept. of Social and Health Services | N/A | In addition to increased rates for residential and in-home providers, the purpose of the Oct. 27 allocation now includes the purchase and storage of personal protective equipment through Dec. 30, 2020. | Correcting purpose of Oct. 27 allocation to DSHS | |
| 11/05/2020 | Dept. of Social and Health Services | N/A | In addition to the purpose in the original allocation, approval for up to $1M for purchase of N95 masks for adult family home providers. | Amendment of previous Oct. 27 allocation of funds to Dept. of Social and Health Services | |
| 11/04/2020 | Administrative Office of the Courts | $976,000 | To establish and operate a pilot Eviction Resolution Program (ERP) in seven counties. The ERP will resolve disputes involving non-payment of rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Corrects allocation letter dated 11/2/20 that had incorrect amount. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Administrative Office of the Courts | |
| 11/02/2020 | Dept. of Health | $3,000,000 | To fund the ongoing media campaign related to prevention of the spread of COVID-19. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Dept. of Health for COVID-19 media campaign | |
| 11/02/2020 | Office of Public Defense | $1,500,000 | To reimburse public defense attorneys and contractors for COVID-19-related expenses. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Office of Public Defense | |
| 10/30/2020 | Dept. of Social and Health Services | $13,200,000 | For increased testing in nursing homes per guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which requires testing of all staff and residents every 3-7 days until no new cases are found for 14 days. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Dept. of Social and Health Services for nursing home testing costs | |
| 10/30/2020 | Office of Financial Management and Dept. of Enterprise Services | $24,000,000 | For computer devices to allow K-12 students to learn remotely. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to OFM and DES for K-12 computers | |
| 10/27/2020 | Dept. of Social and Health Services | $247,017,000 | To increase rates associated with residential and in-home providers between July – Dec. 2020. Also for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) caseload impacts, and required match for the Food Assistance Program (FAP) to mirror the maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit amount per a federal waiver. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Dept. of Social and Health Services | |
| 10/26/2020 | Dept. of Children, Youth, and Families | N/A | Extends allocation timeframe through Oct. 31, 2020 to provide support services to ECEAP families with an eligible three- or four-year-old. | Amendment of previous June 29 allocation of funds to Dept. of Children, Youth and Families for ECEAP Summer Support Services. | |
| 10/20/2020 | Central Washington University | $312,000 | For technology costs associated with shifting coursework, advising, tutoring, labs and other essential online student services. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Central Washington University for technology costs | |
| 10/16/2020 | Dept. of Agriculture | $9,425,000 | For COVID-related food security, including to increase the capacity of the state’s Emergency Food Assistance Program and to purchase food, PPE and supplies for distribution to non-profit food banks and food pantries. Also to create a financial assistance program for small-scale meat processors to increase capacity and address labor shortages due to the pandemic. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Dept. of Agriculture for COVID-related food security | |
| 10/16/2020 | Office of the Governor | $401,000 | To provide funds to the Washington State Equity Office for its coronavirus efforts, | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to the Office of the Governor | |
| 10/16/2020 | Dept. of Commerce | $3,000,000 | To serve American Indian/Alaska Native individuals living in urban areas who have been excluded from federal Coronavirus Relief Funds provided to tribal governments. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Dept. of Commerce | |
| 10/16/2020 | Office of the Attorney General | $652,000 | To continue to enforce Governor Proclamation 20-19: COVID-19 Moratorium on Evictions. Funding may be used for the cost of retaining contract attorneys, as well as assistant attorney general and other support staff costs. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Office of the Attorney General to enforce eviction moratorium | |
| 10/06/2020 | Employment Security Dept. | $209,713 | For the state’s share of the administrative expenses associated with the federal Lost Wages Assistance program for the sixth week of benefits (Aug. 30 – Sept. 5) | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Employment Security Department | |
| 09/21/2020 | Dept. of Children, Youth, and Families | $78,090,000 | For child care relief. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Dept. of Children, Youth, and Families | |
| 09/18/2020 | Employment Security Dept. | $2,811,926 | For the state’s share of the administrative expenses associated with the federal Lost Wages Assistance program. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Employment Security Department | |
| 09/08/2020 | Office of the Governor | -$225,000 (Disaster Response Account-Federal) | Rescinded for the reason it is more appropriate for the Office of the Governor to apply for expedited FEMA-Public Assistance reimbursement from the Military Department. | Rescinding DRA-Federal allocation to Office of the Governor | |
| 09/08/2020 | Dept. of Agriculture | -$11,411,000 | Rescinded for the reason it is more appropriate for the Dept. of Agricuture to apply for expedited FEMA-Public Assistance reimbursement from the Military Department. | Rescinding DRA-Federal allocation to the Department of Agriculture | |
| 09/08/2020 | Dept. of Social and Health Services | $223,143,000 | For state General Fund expenses incurred in response to the coronavirus pandemic in fiscal year 2020 and for March to June 2020 Aging and Long-Term Support Administration and Development Disability Administration provider rates, and to the Economic Services Administration for coronavirus response activities. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Dept. of Social and Health Services | |
| 09/08/2020 | Joint Legislative Services Committee | $883,000 | For state General Fund expenses incurred in response to the coronavirus pandemic in FY 2020. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Joint Legislative Services Committee | |
| 09/08/2020 | Health Care Authority | $8,172,000 | For state General Fund expenses incurred in response to the coronavirus pandemic in fiscal year 2020. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Health Care Authority | |
| 09/08/2020 | Dept. of Ecology | $1,134,000 | For state General Fund expenses incurred in response to the coronavirus pandemic in fiscal year 2020. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Dept. of Ecology | |
| 09/08/2020 | Dept. of Revenue | $1,828,000 | For state General Fund expenses incurred in response to the coronavirus pandemic in fiscal year 2020. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Dept. of Revenue | |
| 09/08/2020 | Dept. of Health | $57,392,000 | For state General Fund expenses incurred in response to the coronavirus pandemic in fiscal year 2020. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Dept. of Health | |
| 09/08/2020 | Dept. of Corrections | $17,216,000 | For state General Fund expenses incurred in response to the coronavirus pandemic in fiscal year 2020. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Dept. of Corrections | |
| 09/08/2020 | Dept. of Natural Resources | $1,126,000 | For state General Fund expenses incurred in response to the coronavirus pandemic in fiscal year 2020. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Dept. of Natural Resources | |
| 09/08/2020 | Dept. of Children, Youth, and Families | $45,131,000 | For Working Connections Child Care enrollment expenses incurred in response to the coronavirus pandemic in fiscal year 2020. | Allocation of federal CARES Act funds to Dept. of Children, Youth, and Families |
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