Use of ARPA Funds. GRANTEE shall ensure that the ARPA Funds requests are necessary Eligible Uses under one of the following cost categories: a) To respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency or its negative economic impacts, including assistance to households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel, and hospitality, b) To respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 public health emergency by providing premium pay to eligible workers, c) For the provision of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue due to the COVID-19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year prior to the emergency; and d) To make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure.
Use of ARPA Funds. The Subrecipient shall ensure that ARPA Funds requests are necessary to respond to the negative impacts of the public health emergency as provided in the Final Rule.
