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<br /> COVID-19 related expenditures for which reimbursement is expected through the Federal
<br /> Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
<br /> CARES Act Funds Allocated by the County
<br /> The County received two funding allocations through the Corona Virus Aid, Relief, and
<br /> Economic Security Act or CARES Act. CARES Act funds were distributed to counties based on
<br /> population. CARES Act funding must be used to fund expenses directly related to the County's
<br /> response to the pandemic. These funds cannot be used to supplant currently budgeted
<br /> expenses or to replace revenues such as sales tax or occupancy tax that have suffered as a
<br /> result of the pandemic. The CARES Act funds must be used by December 31, 2020, or they will
<br /> be reverted to the State.
<br /> Orange County's allocation in each round of funding was $2,665,753 and $2,881,614 for a total
<br /> of $5,547,367. Of that total amount, the County retained $3.2 million while $2.3 million was
<br /> distributed to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Mebane based on a per capita allocation.
<br /> For the first round of funding, the Towns submitted requests for the use of funds to the County.
<br /> In general, approximately $400,000 was used for emergency housing assistance, $600,000 was
<br /> allocated to personal protective equipment, $500,000 was allocated to personnel expenses, and
<br /> the remaining amount for technology to support remote working and economic support to local
<br /> businesses. For the second round of funding, municipalities are required to report their use of
<br /> funds to the County by the end of August.
<br /> The County has used its $3.2 million CARES funding allocation to support a range of expenses
<br /> directly related to response efforts. The following table details how the funds were allocated to
<br /> various expenditure categories.
<br /> TotalCARES CARES
<br /> Round 1 Round 2
<br /> Building Modifications,Sanitization,and Signage $ 580,000 $ 580,000
<br /> Technology to Support Remote Work $ 186,602 $ 316,541 $ 503,143
<br /> Court Navigator -6 months $ 31,457 $ 31,457
<br /> Food Acquisition and Distribution $ 56,000 $ 50,000 $ 106,000
<br /> Reemployment Services $ 25,000 $ 25,000 $ 50,000
<br /> Child Care&Support Services $ 75,000 $ 75,000
<br /> Landlord Incentives $ 50,000 $ 50,000
<br /> Emergency Housing Assistance-Eviction Prevention $ 188,736 $ 965,000 $ 1,153,736
<br /> Emergency Housing Assistance-Foreclosure Prevention $ 100,000 $ 100,000
<br /> Legal Counsel for Eviction Prevention;Translation $ 57,590 $ 58,000 $ 115,590
<br /> Reimbursement for Employee COVID Leave $ 104,251 $ 131,795 $ 236,046
<br /> Visitors Bureau Advertising $ 25,000 $ 50,000 $ 75,000
<br /> Revaluation Staffing Supplement $ 40,000 $ 40,000
<br /> Long Term Recovery Coordinator $ 101,500 $ 101,500
<br /> County Allocation TOTAL $ 1,546,136 $ 1,671,336 $ 3,217,472
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