Geary County Clerk

Purpose: Recipients of the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) Program Will Designate Financial Assistance to Support Urgent Public Health Efforts to Decrease Spread of the Coronavirus, Replace Lost Revenue for Vital Public Services and Help Retain Jobs, Support Immediate Economic Stabilization for Households and Businesses, Make Necessary Investments in Water, Sewer and Broadband Infrastructure, and Cover the Cost of Other Eligible Activities. Activities to Be Performed: States (defined to Include the District of Columbia), U.s. Territories (defined to Include, Puerto Rico, U.s. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), Tribes, Metropolitan Cities, Counties, Consolidated Governments, and Non-entitlement Units of Local Government (through States)(collectively "eligible Entities") Will Receive Payments From Treasury to Use the Funding for the Eligible Purposes Outlined in the Program Statute, Treasury's Implementing Regulations, and Guidance. End Goal/expected Outcomes: Recipients of the Slfrf Program Will Use Funds to: (1) Provide the Necessary Assistance for Households, Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Impacted Industries, Such as Tourism, Travel, and Hospitality to Respond to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency or Its Negative Impacts; (2) Be Used to Cover Premium Pay to Eligible Workers of the Governments Performing Essential Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic or Used to Provide Grants to Eligible Employers That Have Eligible Workers Who Perform Essential Work; (3) Provide Government Services, to the Extent COVID-19 Caused a Reduction of Revenues Collected in the Most Recent Full Fiscal Year of the Government; or (4) Make the Necessary Investments in Water, Sewer, or Broadband Infrastructure. Intended Beneficiaries: Essential Workers, Households, Small Businesses, Nonprofits, the Governments of the Eligible Entities, the General Public, Etc. Subrecipient Activities: Subrecipient Activities Are Not Known at This Time. Recipient-specific Information on Use of Funds Was Not Available at the Time of Obligation. Please Refer to Https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/assistance-for-state-local-and-tribal-governments/state-and-local-fiscal-recovery-funds for Updates on Recipients' Use of Funds in the Program.