COVID-19 Funding Details

Unemployment Insurance- PEUC

Extends benefits for an extra 24 weeks after regular unemployment compensation benefits are exhausted. PEUC is available from April 4, 2020 through March 13, 2021

Virgin Islands Department of Labor

4/1/2020

6/30/2022

$23.67M

$23.67M

$0

Unemployment Insurance- PUA

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program expands unemployment insurance eligibility to self-employed workers, freelancers, independent contractors, and part-time workers impacted by the coronavirus. The program provides up to 39 weeks of benefits and permit states to extend unemployment benefits up to an additional 13 weeks which is available retroactively beginning on or after Jan. 27 to Dec 31, 2020 and calculated based on the weekly benefit amounts provided under a state's unemployment insurance laws.

Virgin Islands Department of Labor

4/1/2020

6/30/2022

$27.65M

$27.65M

$0

 Assistance for State, Local, and Tribal Governments

Eligible Fiscal support expenditures: Public health and compliance expenses such as communication and enforcement, protective supplies, disinfection, distance learning, telework capabilities, and paid leave for employees to enable public health precautions. Payroll expenses for employees who mitigate and respond.

Virgin Islands Office of Management and Budget

6/29/2020

9/30/2022

$74.81M

$74.81M

$0

Provider Relief Funds - Round 1 - received 4/10/2020

The Provider Relief Funds support American families, workers, and the heroic healthcare providers in the battle against the COVID-19 outbreak.

Juan F. Luis Hospital

4/10/2020

Funds expended

$396.48K

$396.48K

$0

Provider Relief Funds - received 4/24/2020

The Provider Relief Fund is allocated for general distribution to Medicare facilities and providers impacted by COVID-19, based on eligible providers' 2019 net patient revenue.

Juan F. Luis Hospital

4/24/2020

Funds expended

$5.24K

$5.24K

$0

Provider Relief Funds - Round 2 - received 5/6/2020

The Provider Relief Fund is allocated for general distribution to Medicare facilities and providers impacted by COVID-19, based on eligible providers' 2019 net patient revenue.

Juan F. Luis Hospital

5/6/2020

Funds expended

$4.29M

$4.29M

$0

Provider Relief Funds - received 9/14/2020

The Provider Relief Fund is allocated for general distribution to Medicare facilities and providers impacted by COVID-19, based on eligible providers' 2019 net patient revenue.

Juan F. Luis Hospital

9/14/2020

Funds expended

$18.63K

$18.63K

$0

Provider Relief Funds - received 10/16/2020

The Provider Relief Fund is allocated for general distribution to Medicare facilities and providers impacted by COVID-19, based on eligible providers' 2019 net patient revenue.

Juan F. Luis Hospital

10/16/2020

Funds expended

$0.95M

$0.95M

$0

Provider Relief Funds - received 1/12/2021 * OMB Admin

Relief Funds

Juan F. Luis Hospital

1/12/2021

Funds expended

$0

$0

$0

Provider Relief Funds - received 2/4/2021 * OMB Admin

Relief Funds

Juan F. Luis Hospital

2/4/2021

Funds expended

$0

$0

$0

CARES Act Treasury Funds Appropriation - OMB*

Treasury Funds

Juan F. Luis Hospital

N/A

Funds expended

$0

$0

$0

Provider Relief Funds - received 12/18/2020 * OMB Admin

Relief Funds

Juan F. Luis Hospital

12/18/2020

Funds expended

$0

$0

$0

Provider Relief Funds - Round 1

The Provider Relief Fund is allocated for general distribution to Medicare facilities and providers impacted by COVID-19, based on eligible providers' 2019 net patient revenue.

Schneider Regional Medical Center

N/A

Funds expended

$1.04M

$1.04M

$0

Provider Relief Funds - Round 2

The Provider Relief Fund is allocated for general distribution to Medicare facilities and providers impacted by COVID-19, based on eligible providers' 2019 net patient revenue.

Schneider Regional Medical Center

N/A

Funds expended

$4.42M

$4.42M

$0

Provider Relief Funds - Round 2

The Provider Relief Fund is allocated for general distribution to Medicare facilities and providers impacted by COVID-19, based on eligible providers' 2019 net patient revenue.

Schneider Regional Medical Center

N/A

Funds expended

$3.48K

$3.48K

$0

Provider Relief Funds - Round 3

The Provider Relief Fund is allocated for general distribution to Medicare facilities and providers impacted by COVID-19, based on eligible providers' 2019 net patient revenue.

Schneider Regional Medical Center

N/A

Funds expended

$51.18K

$51.18K

$0

Provider Relief Funds - Round 4

The Provider Relief Fund is allocated for general distribution to Medicare facilities and providers impacted by COVID-19, based on eligible providers' 2019 net patient revenue.

Schneider Regional Medical Center

N/A

Funds expended

$4.65M

$4.65M

$0

CARES Act Treasury Funds Appropriation - OMB

Treasury Funds

Schneider Regional Medical Center

N/A

Funds expended

$0

$0

$0

Medicaid Cares Act

The Provider Relief Funds support American families, workers, and the heroic healthcare providers in the battle against the COVID-19 outbreak. HHS has distributed funds to hospitals and healthcare providers on the front line of the coronavirus response.

Virgin Islands Department of Human Services

4/1/2020

Funds expended

$2.71M

$2.71M

$0

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

LIHEAP Funding will be used to supplement the electrical bills of low income seniors and persons with disabilities; With the supplemental funding, DHS may also be able to assist very low income non-seniors who are experiencing hardship because of loss of employment due to COVID 19.

Virgin Islands Department of Human Services

N/A

Funds expended

$155.25K

$155.25K

$0

Family Violence Prevention - 93.591

The purpose of this grant is to provide additional support to family violence shelters and additional support for the National Domestic Violence Hotline Office of Intake and Emergency Services - Emergency Welfare Services (EWS) requests and other treatment/therapy needs for families.

Virgin Islands Department of Human Services

3/27/2020

Funds expended

$43.59K

$43.59K

$0

Child Welfare Services

The purpose of this grant is to provide assistance to states, territories and tribes to support the child welfare needs of families during this crisis, and to help keep families together.

Virgin Islands Department of Human Services

3/27/2020

Funds expended

$22.25K

$22.25K

$0

Medicaid Cares Act

The Provider Relief Funds support American families, workers, and the heroic healthcare providers in the battle against the COVID-19 outbreak. HHS has distributed funds to hospitals and healthcare providers on the front line of the coronavirus response.

Virgin Islands Department of Human Services

10/1/2020

Funds expended

$1.94M

$1.94M

$0

Community Services Block Grant-CARES

The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) is authorized by the Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training Educational Services Human Services Reauthorization Act to assist with providing a variety of social services across the Department by providing staffing, equipment, and supplies. The CARES Act authorized additional funds to government entities to help prevent, prepare, and respond to COVID-19 and its impacts.

Virgin Islands Department of Human Services

N/A

Funds expended

$0

$0

$0

USDA EMERGENCY MAXIMUM ALLOTMENT

USDA Emergency Maximum Allotments (EA) were issued based on a public emergency declaration by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Section 319 of the Public Health Services Act related to an outbreak of COVID-19 with the issuance of an emergency or disaster declaration. Generally, states and territories report disaster related SNAP participation and issuance data to FNS on the FNS-292B Report of Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefit Issuance within 45 days of termination of disaster assistance.

Virgin Islands Department of Human Services

N/A

Funds expended

$13.40M

$13.40M

$0

USDA - Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (PEBT) 1

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 provides the Secretary of Agriculture authority to approve state and territorial agencies plans for temporary emergency standards of eligibility and levels of benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act.

Virgin Islands Department of Human Services

N/A

Funds expended

$4.98M

$4.98M

$0

USDA - Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (PEBT) 2

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 provides the Secretary of Agriculture authority to approve state and territorial agencies plans for temporary emergency standards of eligibility and levels of benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act.

Virgin Islands Department of Human Services

N/A

Funds expended

$1.49M

$1.49M

$0

Unemployment Insurance (Supplemental)- FPUC

Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) is an emergency program established by the CARES Act to increase unemployment benefits for Americans who are out of work because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Virgin Islands Department of Labor

4/1/2020

Funds expended

$91.41M

$91.41M

$0

Unemployment Insurance- EB

Extended Benefits are available to workers who have exhausted regular unemployment insurance benefits during periods of high unemployment. Federal benefits available through March 14, 2021.

Virgin Islands Department of Labor

6/1/2020

Funds expended

$2.63M

$2.63M

$0

Lost Wages Assistance Program - LWAP

The Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program is a federal-state unemployment benefit that provided $300 to $400 in weekly compensation to eligible claimants. The LWA program was meant to address unemployment for the period Aug. 1, 2020, to Dec. 27, 2020.

Virgin Islands Department of Labor

8/10/2020

Funds expended

$6.23M

$6.23M

$0

Unemployment Insurance (Base)- UI

Provide benefits to temporarily unemployed through no fault of their own. Benefits cover expenses such as housing, food, clothing, and necessary transportation. No deductions are made from the worker’s wages to finance Unemployment Insurance Benefits. Eligibility for Unemployment Insurance Benefits is based on wages earned not on family financial resources.

Virgin Islands Department of Labor

N/A

Funds expended

$59.51M

$59.51M

$0

National Endowment for the Arts

To support arts program, services, and activities associated with carrying out the agency's National Endowment for the Arts - approved strategic plan, as well as salaries, administration costs, and related sub granting to the nonprofit arts sector in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Virgin Islands Department of Planning & Natural Resources

10/1/2019

Funds expended

$200.10K

$200.10K

$0

Public Housing Operating Fund

Provides operating assistance to make up for reduced rent payments with eligible activities falling under the broad categories of preventing, preparing and responding to COVID-19.

Virgin Islands Housing Authority

N/A

Funds expended

$3.24M

$3.24M

$0

Tenant-Based Rental Assistance

Provide additional resources to PHAs administering the HCV and Mainstream Programs to respond to higher program cost due to COVID-19. More importantly, the HAP funds will assist PHAs in preventing termination of assistance to those most in need, including persons with disabilities.

Virgin Islands Housing Authority

N/A

Funds expended

$669.06K

$669.06K

$0

Governor's Fund - Education Stabilization Fund - OMB Administered

Education Stabilization Fund- Any Covid-19 activity authorized under various federal education laws includes but are not limited to technology, protection of educational jobs, mental health services, activities related to summer learning, and to defray institutional expenses.

Virgin Islands Department of Education

6/30/2020

OMB Admin.

$0

$0

$0