Infrastructure Projects

Shown are public and private capital infrastructure projects funded by ARPA awards with expenditures through Q1 2024.

Spending Categories

Health

Public health expenses for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, personal protective equipment, payroll and benefits for health care and public safety workers, and personnel and services substantially diverted for a different use.

Housing

Mortgage arrears and up to 6 months in forward payments, utility payments, property charges (ie. property taxes, HOAs), rental and utility assistance, as well as, expenses to provide temporary shelter and increase the housing supply.

Education

Expenses to facilitate distance learning, the safe reopening of schools, and workforce development and training assistance.

Economic Revitalization

Assistance to businesses and non-profit organizations, contributions to the unemployment insurance (UI) fund, and expenditures to aid in travel and tourism.

Connectivity

Expenses to improve the telework capabilities of public workers and improve broadband access across Kansas.

Childcare

Expenses to expand childcare capacity across the state.

Efficiency & Modernization

Upgrades and renovations to public buildings and infrastructure.

Administrative and Other

Expenses to manage COVID-19 funding and reporting, assistance to local governments, and continuity of state government operations.

Fund/Program Information

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)

Overview
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was signed into law on March 27, 2020 to address the economic consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic.  The CARES Act implemented a variety of programs to provide fast and direct financial assistance for American workers, families, small businesses, and industries.
Read more: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/about-the-cares-act

Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF)
The Coronavirus Relief Fund provide payments to states and eligible local governments to cover costs incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19). Kansas received a total of $1,250,000,000.00 including direct payments to Johnson and Sedgwick counties.

Payroll Protection Program (PPP)
The Payroll Protection Program was authorized by the CARES Act and administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to offer emergency loans for businesses to retain employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Loans were eligible for forgiveness if employment and compensation levels were maintained and at least 60% of the loan was spent on payroll costs. Of the 126,405 loans totaling $7,382,390,123 issued in Kansas, $7,309,231,845 (99.0%) has been forgiven as of September 30, 2023.
Read more: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/covid-19-relief-options/paycheck-protection-program

American Rescue Plan Act

Overview
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law on March 11, 2021, to promote the recovery and growth of a variety of American industries in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Focuses include critical infrastructure, state and local governments, as well as restaurants and arts venues and other types of small businesses.
Read more: https://www.eda.gov/funding/programs/American-rescue-plan

Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF)
The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program was authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act and allotted $350 billion to state, territorial, local, and Tribal governments across the country to help support their COVID-19 response and recovery. These funds are shown in the dashboard as State Fiscal Recovery Funds (SFRF) and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (LFRF), as the data are collected from two separate sources. Recipients must obligate funds by December 31, 2024, and spend obligated funds by December 31, 2026. These data are updated quarterly in the dashboard above. Currently shown are LFRF expenditures reported through the third quarter of 2023 and SFRF include reported expenditures through December 31, 2023.
Read more: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/assistance-for-state-local-and-tribal-governments/state-and-local-fiscal-recovery-funds

Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund (CPF)
The Capital Projects Fund (CPF) provides $10 billion to states, territories, freely associated states, and Tribal governments to fund critical capital projects that enable work, education, and health monitoring in response to the pandemic.  These funds address many issued exposed by the pandemic, especially in rural America, Tribal communities, and low- and moderate-income communities. CPF funding promotes all communities’ access to high-quality modern infrastructure, including broadband, which provides a crucial link to emergency services.
Read more: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/assistance-for-state-local-and-tribal-governments/capital-projects-fund

Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG)
The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program was established by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act, and amended by the American Rescue Plan Act. The SVOG program aimed to support eligible live venues and venue operators, live venue promoters, theatrical producers, talent representatives, live performing arts organization operators, museums, and motion picture theaters during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health measures. This program, administered by the Small Business Administration, stopped accepting new applications on August 20, 2021.
Read more: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/covid-19-relief-options/shuttered-venue-operators-grant/about-svog

COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance
Small business owners in all U.S. states and territories and Washington D.C., including agricultural businesses and nonprofit organizations, were eligible to apply for working capital to meet operating expenses during the pandemic through the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). The program consisted of direct low-interest, fixed-rate loans administered by the Small Business Association (SBA). EIDL Advance funds are awarded to existing COVID-19 EIDL applicants who meet certain criteria. EIDL loans must be repaid where EIDL Advance funds are similar to a grant and do not require repayment. As of January 1, 2022, SBA stopped accepting applications for new COVID-19 EIDL loans or advances. Dashboard includes data though December 2020 only.
Read more: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/covid-19-relief-options/covid-19-economic-injury-disaster-loan/about-covid-19-eidl

Restaurant Revitalization Fund
The American Rescue Plan Act established the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) to provide funding for restaurants and other eligible businesses to continue operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program provided funding equal to each business’ pandemic-related revenue loss up to $10 million per business and no more than $5 million per physical location. Recipients were not required to repay the funding as long as funds were used for eligible expenditures no later than March 11, 2023.
Read more: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/covid-19-relief-options/restaurant-revitalization-fund