- In addition to the Project Air Bridge efforts, as of April 14, FEMA delivered 140 ventilators, 207,919 N-95 masks, 319,100 surgical masks, 66,899 medical gowns, 3,379 coveralls, 64,642 face shields, and 310,324 gloves from the Strategic National Stockpile to Oregon.
- As of April 21, FEMA has obligated over $40 M for Oregon to respond to COVID-19 and will continue to obligate additional dollars per validated State requests.
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has worked with the State of Oregon to increase hospital capacity in the State and is providing resources and personnel to create an alternate care facility in Eugene (Eugene River Avenue Facility – 45 beds). More
here.
Federal Agency Support: The Trump Administration continues to provide unprecedented resources,
guidance, and regulatory flexibilities for State, local and tribal governments to develop and deploy innovative solutions for addressing COVID-19.
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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
Through the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided $10.39 M to the State of Oregon.
As of April 21, HHS has awarded more than $23.25 M in CARES Act funding to 30 health centers
across Oregon to assist in combatting COVID-19. More
here.
Medical providers in Oregon were allocated more than $291 M for the first round of funding from the Provider Relief Fund, with most of that provided Friday, April 10.
The Indian Health Service (IHS) has distributed $14 M in COVID-19 supplemental appropriations to
the State of Oregon, benefiting IHS, Tribal, and Urban Indian Organization Health Programs within
the IHS Portland Area. More
here. IHS has also delivered 7 ID NOW COVID-19 rapid point-of-care
test system to 7 tribes in Oregon.
As of April 22, the State of Oregon has received a total of more than $373.9 M from HHS, through the Provider Relief Fund, CDC State and local funding, HRSA health centers, and other HHS grants.
On March 20, the State of Oregon submitted an 1135 Medicaid Waiver request to the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid (CMS). On March 25, CMS
approved Oregon’s waiver request offering new
flexibilities to focus resources on combatting the outbreak and providing the best possible care to
Medicaid beneficiaries in Oregon.
HHS, CMS, and FDA have issued guidance on several topics to help inform decisions made by State and local health officials and private sector partners, including operational guidance for Oregon
nursing homes, telemedicine, elective surgery, and insurers. Learn more from CMS
here, CDC
here,
and FDA.
On April 22, organizations in Oregon were awarded more than $2.6 M to support small rural hospitals and promote telehealth in rural communities. More
here.
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U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
As a result of the CARES Act, the SBA created four
additional loan/funding programs to assist
businesses impacted by COVID-19. As of April 16, the SBA issued over $3.8 B in loans to over 18,700 Oregon small businesses. Nationally, SBA executed more loans in 14 days of the CARES Act
implementation than the agency had done in the previous 14 years. More
here.
On March 20, SBA
declared an economic disaster in Oregon at the request of Governor Brown. The disaster declaration creates access to low interest loans for small businesses across Oregon. SBA continues to process and allocate disaster loans to eligible parties in Oregon. As of April 20, the SBA has approved 10,914 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) advances of up to $10,000 for Oregon small businesses impacted by COVID-19; these funds, as authorized by the CARES Act, do not need to be repaid and have totaled more than $48 M in the State of Oregon.
- U.S. Department of the Treasury (USDT)
As of Monday, April 13, Economic Impact Payments authorized by the CARES Act have gone out to 80 million Americans in Oregon and across the country. These payments are being automatically
issued to eligible 2019 or 2018 federal tax return filers who received a refund using direct deposit.
More
here. Social Security recipients who do not file tax returns will automatically receive economic
impact payments. More
here.
Treasury is operationalizing stimulus relief to States, Tribes, and eligible units of local government as authorized under the CARES Act’s Coronavirus Relief Fund. The State of Oregon, combined with
eligible units of local government in the State that apply, will receive over $1.6 B. Governmental
entities in the State of Oregon have already received $931.9 M of this allocation, including over $114.2 M to the City of Portland. More
here.
On April 9, the Department of the Treasury and Federal Reserve launched a Main Street Business
Lending program and a Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF) to support the flow of credit to American
workers, businesses, states, counties, and cities In Oregon and across the nation impacted by the
COVID-19 pandemic. The MLF will provide up to $500 B in direct financing to states, counties, and
cities in Oregon and across the Nation to help ensure they have the funds necessary to provide
essential services to citizens and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. More
here. MLF term sheet
and guidance can be found
here.
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD made over $37.6 M in COVID-19 funding available to Oregon via CARES Act authorizations.
On April 1, HUD implemented the CARES Act requirement to provide up to one year of payment
forbearance for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) single-family borrowers in Oregon and across
the Nation who are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. More
here.
On April 10, HUD implemented the CARES Act requirement to provide FHA multifamily borrowers
in Oregon and across the Nation with forbearance for up to three months if they agree not to evict
tenants during that period. More
here.
- U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
As a result of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, DOL
expanded paid sick, family, and
medical leave; the Department has offered flexibilities and emergency administrative capacity
expansion grants for unemployment insurance that will help the people of Oregon.
DOL has awarded over $12.6 M in emergency administrative unemployment insurance grants and $3 M in dislocated worker grants to the State of Oregon.
- U.S. Department of Education (DoED)
On March 20, DoED suspended Federal student loan payments and waived interest during the
Federal emergency, which could help up to 495,100 direct loan borrowers in Oregon.
DoED has also provided unprecedented reporting flexibilities to Oregon to allow the State to best
meet the needs of students and teachers during the emergency. More
here,
here and
here.
In April, DoED announced allocations under the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund of the
CARES Act totaling over $127.1 M to support postsecondary education students and institutions of
higher education in Oregon. More
here and
here.
On April 14, DoED announced an allocation in The Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund
(GEERF), authorized by the CARES Act, of over $32.5 M for Oregon. This is an extraordinarily flexible “emergency block grant” designed to enable governors to decide how best to meet the needs of students, schools (including charter schools and non-public schools), postsecondary institutions, and other education-related organizations. More
here.
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
On April 17, Secretary Perdue joined President Trump in announcing the Coronavirus Food
Assistance Program
(CFAP) to assist farmers, ranchers, and consumers in response to COVID-19.
This $19 B relief program will provide $16 B in direct support based on actual losses for agricultural
producers and $3 B in purchases of fresh produce, dairy and meat, including producers in Oregon.
USDA has provided numerous flexibilities and resources to the State of Oregon to ensure children
and low income Americans have access to food during the national emergency. More
here.
USDA published a
COVID-19 Federal Rural Resource Guide for rural residents, businesses, and
communities in Oregon and across the country to find information about federal funding and
partnership opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
DOT allocated more than $285.8 M in Federal Transit Administration funds to help the Oregon public transportation systems respond to the challenges of COVID-19. More
here.
DOT awarded more than $140.1 M from the Federal Aviation Administration to help fund continuing
operations and lost revenue for airports in Oregon. More
here.
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
With the $19.6 B allocated under the CARES Act, the VA is hiring new staff and procuring additional resources to deal with the evolving needs of the pandemic. This includes expanding free or subsidized telehealth services and waiving a requirement that VA State homes maintain a 90 percent occupancy rate in order to receive Federal benefits for times when the Veteran is not in the home. More
here.
The VA traditionally provides Veterans’ healthcare, benefits and memorial affairs. In times of national crisis, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, VA provides services to the Nation based on requests from states, while being clear that Veterans are our first priority. This is known as VA’s
Fourth Mission. The VA has assisted the State of Oregon with PPE decontamination efforts and has
increased medical/surgical bed capacity in the State.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and VA
announced that VA benefit recipients in Oregon and
across the Nation will automatically receive $1,200 in Economic Impact Payments provided for under
the CARES Act.
On April 3, the VA announced a number of actions to provide Veterans in Oregon and across the
Nation with financial, benefits and claims help as part of the VA’s COVID-19 response. The financial
relief actions include – until further notice – (i) suspending all actions on Veteran debts under the
jurisdiction of the Treasury Department and (ii) suspending collection action or extending repayment
terms on preexisting VA debts, as the Veteran prefers. More
here.
- U.S. Department of State (DOS)
The State Department launched an unprecedented global effort to bring home citizens from every
corner of the globe and has repatriated thousands of Americans from multiple countries. As of April
17, DOS coordinated the repatriation of nearly 70,000 Americans, including individuals from
- U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
DOJ allocated $9.9 M in funds to Oregon through the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental
Funding (CESF) Program to assist the State and local government response to COVID-19. This
includes $6.8 M in funding to the State and $3.1 M to local governments. More
here.