Gov. Andy Beshear outlined on Tuesday how the new federal COVID relief act passed by Congress will impact Kentucky.
During his final scheduled press briefing of the year, the governor said the federal legislation means at least $5 billion to Kentucky, although the timetable for distribution of the funds is not yet known. It breaks down as follows:
Assistance to Individuals
- Direct Payments to Households – $2,265,302,000. That figure is based on $600 per person. If the Senate agrees with the House and President Donald J. Trump, that would be $2,000 per person, adding more than $5 billion
- Unemployment Insurance, $300/week for 11 weeks – $489,614,031
- Rental/Utility/Energy Assistance – $297,396,819
Education
- Elementary & Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund – $928,275,000
- Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund – $261,015,000
- Governor’s Education Emergency Relief Fund-2/3rds for private schools – $60,305,000
Families and Seniors
- Child Care Development Block Grant – $192,822,381
- Promoting Safe & Stable Families – $1,004,000
- Meals for Seniors – 2,259,000
- Chafee Foster Care Program – $5,879,000
- Chafee Education & Training Vouchers-Foster Youth – $899,000
- Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant – $19,221,000
- Mental Health Block Grant – $21,560,000
Fighting the Virus
- Testing, Tracing and Mitigation – $289,654,359
- Vaccine Distribution – $56,965,810
Transportation
- Federal Highways-Surface Transportation Block Grant – $164,914,864
- FAA-Airport Improvement Program – $28,249,556
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Written by Tom Latek. Cross-posted from Kentucky Today.