Coronavirus Relief Fund

Reprioritization Plan
October 23, 2020
Emergency Commission

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THREE CRITERIA
▪ The CARES Act provides that payments from the Coronavirus
Relief Fund may only be used to cover costs that:

Are necessary due Are not accounted Are incurred during

to the Coronavirus for in the most the period
public health recently approved March 1, 2020,
emergency. budget. through
December 30,
2020.

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SUMMARY OF ALLOCATIONS AND
TURNBACK
18% B
$1.25 CRF Turnback
–
Available for
Reallocation
17.7%

$221.4 M

Coronavirus
Relief Fund
Allocated –
Expected to be
Spent for
Approved
Purpose by $1,028.6 M
12/30
82.3%

82%
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 SUMMARY OF TURNBACK
Total Authority Turnback
BND $170,000,000 $90,000,000
Job Service 410,000,000 50,000,000
Dept. of Health 182,115,929 33,000,000
Adjutant General/DES 33,296,780 17,148,520
NDIC 66,351,513 16,875,000
DOT 18,176,475 4,157,827
NDSU 22,671,414 4,000,000
Treasurer – City/County/Park Districts 62,952,719 1,925,355
DHS 48,042,717 1,785,326
UND 20,404,963 1,035,000
All other 215,987,490 1,503,258
Total $1,250,000,000 $221,430,286 4
SUMMARY OF OCT RECOMMENDED ALLOCATIONS
Recommended
DPI – K-12 school allocation $28,816,217
Commerce - Hospitality ERG 24,000,000
Commerce – Coronavirus research grant 25,000,000
Treasurer - City and county - law enforcement payroll (Aug & Sept) 24,450,000
Treasurer - City and county - law enforcement payroll (Oct-Dec) 36,675,000
NDIC – Oil and Gas Division – DUC well incentive 16,000,000
BND - CPR II 15,000,000
DHS 14,846,520
Highway Patrol - Sworn officer payroll (March-Dec) 13,515,000
Job Service - Payments to reimbursable employers 9,727,570
NDUS 5,259,763
Other agencies 7,535,517
Other political subdivisions 604,699
Total $221,430,286 5
SUMMARY OF OTHER STATE AGENCY ALLOCATIONS
Recommended
Dept. of Ag $2,200,000
Legislative Assembly 1,100,000
OMB 988,830
WSI 818,122
DEQ 675,000
DOT 651,458
CTE 470,980
Vets Home 330,943
Parks and Rec 154,438
State Fair 105,272
Indian Affairs 20,915
Mill and Elevator 12,920
State Seed Dept 6,117
OAH 522
Total $7,535,517 6
 SUMMARY OF ALLOCATIONS AND TURNBACK
Sept. Total October Total
Allocation Turnback Allocation Allocation
Job Service $410,000,000 $50,000,000 $9,727,570 $369,727,570
Department of Health 182,115,929 33,000,000 0 149,115,929
Treasurer (political subs) 62,952,719 1,925,355 61,729,699 122,757,063
Commerce 69,679,000 0 49,000,000 118,679,000
BND 170,000,000 90,000,000 15,000,000 95,000,000
NDIT 66,868,226 0 0 66,868,226
NDIC 66,351,513 16,875,000 16,000,000 65,476,513
DHS 48,042,717 1,785,326 14,846,520 61,103,911
DPI 30,500,000 0 28,816,217 59,316,217
UND 20,404,963 1,035,000 1,614,803 20,984,766
NDSU 22,671,414 4,000,000 0 18,671,414
Adjutant General 33,296,780 17,148,520 16,148,260
DOT 18,176,475 4,157,827 651,458 14,670,106
Highway Patrol 404,094 0 13,515,000 13,919,094 7
 SUMMARY OF ALLOCATIONS AND TURNBACK
Sept. Total October Total
Allocation Turnback Allocation Allocation
Ag Department $11,356,000 $0 $2,200,000 $13,556,000
NDSCS 5,277,897 250,000 80,000 5,107,897
DOCR 5,900,187 800,000 0 5,100,897
OMB (private colleges) 5,000,000 0 0 5,000,000
BSC 4,001,722 18,977 228,000 4,210,745
Legislative Assembly 2,000,000 0 1,100,000 3,100,000
MiSU 1,542,939 0 911,500 2,454,439
DSU 2,042,255 2,200 306,184 2,346,239
MaSU 1,013,031 0 1,193,625 2,206,656
OMB 1,014,225 0 988,830 2,003,055
WSC 1,100,364 612,000 1,712,364
NDUS 1,668,787 200,000 1,468,787
Main Research Station 1,164,967 0 0 1,164,967
WSI 199,930 0 818,122 1,018,052 8
 SUMMARY OF ALLOCATIONS AND TURNBACK
Sept. Total October Total
Allocation Turnback Allocation Allocation
LRSC $853,313 $0 $27,500 $880,813
NDSU Extension 855,400 0 0 855,400
Branch Research Centers 831,007 0 0 831,700
DCB 766,276 16,000 54,355 804,631
DEQ 70,000 0 675,000 745,000
VCSU 508,557 0 231,796 740,353
CTE 0 0 470,980 470,980
Veterans Home 131,097 0 330,943 462,040
Courts 312,212 0 0 312,212
Parks and Rec 96,547 0 154,438 250,985
Trust Lands 120,000 1,700 0 118,300
Mill and Elevator 204,710 100,941 12,920 116,689
Northern Crops 115,586 0 0 115,586
State Fair 0 0 105,272 105,272 9
 SUMMARY OF ALLOCATIONS AND TURNBACK
Sept. Total October
Allocation Turnback Allocation Total Allocation
Legislative Council $100,000 $0 $0 $100,000
Secretary of State 49,216 0 0 49,216
UGPTI 102,495 57,400 0 45,095
Tax 81,601 53,000 0 28,601
Indian Affairs 0 0 20,915 20,915
Historical 20,000 0 0 20,000
Governor 18,085 2 0 18,083
Auditor 13,903 3,037 0 10,866
Seed Dept 0 0 6,117 6,117
Veterans Affairs 2,860 0 0 2,860
Racing 1,000 0 0 1,000
OAH 0 0 522 522
Total $1,250,000,000 $221,430,286 $221,430,286 $1,250,000,000
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

K-12 COVID Resiliency Grants - $28,816,217

• Focus on six areas:
• Technology (hardware, software, infrastructure, bandwidth)
• Mental health support for staff and students
• Professional development for COVID-19 response to better equip our educators
• Additional personnel related costs
• Physical environmental improvements such as ventilations systems
• Support for recruitment of employees
• Each school district would receive a base payment of $30,000 per school district
and then allocated by per pupil (same as previous CRF allocation for school
districts)
• Request for the increased flexibility to use funds in six focus areas to apply
retroactively to September allocation of $30 million as well as this proposed
allocation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Hospitality Economic Resiliency Grant - $24,000,000

• Eligibility requirements:
• Restaurant, bar/lounge, entertainment venue and/or production company
• Applicants must comply with ND Smart Restart protocols
• $25,000 per location (maximum $75,000 for applicants with multiple locations)
• Applicants must be a North Dakota business, demonstrate financial viability prior
to pandemic
• Applicants must demonstrate negative financial impact from the pandemic
• Applicant must be in good standing with ND Secretary of State or Tribal business
authority
• Grants will be provided on first come, first served basis
• Up to $25M from the initial ERG may be used towards the Hospitality ERG
• Funding may be used for costs associated with collections if recipients do not
stay in compliance with grant requirements
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Coronavirus Research Grant - $25,000,000

• Grant program to be administered in partnership with the Department of
Agriculture and the Bioscience Association of North Dakota
• Provide North Dakotans (particularly at-risk groups) access to COVID-19
antibodies, DNA and RNA based vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics in
partnership with North Dakota companies engaged in the production and
manufacture of COVID-19 antibodies, DNA and RNA based vaccines,
therapeutics and diagnostics.
• This investment will serve the dual purpose of strengthening our economy by
enhancing the bioscience sector as well as furnishing treatments and cures for
the citizens of North Dakota relating to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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CITY AND COUNTY ALLOCATIONS

Law Enforcement Payroll Allocations - $61,125,000

• $24,450,000 – Payroll reimbursement for licensed law enforcement for August
and September
• $36,675,000 – Payroll reimbursement for licensed law enforcement for October
through December

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NDIC – OIL AND GAS DIVISION

Frac Incentive Program - $16,000,000

• Grant for 50% frac water acquisition and disposal costs up to maximum of
$200,000 per well
• Expected to incentivize completion of 80 DUC wells
• Provide employment for 5 – 10 frac crews resulting in 500 – 1,000 frac crew jobs
• Provide 150 – 200 long term production jobs to operate new wells

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BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA

COVID PACE Recovery II - $15,000,000

• Minimum 20% year-over-year gross revenue loss
• Buy down accrued interest on existing business debt 4/1 to 9/30, 2020
• Maximum buy down is $50,000, buydown provided to applicants with largest
losses first
• Extend submission deadline to November 30th

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Total Recommendation - $14,846,520
• Childcare Emergency Operations Grant - $8,000,000
• Continue 50% program payments through December
• Include daily payment rate for childcare programs that need to temporarily quarantine in
accordance with DOH guidelines
• Portable Rapid Recovery Air Purifier Systems for LTC - $426,000
• HVAC Air Purification systems grants for Skilled Nursing Facilities - $2,600,000
• Community-based Behavior Health Services - $1,700,000
• Emergency Rent Bridge - $400,000
• Great Plains Food Bank & Senior Nutrition Services - $420,520
• Childcare surveys - $150,000
• DHS temp staffing, portable ionizers and PPE - $1,150,000

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HIGHWAY PATROL
Total Recommendation - $13,515,000
• Reimbursement of sworn officer salaries - $13,500,000
• Reimbursement of sworn officer salaries
per CRF guidelines from March through December 30, 2020
• Self-Serve Testing Kiosks - $15,000
• Funding to purchase three self-serve testing kiosks for employee entrances in
the capital building

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JOB SERVICE

Payments to Reimbursable Employers - $9,727,570

• Cities & Counties - $649,532
• State Government - $257,143
• Higher Education - $1,229,991
• Schools - 1,127,082
• Hospitals & Long-Term Care - $5,447,651
• Services/Care for Disabled and Developmental Disabilities - $337,881
• Non-Profit Childcare - $255,151
• Non-Profits - $410,639
• IT programming costs - $12,500

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NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
Total Recommendation - $5,259,763

Public heath expenses necessary to respond to COVID-19.

• PPE, misc. protective supplies and cleaning supplies $170,494
• Testing and quarantine expenses- $1,176,153
• Payroll costs for cleaning and facility disinfection and medical staff/mental
health- $795,100

Academic Technology Needs/Instructional Resources - $3,118,016

NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
Academic Technology Needs/Instructional Resources
Bismarck State College - $228,000
Lake Region State College - $27,500
Williston State College - $612,000
University of North Dakota - $1,614,803
State College of Science - $80,000
Dickinson State University - $306,184
Mayville State University - $1,193,625
Minot State University - $911,500
Valley City State University - $231,796
Dakota College at Bottineau - $54,355
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Meat Processor Grant program - $2,200,000
• Cost share grant program to meat processing plants to address increased
demand for retail meat products and slaughter of livestock.

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
IT improvements - $1,100,000
• PPE
• Creating and Equipping new larger meeting rooms with audio, video and
livestreaming capabilities.
• Furniture and supplies for new meeting rooms

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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET –
FACILITY MANAGEMENT
Total Recommendation - $988,830
• $70,000 - Capitol Complex improvements to reduce spread of COVID-19 within
the facilities
• $918,830 – Distributions to private K-12 schools for COVID-19-related costs;
allocated on the basis of $110 per student, up to the amount of expense
incurred

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WORKFORCE SAFETY & INSURANCE
Workers Compensation Claims - $818,122
• Expanded worker's compensation benefits to first responders, health care
workers and funeral directors.
• Actual and estimated claims paid thru December 30th.

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DEQ
Wastewater COVID Testing Program - $675,000
• DEQ salaries & operating - $75,000
• NDSU Contract - $600,000

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Total Recommendation - $651,458

• COVID-19 protective measures for Contracted Motor Vehicle Service Offices
(CMVSO) $400,000
• COVID-19 response costs $188,903
• Additional janitorial contract costs for enhanced cleaning - $91,091
• Cleaning supplies and safety clothing - $49,456
• Motor pool, equipment rental and travel - $20,370
• Road maintenance supplies and materials - $16,268
• Motor vehicle and drivers license online appointment application and scheduler setup -
$11,400
• Salaries for OT - $318
• Grants $62,555
• Grant to Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute for COVID related traffic data
analysis services

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CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Total Recommendation - $470,980
• CDE: Unbudgeted part time instructor costs due to the increase in enrollments
• CTE: Provide reimbursement to each of the 10 regional area career and
technology centers for purchase of PPE and cleaning supplies

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VETERANS HOME
Total Recommendation - $330,943
• Hands free fixtures - $112,040
• Salaries related to COVID-19 - $105,000
• Staffing agency expenses - $20,000
• Never 2 Late boards (large interactive screens) for small group and one-on-
one resident activities - $19,998
• Disinfecting and sanitizing equipment and chemicals - $19,635
• Ion generator air purifiers - $17,600
• Software for mandatory annual training - $13,690
• Software maintenance for Never 2 Late boards and maintenance department
software program - $12,980
• PPE - $10,000

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PARKS AND RECREATION
Total Recommendation - $154,438
• Park Sanitation supplies (hand sanitizer, touch free dispensers, disinfectant
sprayers) - $48,438
• Wi-Fi registration stations - $6,000
• Trailers for temporary offices at Sully Creek and Little Missouri Bay - $100,000

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STATE FAIR
Total Recommendation - $105,272
• Salaries for increased sanitation of fairground buildings - $85,645
• COVID-19 UI benefit reimbursement - $8,968
• COVID-19 related employee paid time off - $7,159
• PPE, cleaning and sanitizing products and signage - $3,500

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INDIAN AFFAIRS

Total Recommendation - $20,915

• Public Health and Safety - $8,203
• Continuation of Government Services - $520
• Delivery of PPE to Tribal areas and participation in testing events. - $12,192

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MILL AND ELEVATOR

Total Recommendation - $12,920

• Masks, gloves and cleaning supplies

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STATE SEED DEPARTMENT

Total Recommendation - $6,117

• Air purification

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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
Total Recommendation - $522
• PPE
• Sanitizing equipment and supplies
• Signage

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OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
COVID-19-Related Cost Reimbursements - $604,699
• Park districts - $411,378
• Cities - $27,237
• Soil conservation districts – $27,469
• Rural ambulance district - $30,000
• Southwest Water Authority - $108,615

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 SUMMARY OF OCTOBER ALLOCATIONS
BY CATEGORY

Public health and safety $84,891,512

Continuation of government services (PPE, telework,

35,612,365
cybersecurity, and transition to digital services

Economic support for individuals 15,688,319

Economic support for business 85,238,090
Total $221,430,286

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SUMMARY OF ALLOCATIONS

$18%
1.25 B $221.4 M
CRF Turnback –
Available for
Reallocation

39% 38%
$221.4 M

7% 16%
$1,028.6 M

Coronavirus Relief
Fund Allocated – Public health and safety
Expected to be
Spent for Approved Continuation of government services
Purpose by 12/30
Economic support for individuals
Economic support for business
82%
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SUMMARY OF TOTAL CRF ALLOCATIONS
BY CATEGORY

$1.25 B

Public health and safety

27%
27%
Continuation of government services

Economic support for individuals

30% 16% Economic support for business

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