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City of Jacksonville, Florida

Initial Recovery Plan 

City of Jacksonville 

State of Florida 

Recovery Plan 

State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds 

August 31, 2021 

Initial Period: Date of Award to July 31, 2021 
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Table of Contents 

1.0 General Overview 

1.1 Executive Summary 4 

1.2 Uses of Funds 5 

1.3 Promoting Equitable Outcomes 8 

1.4 Community Engagement 14 

1.5 Labor Practices 15 

1.6 Use of Evidence 16 

1.7 Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category 18 

2.0 Project Inventory 

2.1 Aid to Seaport 19 

2.2 Citywide Special Recreation Facilities 20 

2.3 Local Governments in Duval County 20 

2.4 COVID-19 Vaccination Education 21 

2.5 Contingency Fund 21 

2.6 Water/Wastewater System Fund 22 

2.7 City Employees Premium Pay 22 

2.8 Roadway Resurfacing 23 

2.9 City Departmental Enhancements 23 

2.10 Aid for Healthcare Partners 24 

2.11 Aid to Affordable Housing Supporters 24 

2.12 Additional COVID-19 Testing 25 
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Table of Figures 

Figure 1 Anticipated Funding by Category 4 

Figure 2 City of Jacksonville’s ARPA Spending Plan 6 

Figure 3 2019 Revenue Distribution 8 

Figure 4 Life Expectancy by Census Tract 9 

Figure 5 Household Income by Census Tract 10 

Figure 6 CDC SVI 2018 – Overall Social Vulnerability 10 

Figure 7 CDC SVI Themes 2018 11 

Figure 8 2021 Duval County Qualified Census Tract Map 12 
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1. General Overview 

1.1. Executive Summary 

This Recovery Plan Performance Report provides insight into the City of Jacksonville’s planning and administration of funds secured through the American Rescue Plan Act. The report provides the information 

specified and formats recommended by the US Treasury publication Compliance and Reporting Guidance, 

State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Version 1.0 dated June 17, 2021. The information in this initial 

report is limited in nature due to the novelty of the funding itself, the short reporting period, need to 

properly plan for expenditures, and pending final rules on allowable uses of funding. Accordingly, this 

report is largely directional and goal-oriented; as the City is currently in the planning stages of administration, changes are likely to occur with respect to specific projects being funded, though the overall goals of 

funding will remain largely the same over time. Future quarterly and annual reports will provide datadriven analyses of funded projects and overall administration. 

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) is a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package passed by 

Congress and signed by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 

public health emergency and associated economic and health impacts. First proposed on January 14, 

2021, the package builds upon many of the measures in the CARES Act of 2020 and in the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2021, including $350 billion in state and local Aid, divided between non-county municipalities and counties through the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to support 

immediate pandemic response, address economic fallout and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery. 

The City of Jacksonville was awarded $171,897,895.00 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Figure 

1 below demonstrates the City’s anticipated overall distribution of funding. 

Figure 1. Anticipated Funding by Category 

Section 1.2 provides a general discussion of the current planned uses of ARPA funding. The 

administration of funding will be planned, executed, and evaluated with direct engagement from the 

community, as outlined in Section 1.4. The City’s anticipated use of ARPA-funding will focus on creating 

a stronger, more resilient community and economy, with particular focus on the industries and 

populations most affected by the COVID-19 public health emergency. Section 1.3 provides a variety of 

demographic data to identify high-risk populations and locations, and discusses planned uses of funds to 

administer effective, comprehensive programs which directly address key risk factors. These programs 

and others will focus on implementation of efficient and effective interventions indicated by well-
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supported evidence, as further discussed in Section 1.6. As part of this comprehensive approach, the 

City will utilize labor practices and policies that promote strong economic recovery and employment 

opportunities for the labor force while also efficiently and effectively delivering high-quality 

infrastructure projects; these labor practices and policies are discussed in Section 1.5. 

1.2. Uses of Funds 

The City of Jacksonville will deploy the $171,897,895.00 of funds received under the American Rescue 

Plan Act (“ARPA”) with the goals of the community and in compliance with the guidance received from 

the U.S. Department of Treasury. ARPA funds may be dispersed into several general categories, 

including Public Health; Negative Economic Impacts; Premium Pay; Revenue Loss; and Investments in 

Water, Sewer and Broadband. ARPA allows for funds to be allocated over a years-long period; 

accordingly, the City of Jacksonville is in early stages of development and evaluation of potential uses of 

funding. To date, several preliminary projects have been identified and are discussed in detail in the 

paragraphs below. 

The City intends to use ARPA funding to: improve quality of life, health, and safety for all residents 

through investments in long-term solutions and investments; create a strong, resilient, and robust local 

economy; address public health and negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 public health 

emergency disproportionately suffered by high-risk populations and industries; plan, develop, and 

maintain a high-quality, safe, and reliable transportation network; improve public safety and emergency 

response services for a safer, more resilient community; and support local organizations to build 

stronger communities. Thus far, the City has planned strategic deployment of funds to: (1) counter and 

mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on high-risk communities; (2) improve the local transportation 

network; (3) invest in local communities and organizations applying multifaceted approaches to 

improving systemic poverty; (4) improving local wastewater infrastructure to support a healthier 

community; (5) aid disproportionately-impacted industries to strengthen the local economy; (6) provide 

government services and necessary investments in the same. The City will continue to further develop 

these planned programs and other worthy projects to address its overarching goals and any pressing 

needs caused by the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency. 

The City’s planned utilization of funding and priorities will ensure the most at-risk populations and 

hardest hit sectors are prioritized through the use of comprehensive, evidence-based programs, the 

strengthening of community-based organizations, and investments in infrastructure in QCTs and other 

areas in need of development. These programs will ensure that the most impacted populations, 

geographic areas, and industries are given the support and investment necessary to not only recover 

from the impacts of COVID-19, but also improve from their pre-pandemic states. These investments in 

the most vulnerable areas of the community will improve overall city-wide stability and prosperity. 

Additionally, the City’s focus on deploying funding to community organizations will maximize 

programmatic impact as existing organizations have the necessary infrastructure, relationships, and 

subject-matter knowledge to ensure efficient, expedient, and quality delivery of services. 
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Figure 2. City of Jacksonville’s ARPA Spending Plan 

Public Health 

The City plans to address the continuing public health emergency through measures which increase 

access to pandemic-related public health services in high-risk communities, investment in local 

healthcare organizations, and funding of programs which address root-causes of poverty and other 

social risk-factors with proven associations to negative health outcomes. 

The recent resurgence in COVID-19 infections caused by the delta variant has necessitated funding of 

immediate public health programs directly addressing the ongoing public health emergency, including a 

Vaccine Education Program administered by Edward Waters University and the reopening of free 

COVID-19 vaccination and testing locations administered by community health partners. These 

programs are discussed in further detail in later sections of this document. 

Additionally, programs funded under different use categories will also have tangible benefits to public 

health—specifically, the funding of comprehensive community redevelopment programs, such as the 

Eastside Affordable Housing Development Program and the Ability Permanent Supportive Housing 

Program each have shown demonstrable evidence-based improvements in public health, despite being 

primarily focused on housing insecurity. 
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Other additional programs directly addressing public health are likely to be developed as the City 

continues to evaluate potential uses of funding. 

Negative Economic Impacts 

The City will address the negative economic impacts of the continuing public health emergency through 

the provision of aid to impacted industries, businesses, and individuals. The City will provide aid to 

JaxPort, a cornerstone of the local economy, to offset economic harm and lost revenue suffered due to 

the COVID-19 public health emergency. Additionally, the City is providing aid to ASM Global Enterprises, 

Inc. (ASM), a facilities management contractor, to offset economic harm and lost revenues stemming 

from the COVID-19 pandemic at ASM-managed various sports and entertainment facilities. 

The City will also be evaluating need and designating funds for aid to other impacted industries, 

businesses, and individuals. 

Services to Disproportionately Impacted Communities 

The City will provide services to disproportionately impacted communities through grants to nonprofit 

community-organizations providing evidence-based interventions with focus on housing insecurity, 

education, and comprehensive community development. 

The City has designated funding for: (1) the Eastside Affordable Housing Development Program, a 

program using the Purpose Built Model for comprehensive community redevelopment in a QCT 

neighborhood; (2) the Ability Housing PSH-10 project, which will fund a permanent supportive housing 

program that continues and expands upon a successful state-evaluated pilot program. The mechanisms 

and evidence-base for this project are further discussed in the sections below. 

Several programs in other use categorizations will also provide service to disproportionately impacted 

sectors of the community, including the vaccine education program administered by Edward Waters 

University, funding of additional free COVID testing and vaccination sites, the Septic Phaseout Program, 

and roadway resurfacing projects. 

Additional programs providing services to disproportionately impacted communities will continue to be 

developed, and all project development will consider impact on disproportionately impacted 

communities. 

Premium Pay 

The City currently plans to provide premium pay to first responders and other eligible City employees 

providing critical community services throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency using revenue 

replacement funds. As the City continues to develop its planned use of ARPA funding, this section will be 

updated to reflect any changes accordingly. 

Water, Sewer, and Broadband Infrastructure 

The City seeks to make critical investments in infrastructure. This will include funding of a Septic Tank 

Phase-Out Program established in 2016. The additional investment in the Septic Tank Phase-out 

Program will eliminate and replace further existing septic systems, thereby improving the environment 

and public health by reduction of harmful pollution and improving the economy of affected 

neighborhoods by lifting home values and providing economic development opportunities, including job 

retention and creation. 
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Revenue Replacement 

Much like households and businesses, state and local governments have also faced financial impacts and 

revenue loss due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. As a result, local governments around the 

nation were forced to reduce services, re-appropriate funds, and reduce staffing levels. To address these 

negative impacts, ARPA provides for lost revenue replacement to fund government services, including 

daily operational needs and capital improvements for the community. 

The City of Jacksonville has preliminarily estimated a revenue loss (calculated under current US Treasury 

guidance) of $159,166,000 for 2020 and continues to refine this calculation.1 The City also anticipates 

showing revenue losses under this methodology for 2021 and potentially additional future years as 

permitted by ARPA. The City anticipates applying ARPA funds in the amount of such revenue losses to 

the provision of government services in 2021 and future years. 

The distribution of the sources of income for the last base year (2019) unaffected by COVID-19 is 

depicted in the table below: 

Figure 3. 2019 Revenue Distribution 

The City plans to allocate revenue replacement funds to provide various government services, including 

but not limited to: allocations to capital improvement projects, including a roadway resurfacing project; 

investments in first response, public safety, and emergency services; premium payments and wage 

increases for eligible City employees; district-level grant funding to aid COVID-impacted businesses and 

individuals. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City will continue to evaluate and further develop the 

planned uses of revenue replacement funding based upon ARPA eligibility guidance and public need. 

1.3. Equitable Outcomes 

The City of Jacksonville is committed to administering ARPA funding in a manner which promotes equity 

and improves outcomes for historically underserved and marginalized populations. These groups, which 

have largely suffered the greatest impact of the COVID-19 public health emergency, will be engaged 

1 Revenue Loss was calculated using the GFAO Calculator, endorsed by the NAOC. The calculation was based upon the City’s 

fiscal year (9/30/19 – 9/30/20) as opposed to calendar year; clarification on use of fiscal year in revenue loss determinations is 

pending. 

Category of Revenue Amount

Property Tax 674,500.00 $ 

General Sales and Use Tax 249,354.00 $ 

User Charges and Fees - Other 246,212.00 $ 

From Other Local Governments 173,825.00 $ 

Public Utilities 124,130.00 $ 

Royalties 117,476.00 $ 

From the State 104,953.00 $ 

Other Licensing and Permits 78,520.00 $ 

Miscellaneous Other Revenue 62,839.00 $ 

Interest Earnings 39,261.00 $ 

From the Federal Government 38,375.00 $ 

Fines and Forfeitures 6,575.00 $ 

35%

13%

13%

9%

7%

6%

6%

4%

3% 2%

2% 0%
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throughout the process to ensure funding is administered efficiently, effectively, and in such a way as to 

decrease inequities in public health and negative economic impacts. Specifically, the City is committed 

to reviewing all funding proposals and designing projects through a lens of equity, with a specific focus 

on addressing disparities in program access and outcomes. To ameliorate the health and financial 

impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency upon vulnerable populations, City of Jacksonville will 

use ARPA funding to address both economic and health disparities. 

Population Identification 

The correlation between socioeconomic status and disparate health outcomes, including life 

expectancy, has long been documented, and was brought to the forefront by the COVID-19 public health 

emergency. Figure 4 shows local life expectancy by tract; a clear correlation is shown when compared 

with Figure 5, which shows household income by tract. 

Figure 4. Life Expectancy by Census Tract
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Figure 5. Household Income by Census Tract 

Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) 

The City has identified socially vulnerable communities within Duval County through use of the Center 

for Disease Control’s Social Vulnerability Index (“CDC SVI”). The SVI uses U.S. Census data to determine 

the social vulnerability of each census tract. The CDC SVI ranks each tract on 15 social factors, including 

poverty, lack of vehicle access, and crowded housing, and groups them into four related themes. Each 

tract receives a separate ranking for each of the four themes as well as an overall ranking. 

Figure 6. CDC SVI 2018 – Overall Social Vulnerability2

2 Overall Social Vulnerability combines all variables to provide a comprehensive assessment of each tract. 
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[GP1][AL2]

Figure 7. CDC SVI Themes 2018 
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Qualified Census Tracts 

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) defines Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs) as 

tracts in which 50% of households have incomes below 60% of the Area Median Gross Income (AMGI) or 

a poverty rate at or above 25%. In light of the disparate impact of the COVID-19 public health emergency on low-income communities and high-poverty populations, the City of Jacksonville will use funding to support projects and services which target these areas. Figure 8 shows a map of 2021 Duval 

County QCTs (shaded). 

Figure 8. 2021 Duval County Qualified Census Tract Map 

The City will focus its efforts on providing services and programs to address the negative economic 

impacts of the pandemic which have been most severe among low-income, high-poverty populations 

through strategic targeted programing. 

While the City is currently in the planning phase for determining optimal use of ARPA funding, the 

following programs have been identified for immediate funding which will address the disparate health 

impacts suffered by underserved communities, particularly in light of a recent resurgence attributed to 

the delta variant: 

COVID-19 Vaccination Education & Testing 
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The City will provide funding to Edward Waters University, Florida’s first Historically Black College, to 

provide high risk communities with free access to testing and vaccination, as well as outreach to provide 

information on how individuals and families can lower their risk of infection and improve overall health 

outcomes. The program seeks to counter the spread of COVID-19 in vulnerable communities and 

increase rate of vaccination for high-risk populations. The program’s success can be measured both 

through the number of tests and vaccines administered, the number of individuals reached with 

informational campaigns, as well as through analysis of the demographic and geographic makeup of 

those served. Edward Waters University is located in a QCT with the highest SVI ranking of overall social 

vulnerability, ensuring it is optimally located to serve high-risk populations. As the university previously 

served as a testing and vaccination site, it is well-known to the public, thereby ensuring awareness and 

accessibility. This project will allow the City to partner with a minority-led stakeholder to close racial and 

socioeconomic gaps in COVID-19 related health outcomes. 

COVID-19 Testing 

The City will provide funding to reopen free testing and vaccination sites. Federal and state testing and 

vaccination sites closed in June 2021; the subsequent rise in COVID-19 infections locally has caused 

significant difficulty in obtaining testing for many residents, particularly minority, low-income 

populations, given the expense of many testing locations, and significant delays and long lines 

experienced at the limited free testing locations. Minority and low-income populations are at risk of 

disproportionate health consequences from COVID-19, including hospitalization and death. Accordingly, 

the funding of additional free testing locations will directly serve the most at-risk populations, which 

have struggled to obtain testing during the recent rise in infections. The success of the COVID-19 testing 

program will be easily measured for success through quantitative data on tests and vaccines 

administered, and can be further analyzed for success in reaching at-risk populations through analysis of 

patient demographics. 

In addition to health disparities, minority, low-income, and other historically underserved and 

disadvantaged groups have suffered disproportionate negative economic impacts due to the COVID-19 

public health emergency. The City of Jacksonville will seek to administer ARPA funding in a manner 

which addresses negative economic impacts to create a more equitable community. While the City 

continues to develop its ARPA funding plan, it has identified the following programs for funding which 

will directly address these goals: 

Affordable Housing 

The City will fund homelessness reduction and avoidance programs administered by local organizations. 

Specifically, the City will provide funding to Lift Jax, Inc. for the Eastside Affordable Housing 

Development Program and Ability Housing, Inc. for the Ability PSH-10 Program. These projects institute 

comprehensive community development services in QCT areas with high-risk populations. Both 

programs are supported by strong evidence-bases showing quantifiable positive outcomes for at-risk 

individuals leading which contribute to improvements in overall community equality (as further 

discussed in Section 1.6 and the Project Inventory). 

Through funding these and other programs and services which target high-risk, historically underserved 

populations and disadvantaged communities, the City of Jacksonville’s planned use of ARPA funding 

represents a multi-pronged approach to address racial and economic equality, with particular focus on 

(1) improvements in public health outcomes and access to services, and (2) increased financial and social 

assistance to ease the disproportionate short and long term economic impacts of the COVID-19 public 

health emergency. 
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Additionally, the City will consider equality when funding and developing all other ARPA-funded 

projects. As part of this comprehensive approach to ensuring equitable access and distribution of funds, 

the City of Jacksonville is committed to minimizing the administrative burden for communities and 

individuals accessing funding and assistance. Application procedures will be as simplified and accessible 

as possible, with public resources translated to ensure access for non-English speaking communities for 

public-facing programs. 

1.4. Community Engagement 

The City of Jacksonville is committed to administering ARPA funds in a way which is inclusive and representative of all groups and individuals within the community and promotes and furthers shared goals for 

the City’s future. The timeframe for planning and administering ARPA funds will allow the City to engage 

the community in planning and funding both short and long-term projects. While multiple projects have 

already been defined based on pressing needs stemming from the direct impacts of the COVID-19 public 

health emergency and the recent surge caused by the delta variant, other projects will be developed in 

conjunction with community-input with a focus on long-term solutions to community-identified needs. 

The City of Jacksonville prioritizes community engagement and input in both planning and also in ongoing evaluation of ARPA-funded projects. Feedback may be obtained in both formal and informal engagement. 

All projects funded through ARPA are reviewed and approved by the City Council; the projects being 

considered are discussed at public meetings, where members of the community may present feedback 

to the City Council at large. Individuals are also encouraged to communicate feedback directly to their 

councilmember. As each district is comprised of a unique population with its own needs, desires, and 

vision for the City at large, the representation of each district in the vetting and approval process is 

paramount to administering funding in an egalitarian manner. 

Additionally, the City will allot a designated amount of ARPA funds equally to each councilmember to be 

administered within each respective district. Each councilmember will use the funds to provide grants to 

individuals, small businesses, and organizations within his or her district that have been negatively 

impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency or are performing services which build resilience to 

future public health events. 

The City frequently uses informal, one-on-one discussions with individuals and stakeholders in 

developing projects with partner organizations, particularly those projects which require expedient 

formulation and delivery, such as those related to the recent surge in infections. Internally, the City has 

requested input from departments regarding projects and needs which are eligible for ARPA-funding. 

The City will use all relevant processes and/or communication channels to engage individuals, community-based organizations, and other stakeholders. Possible considerations include media campaigns requesting comments and formal surveys. If and/or when it is determined that either of these methods 

will be used to obtain community input, feedback will be reviewed and considered in the development 

and funding of projects. 

Throughout ARPA administration, the City of Jacksonville will strive to facilitate a collaborative process 

that brings together leaders, businesses, non-profits, and residents with opportunities and channels to 

suggest funding priorities through direct engagement. 
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1.5. Labor Practices 

The City of Jacksonville will utilize strong labor standards to promote effective and efficient delivery of 

high[GP3][AL4]-quality infrastructure projects, while also supporting the economic recovery through strong 

employment opportunities for workers. Thus far, the City has developed plans to allocate ARPA funds to 

one infrastructure project, a Septic Tank Phase-Out Project conceptualized in 2016 (EC 5: Septic Tank 

Phase-Out Program). Additionally, the City has allocated revenue loss funds to a Roadway Resurfacing 

Project (EC 6.1: Provision of Government Services), which will also utilize the labor practices described in 

this section. 

The City of Jacksonville and Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) are in a partnership to improve the 

quality of surface waters and ground waters by achieving the connection of properties located in septic 

tank failure areas to JEA public sewer service. Both entities are equal opportunity/equal access 

employers and consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender 

identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability/handicap, Veteran status or any 

other protected group status under Federal, State, and local law. Additionally, both provide reasonable 

accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. 

More broadly, the City has an office dedicated to labor agreements. The Labor Relations Office is 

responsible for managing the relationship between the City of Jacksonville and the six unions certified to 

represent 11 bargaining units of municipal employees for collective bargaining. Most JEA civil service 

employees are represented by one of five labor unions dependent on their job classification. Each 

bargaining unit contract represents the wages, hours and terms and conditions of employment that 

were negotiated by management and the respective union.

Both the City and JEA have procurement divisions that oversee the bidding and purchase processes and 

use standardized specifications that ensure compliance with applicable codes, rules and 

regulations. Typically, procurement decisions are made on a competitive basis and provide fair and 

equitable opportunities to all vendors. Additionally, the City and JEA participate in the City of 

Jacksonville's Small and Emerging Business (JSEB) program, which helps to establish and strengthen 

relationships with small business owners in our community. This program helps to create a contracting 

environment for local small businesses, in which everyone has an opportunity to participate. 

The following workforce practices and labor standards were in place prior to receipt of the Fiscal 

Recovery Funds and will continue to be utilized as part of ARPA-funded infrastructure projects: 

Davis-Beacon and Related Acts 

As legally required for all federally funded projects, which will include any applicable infrastructure projects constructed using these Fiscal Recovery Funds, the City applies the Davis-Bacon and related Acts 

(DBRA) to all contracts and their subcontractors. This helps to ensure laborers and mechanics performing work on the site of projects using these funds are entitled to receive prevailing wage rates for their 

labor. 

Nondiscrimination 
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The City’s codified nondiscrimination policy assures equal opportunities to every person, regardless of 

race, religion, sex, color, age, handicap, or national origin, in securing or holding employment in a field 

of work or labor for which the person is qualified. It is also the City policy that persons doing business 

with the City shall recognize and comply with this policy and will not expend public funds in a manner 

as will encourage, perpetuate, or foster discrimination. Nondiscrimination provisions are required in 

all City contracts. 

Ex-Offender Re-entry Requirement 

No City contract exceeding $200,000.00 for construction, remediation, or capital improvements may be 

awarded unless the contractor agrees in writing on a bid form to identify potential job opportunities 

under the project that may be available for ex-offenders after contract award. Contractors are required 

to consider job placement for at least one qualified ex-offender, execute notarized compliance reports, 

and assist the City in addressing the goal of securing employment for Ex-Offenders by complying with 

the City's Procurement Rules Regarding Ex-Offenders. 

Jacksonville Small Emerging Business Program (JSEB) 

The Jacksonville Small Emerging Business (JSEB) Program provides a comprehensive and robust program 

to benefit local small and emergency businesses through direct contracting or subcontracting business 

opportunities with the City. The City, through each department head, commits in its budget to award 

at least 20 percent of its contracts for services, including contractual services, professional services, 

professional design services, construction services or other services, to JSEBs, provided that such 

awards shall comply with local, state, and federal law and that there exist JSEBs to perform the 

work. In implementing the Program, the JSEB Administrator first provides opportunities for direct 

contracting by breaking procurement packages into smaller components and separating work that 

requires licenses from that which does not in separate bid or proposal requests where feasible.

Additionally, opportunities for subcontracting through City-awarded non-JSEB prime contractors are 

provided within vertical construction projects, with horizontal construction project opportunities 

being provided to the maximum extent possible by direct contracting. 

E-Verify 

Vendors are required to utilize the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify system to verify the 

employment eligibility of all new employees hired by a vendor during the term of the contract. Likewise, 

vendors must also require any contractor and subcontractors performing work or providing services under the contract to likewise utilize E-Verify to verity the employment eligibility of all new employees 

hired by the subcontractor during the contract term. 

In addition to the above, the City has experience in successfully administering prevailing wage and other 

labor requirements through state and federal grant programs. These grant-funded contracts include 

services and infrastructure efforts. Projects undertaken using ARPA funding will comply with all federal 

labor requirements. 

1.6. Use of Evidence 

The City of Jacksonville is committed to deploying ARPA funding in a responsible, efficient, and effective 

manner. The City will utilize a significant share of funding in a manner consistent with research on 

evidence-based interventions within areas with a base of strong causal evidence. The City will utilize a 

number of resources to guide its funding of evidence-based interventions, including but not limited to: 
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- Official data and research clearinghouses (for example, the US Department of Education’s What 

Works or the Department of Labor’s CLEAR clearinghouses) 

- Public research institutions (for example, Florida International University’s Research Institute on 

Social & Economic Policy) 

- Private research institutions (for example, the Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab or Upjohn Institute for Employment Research)

In situations where available evidence is limited, the City may employ innovative new programs to meet 

unique challenges. When such programs are pursued, the City will be systematic in its creation, 

collection, and comparison of evidence from these programs consistent with the federal Foundations for 

Evidence-based Policymaking Act of 2018. 

While the City continues to evaluate best uses of funding and the specific evidence-based measures to 

identified goals, as a preliminary measure, the City will require any subrecipients or contractors to 

describe goals of prospective projects and the evidence base for any evidence-based interventions with 

awarded project(s). Specified by Treasury guidance, these will include certain projects addressing needs 

within the ‘Public Health’, ‘Negative Economic Impacts’, and ‘Services to Disproportionately Impacted 

Communities’ expenditure categories. The City has allocated ARPA funding to the following projects 

which demonstrate the City’s commitment to pursing solutions supported by moderate to strong 

evidence bases: 

Lift Jax, Inc. Eastside Affordable Housing Development

This project will use a holistic, multipronged approach based upon the Purpose Built Communities 

Model to revitalize a QCT neighborhood on Jacksonville’s eastside. The approach requires coordinated 

implementation of four strategies in the neighborhood: mixed-income housing; cradle-to-career 

education; community wellness; and long-term financial vitality. Studies that have found a relationship 

between poor-quality housing, health problems, and educational attainment provide a clear and strong 

argument for the integration of housing with human services, including health, education, early 

childhood intervention, and daycare. Purpose Built Communities was started in 1995 as part of a HOPE 

VI public housing redevelopment project and has expanded to eight cities. The first project, East Lake 

Meadows in Atlanta, received national attention for measurable success; the successes of this initial 

redevelopment project have been proven sustainable over time, and have been replicated by Purpose 

Built Communities in other Cities, as well as by other organizations following a similar integrated model 

of community redevelopment. Several publications have reviewed the effects of the Purpose Built 

Model and recommend its multi-pronged approach as a model for integrated community development 

to address generational poverty, improve public health, and reduce violence. 

Ability Housing, Inc. PSH-10 Program 

This project will fund Permanent Supportive Housing implemented by Ability Housing, Inc. Through a 

combination of affordable housing and support services or programs, supportive housing helps 

vulnerable community members live with dignity, stability, and autonomy. This program is a 

continuation of a prior pilot program in Duval County with documented success. In 2015, Ability Housing 

participated in a pilot study, The Solution that Saves, to provide Florida-specific data concerning the 

effectiveness of providing Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) for high utilizers of crisis services, such 

as emergency rooms, jails and overnight shelters. The Solution That Saves was part of a statewide 

initiative developed by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation. Florida Housing competitively selected 

three sites to develop and operate Permanent Supportive Housing properties to serve each community’s 
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persons with greatest need. The pilot sites were located in Duval, Miami-Dade and Pinellas Counties. 

The Solution That Saves evaluated 68 participants in Duval County for four years (two years prior to 

receiving PSH, and during the first two years of housing). Results demonstrated a meaningful connection 

between housing and health care through decreased costs related to emergency services, as well as 

noteworthy mental wellness and quality of life improvements. After two years in housing, participants 

showed a 30.9 percent decrease in suicidality, a 20 percent decrease in agoraphobia and a 19.9 percent 

decrease in drug abuse or dependence. Quality of life measures showed an overall perceived 

improvement of 15.1 percent, including a 25.8 percent increase in perceived health and a 20.7 percent 

increase in perceived psychological/spiritual quality of life. The project comprised 92 units of permanent 

supportive housing, targeted to low-income persons that were homeless or unstably housed and 

identified as high utilizers of crisis services. The housing was a combination of 49 units scattered 

throughout the community and 43 units at Village on Wiley, a multifamily development owned by Ability 

Housing and financed by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation that opened in Jacksonville’s Westside 

in 2015. The findings were evaluated by Health-Tech Consultants, Inc., and approved by the Institutional 

Review Board (IRB) through Jacksonville University. The Florida Housing Finance Corporation, Disability 

Rights Florida, the Florida Blue Foundation and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 

provided funding for the study. 

In addition to the above examples, detailed evidence information will be provided for each project in the 

Project Inventory section below. 

1.7. Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category 

Project Name: Anticipated 

Amount: ID Number: Statutory Category: 

Expenditure 

Category: 

Aid to Seaport $4,000,000 2021-463-1 Public 

Health/Negative 

Economic Impacts 

2.11 Aid to 

Tourism, Travel, or 

Hospitality 

Citywide Special 

Recreation Facilities 

$8,300,000 2021-463-2 Public 

Health/Negative 

Economic Impacts 

2.11 Aid to 

Tourism, Travel, or 

Hospitality 

Local Governments 

in Duval County 

$6,200,000 2021-463-3 Public 

Health/Negative 

Economic Impacts 

7.3: Transfers to 

Other Units of 

Government 

COVID-19 

Vaccination 

Education 

$1,000,000 2021-463-4 Public 

Health/Negative 

Economic Impacts 

1.12: Other Public 

Health Services 

Contingency Fund $6,500,000 2021-463-5 Revenue Loss 6.1 Provision of 

Government 

Services 

Water/Wastewater 

System Fund 

$50,000,000 2021-516-1 Investments in 

Water, Sewer, & 

Broadband 

5.1 Clean Water: 

Centralized 

Wastewater 

City Employees 

Premium Pay 

$40,000,000 2021-516-2 Revenue Loss 6.1 Provision of 

Government 

Services 

Roadway 

Resurfacing 

$24,000,000 2021-516-3 Revenue Loss 6.1 Provision of 

Government 

Services 
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City Departmental 

Enhancements 

$19,123,489 2021-516-4 Revenue Loss 6.1 Provision of 

Government 

Services 

Aid for Healthcare 

Partners 

$4,724,406 2021-516-5 Public 

Health/Negative 

Economic Impacts 

2.10: Aid to Other 

Nonprofit 

Organizations 

Aid for Affordable 

Housing Supporters 

$4,000,000 2021-516-6 Public 

Health/Negative 

Economic Impacts 

2.10: Aid to Other 

Nonprofit 

Organizations 

Additional COVID-19 

Testing 

$4,000,000 2021-570-E-1 Public 

Health/Negative 

Economic Impacts 

1.2: COVID-19 

Testing 

2. Project Inventory 

The City of Jacksonville’s (including Duval County) tranche 1 direct allocation from the U.S. Department 

of Treasury totals $171,847,895.00. The City is called on to respond to COVID-19 at an immense scale, 

including efforts to prevent and address the economic impacts of the pandemic as efficiently as possible 

and in a manner that is tailored to meet the specific needs of the community. The City recognizes that 

quick and efficient distribution of ARPA funds will further bolster the City’s efforts to rebuild and 

recover. The intended projects inventoried below will provide economic relief that encourages recovery 

of the local economy and directly benefit the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Duval County. 

Project Name: Aid to Seaport 

Anticipated Funding Amount: $4,000,000 

Recipient Provided ID Number: 2021-463-1 

Statutory Category: Public Health/Negative Economic Impacts 

Expenditure Category: 2.11 Aid to Tourism, Travel, or Hospitality 

Project Description: 

Overview 

Provide funds to offset economic harm and lost revenue from business interruption 

due to COVID-19 to the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT). JAXPORT was created 

by a special act of the Florida Legislature authorizing to operate, manage, and 

control publicly-owned seaport and ancillary facilities in Duval County. 

Approximate Timeline September 2021 

Delivery Mechanisms/Partners 

City of Jacksonville will execute and deliver on behalf of the City, an agreement with 

JAXPORT that provides financial aid. The terms and conditions for receipt and 

expenditure of ARP Act funds consistent with the purpose of any applicable 

Ordinances and subject to applicable requirements under the ARP Act and all other 

contracts, memorandums of understanding and documents, including extensions, 

renewals, or amendments. 

Intended Outcomes 

Mitigate financial hardship and provide substantial infusion of fiscal resources to 

immediately stabilize JAXPORT for economic harms experienced and provide 

working capital to lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery. 

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Project Name: Citywide Special Recreation Facilities 

Anticipated Funding Amount: $8,300,000 

Recipient Provided ID Number: 2021-463-2 

Statutory Category: Public Health/Negative Economic Impacts 

Expenditure Category: 2.11 Aid to Tourism, Travel, or Hospitality 

Project Description: 

Overview 

To respond to COVID-19, the City closed or restricted access to city-owned facilities 

such as TIAA Bank Field, VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, 121 Financial Ballpark, 

Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, 

the Ritz Theatre & Museum and Daily’s Place. City of Jacksonville permits and 

produces events, sports, special events and film & television production, which 

positively contribute to the quality of life and culture for the residents and visitors of 

Jacksonville. These events and entertainment opportunities leave a positive legacy 

and lasting impression for residents and visitors. Business interruptions reduced 

event and venue revenue that is ordinarily available to cover direct cost and 

operating cost. 

Approximate Timeline September 2021 

Delivery Mechanisms/Partners 

City will deposit funds in the City's Citywide Special Recreation Facilities account to 

offset economic harm and lost revenue due to COVID-19 at City-owned sports and 

entertainment facilities managed by ASM Global Enterprises, Inc. (ASM) under a preexisting contract, as amended. 

Intended Outcomes 

Aid to respond to the negative economic impacts including harm from cancelled 

events, closed venues, and capacity restrictions which were further injured by costs 

associated with social distancing, safe reopening, and increased selling, general & 

administrative costs. 

Hyperlink Pending 

 

Project Name: Local Governments in Duval County 

Anticipated Funding Amount: $6,200,000 

Recipient Provided ID Number: 2021-463-3 

Statutory Category: Public Health/Negative Economic Impacts 

Expenditure Category: 7.3: Transfers to Other Units of Government 

Project Description: 

Overview 

Provide funds to offset economic harm and lost revenue due to COVID-19 to the 

local governments in Duval County to include $3,000,000 to the City of Jacksonville 

Beach, $2,000,000 to the City of Atlantic Beach, $1,000,0000 to the City of Neptune 

Beach, and $200,000 to the Town of Baldwin. 

Approximate Timeline September 2021 
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Delivery Mechanisms/Partners 

City of Jacksonville will execute and deliver on behalf of the City, interlocal 

agreements that provides the terms and conditions for each local government 

subrecipient’s receipt and expenditure of ARP Act funds consistent with the purpose 

of any applicable Ordinances and subject to applicable requirements under the ARP 

Act and all other contracts, memorandums of understanding and documents, 

including extensions, renewals, or amendments. 

Intended Outcomes 

The local governments have flexibility to determine how best to use these Fiscal 

Recovery Funds to meet the needs of their unique communities and populations, 

within the eligible use categories outlined in the Fiscal Recovery Funds provisions 

and terms and conditions of the interlocal agreements. As required, we will manage 

and monitor these subrecipients to ensure compliance with requirements of the 

SLFRF award pursuant to 2 CFR 200.332 regarding requirements for pass-through 

entities. 

Hyperlink Pending 

Project Name: COVID-19 Vaccination Education 

Anticipated Funding Amount: $1,000,000 

Recipient Provided ID Number: 2021-463-4 

Statutory Category: Public Health/Negative Economic Impacts 

Expenditure Category: 1.12: Other Public Health Services 

Project Description: 

Overview 

Public Health and Safety is a top priority for the City of Jacksonville. There is 

increasing evidence that some racial and ethnic minority groups are being 

disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Dissemination of information on the 

availability of COVID-19 testing and vaccinations is not enough. Vaccination 

education and outreach is necessary for the citizenry to make informed decisions. 

Approximate Timeline Q4 2021 

Delivery Mechanisms/Partners 

City will enter into an agreement (contract) with Edward Waters College, Inc. (EWC) 

and provide funding for COVID-19 vaccination education and outreach program. 

EWC, the State of Florida’s first Historically Black College or University (HBCU), has 

been hosted vaccination sites to support underserved areas, and particularly New 

Town residents that has been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. 

Intended Outcomes 

To provide free access to testing & vaccines in Jacksonville’s high-risk communities 

as well as opportunities to share information on how individuals and families can 

lower their risk of infection and improve overall health outcomes. 

Hyperlink Pending 

 

Project Name: Contingency Fund 

Anticipated Funding Amount: $6,500,000 

Recipient Provided ID Number: 2021-463-5 

Statutory Category: Revenue Loss 

Expenditure Category: 6.1 Provision of Government Services 

Project Description: 
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Overview 

City of Jacksonville Ordinance 2021-463 places $6,500,000 in a contingency fund for 

future appropriation in accordance with the ARP Act. Projects. This appropriation 

will be temporarily coded to Revenue Loss and approved applications will be placed 

in the most appropriate Expenditure Category and included in subsequent project 

and expenditure reports. 

Approximate Timeline Q3/Q4 2021 

Delivery Mechanisms/Partners 

Elected officials and City leadership will continue to review and recommend projects 

that support continued COVID-19 response efforts & immediate economic 

stabilization & to replace lost public sector 

revenue. Equally important are projects that provide aid, relief, and support 

households, small businesses, nonprofits, and impacted industries. 

Intended Outcomes 

Authorize payments from the Contingency Fund that are to be consistent, and in 

accordance, with the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. In addition to projects that 

support COVID-19 response efforts & immediate economic stabilization & to replace 

lost public sector revenue, projects closing gaps, reaching universal levels of service, 

or disaggregating progress on rate, ethnicity and other equity dimensions are 

encouraged. 

Hyperlink Pending 

 

Project Name: Water/Wastewater System Fund 

Anticipated Funding Amount: $50,000,000 

Recipient Provided ID Number: 2021-516-1 

Statutory Category: Investments in Water, Sewer, & Broadband 

Expenditure Category: 5.1 Clean Water: Centralized Wastewater 

Project Description: 

Overview 

Investments in water and sewer infrastructure that are eligible to receive financial 

assistance through the EPA's Clean Water State Revolving Fund or Drinking Water 

State Revolving Fund have been identified and funds ARP Act have been 

appropriated. The project, "Septic Tank Phase-Out Program", is designed to help 

communities with failing or aging septic tanks transfer to extended city water and 

sewer lines. 

Approximate Timeline TBD 

Delivery Mechanisms/Partners 

City of Jacksonville in partnership with Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) are 

working together to improve the quality of life in our communities within the Septic 

Tank Phase-Out program. 

Intended Outcomes 

Improve environmental, health & welfare at households on systems in the most 

need of assistance and reducing the amount of harmful nutrients that often find 

their way into the St. Johns River and other local waterways. 

Hyperlink Pending 

 

Project Name: City Employees Premium Pay 

Anticipated Funding Amount: $40,000,000 

Recipient Provided ID Number: 2021-516-2 

Statutory Category: Revenue Loss 

Expenditure Category: 6.1 Provision of Government Services 

Project Description: 
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Overview 

The Mayor has determined that all City employees performing work during, and in 

response to, the COIVID-19 public health emergency constitute eligible workers 

performing essential work necessary to maintain continuity of City operations and 

essential critical infrastructure which is critical to protect health and well-being of 

the residents of Duval County. Expenditures for this project will be temporarily 

coded to Revenue Loss with a transfer to Premium Pay 4.1: Public Sector Employees 

pending. 

Approximate Timeline Fiscal Year 2022 

Delivery Mechanisms/Partners 

City's workers have been and continue to be relied on and have put their physical 

wellbeing at risk. $20,000,000 will be for premium pay raises for City employees in 

accordance with the ARP Act and $20,000,000 will be for one-time Premium Pay to 

City employees in accordance with the ARP Act and for the Provision of Government 

Services. 

Intended Outcomes 

Compensate essential workers for heightened risk due to COVID-19 (retrospectively 

& forward-looking) and to address any disparity between critical services and risks 

taken and current compensation. 

Hyperlink Pending 

 

Project Name: Roadway Resurfacing 

Anticipated Funding Amount: $24,000,000 

Recipient Provided ID Number: 2021-516-3 

Statutory Category: Revenue Loss 

Expenditure Category: 6.1 Provision of Government Services 

Project Description: 

Overview 

Sections 602(c)(1)(C) and 603(c)(1)(C) provides the City with broad latitude to use 

the Fiscal Recovery Funds for the provision of government services. Government 

services may include roadway resurfacing. 

Approximate Timeline Fiscal Year 2022 

Delivery Mechanisms/Partners 

This project will be funded by offsetting the costs of providing government services, 

to the extent of the reduction in revenue experienced due to the COVID-19 public 

health emergency and calculated loss pursuant to ARP Act. 

Intended Outcomes 

Mitigate financial hardship and provide substantial infusion of fiscal resources to 

immediately stabilize for any economic harms experienced and provide working 

capital to lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery. 

Hyperlink Pending 

 

Project Name: City Departmental Enhancements 

Anticipated Funding Amount: $19,123,489 

Recipient Provided ID Number: 2021-516-4 

Statutory Category: Revenue Loss 

Expenditure Category: 6.1 Provision of Government Services 

Project Description: 

Overview 

Sections 602(c)(1)(C) and 603(c)(1)(C) provides the City with broad latitude to use 

the Fiscal Recovery Funds for the provision of government services. Government 

services may include procurement of essential supplies for government services. 
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Approximate Timeline Fiscal Year 2022 

Delivery Mechanisms/Partners 

This project will be funded by offsetting the costs of providing government services, 

to the extent of the reduction in revenue experienced due to the COVID-19 public 

health emergency and calculated loss pursuant to ARP Act. 

Intended Outcomes 

Mitigate financial hardship and provide substantial infusion of fiscal resources to 

immediately stabilize for any economic harms experienced and provide working 

capital to lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery. 

Hyperlink Pending 

 

Project Name: Aid for Healthcare Partners 

Anticipated Funding Amount: $4,724,406 

Recipient Provided ID Number: 2021-516-5 

Statutory Category: Public Health/Negative Economic Impacts 

Expenditure Category: 2.10: Aid to Other Nonprofit Organizations 

Project Description: 

Overview 

Mitigating the impact of COVID-19, including taking actions to support nonprofit 

hospitals, continues to require a major public health response from local 

government. Economic aid will be appropriated from ARA Act to support public 

health measures to strategic healthcare providers. 

Approximate Timeline Fiscal Year 2022 

Delivery Mechanisms/Partners 

Aid will be provided by the City of Jacksonville to Shands Jacksonville Medical 

Center, Inc.(UF Health) which is located in the City of Jacksonville and operates 

hospitals, research facilities, and specialized care. 

This funding does not implement a specific program; accordingly, no evidenced-base 

measures are specifically being implemented with this funding. 

Intended Outcomes 

The aid will support their response to cases of COVID-19 and provide immediate 

economic stabilization from declining revenue and increasing costs. 

Hyperlink Pending 

Project Name: Aid for Affordable Housing Supporters 

Anticipated Funding Amount: $4,000,000 

Recipient Provided ID Number: 2021-516-6 

Statutory Category: Public Health/Negative Economic Impacts 

Expenditure Category: 2.10: Aid to Other Nonprofit Organizations 

Project Description: 

Overview 

Neighborhood transformation through equitable community development (Eastside 

Affordable Housing) and permanent supportive housing (Ability PSH-10) are both 

important programs offered through two (2) nonprofit organizations harmed by 

COVID-19. Appropriations of ARP Act funds will provide aid to these programs and 

organizations. 

Approximate Timeline Fiscal Year 2022 
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Delivery Mechanisms/Partners 

City will enter into grant agreements with Lift Jax, Inc for $3,000,000 and with Ability 

Housing, Inc. for $1,000,000. This aid is to mitigate financial hardship resulting from 

decline in revenues or impacts from required closures and increase operation costs. 

Intended Outcomes 

Providing resources so each organization can continue their offering their services, 

which include the previously referenced housing programs and other programs such 

as mixed-income housing, cradle-to-career education, community wellness, longterm financial vitality/literacy, employment readiness, and housing stability for lowincome socially vulnerable communities. 

The Eastside Affordable Housing Project being administered by Lift Jax, Inc. will use a 

holistic, multipronged approach based upon the Purpose Built Communities Model 

to revitalize a QCT neighborhood on Jacksonville’s eastside. The approach requires 

coordinated implementation of four strategies in the neighborhood: mixed-income 

housing; cradle-to-career education; community wellness; and long-term financial 

vitality. Studies have found a relationship between poor-quality housing, health 

problems, and educational attainment provide a clear and strong argument for the 

integration of housing with human services, including health, education, early 

childhood intervention, and daycare. Purpose Built Communities was started in 1995 

as part of a HOPE VI public housing redevelopment project and has expanded to 

eight cities. The first project, East Lake Meadows in Atlanta, received national 

attention for measurable success; the successes of this initial redevelopment project 

have been proven sustainable over time, and have been replicated by Purpose Built 

Communities in other Cities, as well as by other organizations following a similar 

integrated model of community redevelopment. Several publications have reviewed 

the effects of the Purpose Built Model and recommend its multi-pronged approach 

as a model for integrated community development to address generational poverty, 

improve public health, and reduce violence.3 

The PSH-10 Program administered by Ability Housing, Inc. expands upon a 

permanent supportive housing pilot program in Duval County with documented 

success.4 In 2015, Ability Housing participated in a pilot study, The Solution that 

Saves, to provide Florida-specific data concerning the effectiveness of providing 

Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) for high utilizers of crisis services, such as 

emergency rooms, jails and overnight shelters. The Solution That Saves was part of a 

statewide initiative developed by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation. Florida 

Housing competitively selected three sites to develop and operate Permanent 

Supportive Housing properties to serve each community’s persons with greatest 

3 Handunge V. Purpose built communities to promote health equity and address the impacts of racialized residential segregation. Harvard Public Health Review. 2021; 30.; Center for Promise Case Study. (2014). Transforming East Lake: Systematic Intentionality in Atlanta. https://www.americaspromise.org/sites/default/files/d8/EastLake%20FINAL.pdf; Joint Center for Housing 

Studies Harvard University. Belsky and Fauth (2012). Crossing Over to an Improved Era of Community Development. W12-7. 

https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/media/imp/w12-7_belsky_fauth.pdf; Jolin, M., Schmitz, P., & Seldon, W. 

(2012). Needle-moving community collaboratives: A promising approach to addressing America’s biggest challenges. Boston, 

MA: The Bridgespan Group. https://www.bridgespan.org/bridgespan/Images/articles/needle-moving-community-collaboratives/profiles/community-collaboratives-case-study-atlanta.pdf.

4 Weaver et al. (2018). The Solution That Saves: Two Year Evaluation Report. Florida Housing Finance Corporation. 

https://floridahousing.org/docs/default-source/programs/special-programs/florida-high-needs-high-cost-pilot/duval-countyvillage-on-wiley-ability-housing-inc.pdf?sfvrsn=1c90f87b_2. 
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need. The pilot sites were located in Duval, Miami-Dade and Pinellas Counties. The 

Solution That Saves evaluated 68 participants in Duval County for four years (two 

years prior to receiving PSH, and during the first two years of housing). Results 

demonstrated a meaningful connection between housing and health care through 

decreased costs related to emergency services, as well as noteworthy mental 

wellness and quality of life improvements. After two years in housing, participants 

showed a 30.9 percent decrease in suicidality, a 20 percent decrease in agoraphobia 

and a 19.9 percent decrease in drug abuse or dependence. Quality of life measures 

showed an overall perceived improvement of 15.1 percent, including a 25.8 percent 

increase in perceived health and a 20.7 percent increase in perceived 

psychological/spiritual quality of life. The project comprised 92 units of permanent 

supportive housing, targeted to low-income persons that were homeless or unstably 

housed and identified as high utilizers of crisis services. The housing was a 

combination of 49 units scattered throughout the community and 43 units at Village 

on Wiley, a multifamily development owned by Ability Housing and financed by the 

Florida Housing Finance Corporation that opened in Jacksonville’s Westside in 2015. 

The findings were evaluated by Health-Tech Consultants, Inc., and approved by the 

Institutional Review Board (IRB) through Jacksonville University. The Florida Housing 

Finance Corporation, Disability Rights Florida, the Florida Blue Foundation and the 

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development provided funding for the study.

Hyperlink https://abilityhousing.org 

https://www.liftjax.org 

 

Project Name: Additional COVID-19 Testing 

Anticipated Funding Amount: $4,000,000 

Recipient Provided ID Number: 2021-570-E-1 

Statutory Category: Public Health/Negative Economic Impacts 

Expenditure Category: 1.2: COVID-19 Testing 

Project Description: 

Overview 

Communities throughout the United States have recently experienced a rise in the 

number of COVID-19 cases due to various factors, including the introduction of a 

new, highly-contagious variant of the Coronavirus. The City recognizes that one of 

the most effective means of preventing the spread of COVID-19 is to make safe, 

readily available testing opportunities and other health-related services available to 

its citizens so that individuals who test positive for COVID-19 can be identified and 

educated on appropriate precautions they can take to prevent father spread of the 

virus. 

This program will be administered through partnership with Agape Family Health. 

Telescope Health, and the Florida Department of Health, with free testing sites at 

the following locations: the Lane Wiley Senior Center; the Clanzel T. Brown 

Community Center; Emmett Reed Community Center; Cuba Hunter Community 

Center; and the shopping center located 540 Atlantic Blvd. Of these locations, three 

are located directly within Qualified Census Tracts (QCTs) and one location, though 

not itself within a QCT, is immediately adjacent to five QCTs. Specifically: the Lane 

Wiley Senior Center is located within Tract 126.02; the Clanzel T. Brown Community 

Center is located within Tract 14.00; the Emmett Reed Community Center is located 
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within Tract 16.00; and the Cuba Hunter Community Center is located within Tract 

161.00, which is directly adjacent to tracts 162.00, 166.01, 157.00 and 6.00. 

Accordingly, the testing locations funded by this project will offer accessible, 

targeted public health services to some of the City’s most high-risk and 

disadvantaged communities. 

Approximate Timeline September 2021 

Delivery Mechanisms/Partners 

Emergency passage of legislation by the City Council to provide access to safe, 

readily available testing opportunities, vaccinations, and other vital health-related 

services is necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the City’s residents. 

Since the federal and state COVID-19 testing sites closed in June, there has been a 

significant increase in the number of COVID-19 positive cases. Many residents are 

required to wait in long lines, often in inclement weather, or are waiting 3 to 4 days 

for an appointment to be tested for COVID-19, which is contributing to the 

continued spread of the virus. 

Intended Outcomes Expedite opening additional COVID-19 testing locations in Duval County in an effort 

to prevent further spread of the Coronavirus throughout the community. 

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