State of Indiana

Recovery Plan 

State and Local Fiscal Recovery 

Funds

2021 Report

Note: The Recovery Plan Performance Report will provide the public and Treasury information on the 

projects that recipients are undertaking with program funding and how they are planning to ensure 

program outcomes are achieved in an effective, efficient, and equitable manner. While this template

includes the minimum requirements for the Recovery Plan, each recipient is encouraged to add 

information to the plan that they feel is appropriate to provide information to their constituents on efforts 

they are taking to respond to the pandemic and promote an equitable economic recovery. 

Each jurisdiction may determine the general form and content of the Recovery Plan, as long as it 

meets the reporting requirements, and recipients are encouraged to tailor this template to best meet 

their needs. Use of infographics, tables, charts, pictures, case studies, and other explanatory elements 

are encouraged.
State of Indiana 2021 Recovery Plan Performance Report 1

State of Indiana

2021 Recovery Plan

Table of Contents

General Overview......................................................................................................................2

Executive Summary.................................................................................................................2

Uses of Funds .........................................................................................................................3

Promoting Equitable Outcomes ...............................................................................................5

Community Engagement .........................................................................................................6

Labor Practices .......................................................................................................................6

Use of Evidence ......................................................................................................................6

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category...........................................................................8

Project Inventory.......................................................................................................................8

Example Project .....................................................................................................................8

Additional Projects...................................................................................................................8

Ineligible Activities: Tax Offset Provision ..............................................................................8
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GENERAL OVERVIEW

Executive Summary 

The State of Indiana received 50%, $1,535,915,336, of the State Fiscal Recovery Fund (SFRF) 

allocation on June 30, 2021. The budget adopted by the Indiana General Assembly in April 

2021 included appropriations across 21 program areas to be funded from the SFRF. The 

aggregate of these appropriations is approximately 100% of Indiana’s total SFRF funding of 

$3,071,830,673. Because the budget was adopted prior to the issuance of the Interim Final 

Rule as well as any revisions which may result from its comment period, adjustments to 

program area planning and their respective appropriations may be required. 

Note: selected appropriations of similar programs have been combined for purposes of this report

Question 1.2 of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section of the Coronavirus State and 

Local Fiscal Recovery Fund User Guide indicated that project level reporting is not required in 

the Interim Report but that a Recovery Plan should be submitted describing the planned uses of 

funds and planned projects. Since most of the programs contemplated are still under 

development, the appropriations will be presented in future Project and Expenditure Reports 

and annual Recovery Plan Performance Reports.

The programs to be funded by these ARP appropriations are expected to span the six major 

expenditure categories in support of a broad, strong and equitable recovery from the pandemic 

and economic downturn. 

American Rescue Plan Act Appropriations Total

Mental Health Grants $ 100,000,000

Health Issues and Challenges Grants $ 50,000,000

UI Trust Fund Restoration $ 500,000,000

Career Accelerator $ 75,000,000

Regional Economic Advancement and Development Initiative $ 500,000,000

Next Level Flights $ 10,000,000

Dept. of Correction and State Police Premium Pay $ 10,500,000

Water, Sewer, Broadband $ 410,000,000

Public Safety Equipment and Training $ 37,500,000

Conservation and Trails $ 85,000,000

Northwest Indiana Transit Projects $ 231,000,000

Infrastructure other than Water, Sewer, Broadband $ 1,107,200,000
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Uses of Funds

The following summaries of the program area appropriations describe the intended uses at this 

time and are subject to further deliberation and development. Only one program area has 

expended ARP funds through July 31, 2021. Several of the program areas span more than one

expenditure category. The inclusion of the program under an expenditure category for the 

purposes of this summary does not indicate its final designation which will be determined for 

future reporting.

Public Health 

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) Division of Mental Health and 

Addiction (DMHA) is responsible for oversight and distribution of $100 million to address 

behavioral health challenges throughout the state. DMHA intends to use this funding to build a 

higher quality, more seamlessly integrated, and more accessible system of behavioral health for 

the citizens of Indiana.

The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) will administer the Health Issues and Challenges 

grant program by providing and administering grants to eligible entities across the state. In total, 

$25 million will be awarded each year for two years to address the following health issues: 

childhood lead testing, case management, and abatement activities; infectious disease (HIV and 

hepatitis C), chronic disease (cardiovascular disease and cancer); tobacco prevention and 

cessation; nutrition (diabetes, obesity, food insecurity); and home visiting services. 

Negative Economic Impacts

The Indiana General Assembly has appropriated $500 million for the objective to restore the 

unemployment insurance trust fund to pre-pandemic levels. The Coronavirus Relief Fund was 

used in 2020 to repay an advance from the U.S. Department of Labor and make a down 

payment for this same purpose.

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) will administer the Regional Economic 

Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) program. READI is a $500 million regional 

economic development initiative that incentivizes counties, cities, and towns across the state to 

develop regional economic development plans that outline investment strategies designed to 

create compelling regional communities that attract and retain talent. These plans outline the 

regions’ plans to invest in projects and programs that improve quality of life and place, build and 

expand innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystems, and tell Indiana’s story to their existing 

residents and to the world. Projects funded through this initiative include, but are not limited to, 

workforce housing, community, cultural, and artistic amenities, small business loan and 

investment funds, talent development programs, and other investments that help attract people 

to Indiana.

Other program initiatives for which IEDC will be responsible include investing up to $10 million 

in ARP funding to help Indiana’s airports recover from the pandemic by incentivizing airlines to 

establish new routes to in-demand business markets. These investments will generate new 

opportunities for area businesses and provide revenue to the airport and its city, and the state.
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Services to Disproportionately Impacted Communities

The Indiana General Assembly created and appropriated $75 million for the Career Accelerator 

Fund. The Indiana Secondary Market for Education Loans (d/b/a INvestEd), a statutory, 

501(c)(3) non-profit, was assigned to administer this new workforce development program. It will 

provide financial assistance to individuals for obtaining short-term credentials in high-wage, 

high-demand career fields. The pandemic exacerbated Indiana’s socioeconomic disparities, 

particularly for lower-skilled individuals and marginalized communities. The policy objective is a 

robust, sustainable workforce development program that is broad-based in terms of 

communities served, training providers, career fields, and geographic regions of the state. 

A component of the broadband infrastructure program will be the Indiana Broadband Subsidy 

Program to provide K-12 student households, schools, and rural clinics with subsidies to help 

pay for broadband service. Households will receive 50/5 download/upload speeds while schools 

and clinics will receive 1GB.

Premium Pay

Appropriations of $10.5 million will be directed to the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) 

and the Indiana State Police to recognize the service of correctional staff and state troopers for 

the hazards and challenges they faced during the pandemic

Water, Sewer, and Broadband Infrastructure

A total of $410 million has been appropriated for broadband ($250 million) and water and sewer 

investments ($160 million). 

The planned objectives for broadband, which are a continuation of previous state investments of 

$100 million, include:

• Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program- Provide funding to specific areas in 

Indiana that lack broadband coverage, actual speeds of less than 25Mbps downstream; 

areas that lack quality, reliable access to fixed terrestrial broadband; and areas with 

compelling need.

• Indiana Connectivity Program- Provide households & businesses a connection to 

broadband internet utilizing a reverse auction method.

• School and Rural Health Clinic 1 GB Program- Provide schools and rural clinics a 

connection to 1 GB broadband utilizing a reverse auction method.

The Indiana Finance Authority has managed very successful environmental programs through 

its State Revolving Fund for many years and that experience will serve as the guide for the 

water and sewer grant program. Preliminary customer surveys indicate strong demand, which 

exceeds the appropriation, from across the state and a range of communities.
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Revenue Replacement-Government Services

Funding for government services to the extent of general revenue reduction as determined by 

the Interim Final Rule formula is planned for:

• Public Safety Equipment and Training ($37.5 million)

• Conservation and Trails ($85 million)

• Transit Projects ($231 million)

• Road and Bridge Infrastructure Projects ($1.1 billion)

Promoting equitable outcomes 

Several of the planned uses are pursuing outcomes which promote equity and to narrow 

disparities in economic opportunity, education, and public health. Desired outcomes of selected 

program areas summarized below.

Public Health

There are many historically underserved and disproportionally affected groups that the Indiana 

Department of Health (IDOH) plans to serve with the Health Issues and Challenges grant 

program, including racial and ethnic groups, rural areas, communities with lower income, lower 

educational attainment, and limited access to health care and social services, individuals with 

disabilities, and individuals with limited English proficiency. Grantees will be required to describe 

how their proposals will address health equity. The state enabling legislation states that, in 

awarding the grants, the IDOH may prioritize proposals that will address health disparities and 

organizations representing people of color. 

The IDOH grant program will provide potential grantees with guidance which will include 

recommended evidence-based programming to use, metrics required to be tracked, standard 

data collection parameters, and the requirement for grantees to describe how proposals will 

address health equity and measures showing impact on health equity, including underserved 

communities, people of color, people with low income, people with disabilities, and people with 

limited English proficiency or educational attainment. 

In its administration of the mental health grants, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction 

(DMHA) intends to examine potential projects through a series of questions pertaining to the 

engagement and impact on disparate populations. DMHA will partner with a technical 

assistance advisor to identify and support grassroots organizations, many of which are staffed 

by or serve disparate populations. Additionally, workforce equity and diversity are an explicit 

focus of its workforce efforts which will be promoted and measured.
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Education and Workforce

A goal of the Career Accelerator Program, administered through INvestED, is to advance 

educational opportunity and economic empowerment to as many Hoosiers as possible, 

particularly those from disadvantaged and marginalized communities. Lower educational 

attainment is concentrated among historically underserved groups—before, during, and after the 

COVID-19 pandemic. For example, postsecondary attainment is disproportionately low among 

males in low-income urban and rural areas. For many, an ideal pathway of accelerating their 

careers and upskilling is through short-term credentials. Already, Indiana’s nondegree workforce 

training programs have shown disproportionate interest, participation, and success from these 

disadvantaged populations. In certain high-wage, high-demand career fields, such as advanced 

manufacturing and informational technology, there exist considerable participation and wage 

gaps for women and people of color. Concerted equity and inclusion efforts by the state, 

industry groups, training providers, economic development groups, and individual businesses 

coupled with the Career Accelerator’s financial aid will help Indiana advance on these pressing 

fronts.

Broadband Infrastructure

Funds will be used to assist underserved and adversely affected groups by providing broadband 

infrastructure deployment to those families that are unserved or underserved. Goals of the 

broadband program include:

o Increased access to unserved or underserved households, businesses, health clinics 

and schools.

o Increased adoption of school buildings and rural health clinics receiving 1GB of service.

o Increase adoption of households and businesses receiving greater than 25/3

download/upload speeds.

Additionally, the subsidy program will assist Hoosier students, schools, and clinics with the cost 

of adoption and monthly service. The state administering agency, Office of Community and 

Rural Affairs, plans to target the subsidy program to include households where at least one 

member of the household is a K-12 student enrolled in an eligible school and at least one 

member of the household is participating in one of several designated assistance programs 

(SNAP, TANF, etc.). These attributes will be embedded in the grant application scoring rubric.

Other Infrastructure-Government Services

For projects undertaken by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), the agency will 

adhere to its project specific and program goals for the federal Disadvantaged Business 

Enterprise program. Its current goal established with the Federal Highway Administration is 

10.1% of contract value. INDOT supports these efforts through its On the Job Training and DBE 

Services programs. 
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Community Engagement 

Most of the planned uses require engagement with a range of stakeholders for sound program 

design and achieving desired outcomes. These stakeholders are targeted clients/customers, 

advocacy groups, service delivery providers, the legislature, other government partners and 

more. The responsible agencies are in various stages of engagement with these parties. 

Certain programs will require collaboration across stakeholders at the point of service delivery. 

Examples include the public health programs and the regional economic acceleration programs 

and those initiatives have already started. 

Labor Practices 

Projects funded for water and sewer projects will follow the provisions of the federal Clean and 

Drinking Water programs which include Davis Bacon Act requirements. 

Road and bridge projects, which will be deemed government services and administered by 

INDOT, will adhere to state and federal contracting requirements which include the Davis Bacon 

Act and the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program. 

Labor practices reporting requirements for the broadband program are under development. 

Use of Evidence 

At this time, no programs have been identified for evidence-based interventions (strong or 

moderate evidence). Programs with evidence-based analysis which could be deemed 

preliminary evidence are contemplated in the public health and education areas. 

To maximize programmatic impact and outcomes, the state enabling legislation creating the

Indiana Department of Health grant program requires grantees to describe in their proposals 

how they will use proven, evidence-based programming to achieve goals and outcomes. A 

grant proposal must include proposed measurable and specific improvement in one or more 

critical health metrics within a defined cohort. The cohort may be defined by any health, 

demographic, or geographic criteria, or any combination of these.

The Career Accelerator will use evidence-based interventions and utilize rigorous program 

evaluation to build further evidence, inform ongoing programmatic improvements, hold training 

providers accountable, and, ultimately, contribute toward the educational attainment and upward 

mobility of Indiana citizens. Statutory requirements and programmatic design will produce 

valuable data in both individual and aggregate terms. To gauge progress with disadvantaged 

communities, program participation, credential completion, job placement, and wage growth will 

be disaggregated as much as possible. Race, ethnicity, pre-enrollment educational attainment, 

pre-enrollment employment and wages, zip code, census tract, and other demographic categories 

that illuminate equity advancements will be central to program analysis and evaluation. Moreover, 

it is hoped that evidence built during the program can inform wider postsecondary education and 

workforce training efforts throughout the state geared toward equity and inclusion.
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Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category

Expenditures through July 31, 2021 are limited to the Public Safety Equipment Purchase 

program for the acquisition of body cameras and related equipment by the Indiana State Police.

Cumulative 

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

6 Expenditure Category: Revenue Replacement

6.1 Provision of Government Services $3,771,077.10 $3,771,077.10

Project Inventory 

Project level reporting will commence as distinct projects within the program areas described 

above are identified. It is expected that several of the program areas described above will be 

reported as stand-alone projects. 

Performance Report

As part of their planning process, the agencies responsible for the administration of the program 

area appropriations have begun development of program measures. The measures will range 

from near-term measures for activities and resulting outputs to longer-term metrics relating to 

desired outcomes. Mandatory performance indicators will be reported for the programs linked 

to the designated expenditure categories. 

Ineligible Activities: Tax Offset Provision (States and territories only)

Item Amount

a. Revenue-reducing Covered Changes $ 0