Denton County

Recovery Plan 

State and Local Fiscal Recovery 

Funds

2021 Report
Denton County 2021 Recovery Plan Performance Report 1

Denton County

2021 Recovery Plan

Table of Contents

General Overview........................................................................................................................3

Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................3

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

Promoting Equitable Outcomes.................................................................................................4

Community Engagement...........................................................................................................5

Labor Practices .........................................................................................................................5

Use of Evidence ........................................................................................................................5

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category ............................................................................6

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

Projects .....................................................................................................................................8

Ineligible Activities: Tax Offset Provision .............................................................................10
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GENERAL OVERVIEW

Executive Summary 

During the response to COVID-19, it was determined there was a need for extended Broadband 

Services nationwide. Denton County plans to use state and local fiscal recovery funds under 

the American Rescue Plan to implement a broadband project. On August 10, 2021, Denton 

County Commissioners Court approved specifications of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for 

a Broadband Backbone Needs Assessment Study. This needs assessment will provide Denton 

County with information to prepare a solicitation for the design, installation and operation of a 

Broadband Backbone that will provide a path for internet services throughout Denton County. 

Our goals of this project include the following:

• Have the capability to deliver services to every household in Denton County and the 

ability to expand and provide services throughout Denton County. 

• Have the capability to allow local service providers to purchase services for their service 

area

• Create a system to deliver a minimum of 100Mbps upload and download

• Provide options to operate a Cooperative/Non-Profit to distribute and manage the 

system

In addition, Denton County plans to use state and local fiscal recovery funds for Food Programs 

and Health/Emergency Response. We have not discussed the details of these projects to date.

Uses of Funds

We intend to use state and local fiscal recovery funds to hire a firm to assist with the 

establishment of a countywide Broadband Backbone Service. The cost of this service is 

unknown at this time as we are just in the beginning stages of the project. These funds will 

support the community by providing every household in Denton County with broadband service, 

delivering minimum speeds of 100Mbps upload and 100 Mbps download. 

Denton County also plans to use some of the funds for Food Programs and Health/Emergency 

Response. Specific details of these programs have not been determined. 

In addition, Denton County received Emergency Rental Assistance funds under the American 

Rescue Plan. We plan to use these funds to continue to help citizens by paying their rent 

and/or utility/home energy bills. Currently, we are still using Emergency Rental Assistance 

funds under the Consolidated Appropriations Act. This program helps prevent eviction and 

homelessness for those individuals who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. To 

date, the majority of these funds have supported households at 30 percent Area Median Income 

and below (76.7 percent) with 23.5 percent for households at 30-50 percent AMI and 5.8 

percent for households at 51-80 percent AMI. Black households are participating four times 

above respective county population; Asian households are participating three times above 

respective county population. For Hispanic households, we are seeing slightly under the 

respective county population. As a result, we have initiated multi-lingual outreach through local 

non-profit organizations, posters in area locations and flyers in outgoing food supplies. This is 
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the first level of outreach which will be expanded as needed to ensure equitable distribution of 

available funds to all eligible households in Denton County. 

Promoting equitable outcomes 

Equity has always been a value of Denton County. Equitable outcomes will be determined at a 

later date as we are in the beginning stages of our projects and specific details have not been 

determined.

Community Engagement 

Denton County welcomes feedback from constituents and community-based organizations 

regarding projects funded with state and local fiscal recovery funds.

Our Broadband Project will serve all households in Denton County, which will include people of 

color, people with low-income, and other underserved groups. 

Labor Practices 

We will provide more detail on labor practices as our projects progress. 

Use of Evidence 

We are not currently using funds for evidence-based interventions. 

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category

We have not spent any state and local fiscal recovery funds to date. 

Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

1 Expenditure Category: Public Health

1.1 COVID-19 Vaccination

1.2 COVID-19 Testing

1.3 COVID-19 Contact Tracing

1.4 Prevention in Congregate Settings (Nursing 

Homes, Prisons/Jails, Dense Work Sites, 

Schools, etc.)

1.5 Personal Protective Equipment

1.6 Medical Expenses (including Alternative Care 

Facilities)
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Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

1.7 Capital Investments or Physical Plant Changes 

to Public Facilities that respond to the COVID19 public health emergency

1.8 Other COVID-19 Public Health Expenses 

(including Communications, Enforcement, 

Isolation/Quarantine)

1.9 Payroll Costs for Public Health, Safety, and 

Other Public Sector Staff Responding to 

COVID-19

1.10 Mental Health Services

1.11 Substance Use Services

1.12 Other Public Health Services

2 Expenditure Category: Negative Economic 

Impacts

2.1 Household Assistance: Food Programs 

2.2 Household Assistance: Rent, Mortgage, and 

Utility Aid 

2.3 Household Assistance: Cash Transfers 

2.4 Household Assistance: Internet Access 

Programs

2.5 Household Assistance: Eviction Prevention

2.6 Unemployment Benefits or Cash Assistance to 

Unemployed Workers

2.7 Job Training Assistance (e.g., Sectoral jobtraining, Subsidized Employment, Employment 

Supports or Incentives)

2.8 Contributions to UI Trust Funds*

2.9 Small Business Economic Assistance (General)

2.10 Aid to nonprofit organizations

2.11 Aid to Tourism, Travel, or Hospitality

2.12 Aid to Other Impacted Industries

2.13 Other Economic Support 

2.14 Rehiring Public Sector Staff

3 Expenditure Category: Services to 

Disproportionately Impacted Communities

3.1 Education Assistance: Early Learning 

3.2 Education Assistance: Aid to High-Poverty 

Districts

3.3 Education Assistance: Academic Services 

3.4 Education Assistance: Social, Emotional, and 

Mental Health Services 

3.5 Education Assistance: Other 

3.6 Healthy Childhood Environments: Child Care 
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Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

3.7 Healthy Childhood Environments: Home Visiting 

3.8 Healthy Childhood Environments: Services to 

Foster Youth or Families Involved in Child 

Welfare System 

3.9. Healthy Childhood Environments: Other 

3.10 Housing Support: Affordable Housing 

3.11 Housing Support: Services for Unhoused 

persons 

3.12 Housing Support: Other Housing Assistance 

3.13 Social Determinants of Health: Other 

3.14 Social Determinants of Health: Community 

Health Workers or Benefits Navigators 

3.15 Social Determinants of Health: Lead 

Remediation

3.16 Social Determinants of Health: Community 

Violence Interventions 

4 Expenditure Category: Premium Pay

4.1 Public Sector Employees

4.2 Private Sector: Grants to other employers 

5 Expenditure Category: Infrastructure

5.1 Clean Water: Centralized wastewater treatment

5.2 Clean Water: Centralized wastewater collection 

and conveyance

5.3 Clean Water: Decentralized wastewater

5.4 Clean Water: Combined sewer overflows

5.5 Clean Water: Other sewer infrastructure

5.6 Clean Water: Stormwater

5.7 Clean Water: Energy conservation

5.8 Clean Water: Water conservation

5.9 Clean Water: Nonpoint source 

5.10 Drinking water: Treatment

5.11 Drinking water: Transmission & distribution

5.12 Drinking water: Transmission & distribution: 

lead remediation

5.13 Drinking water: Source

5.14 Drinking water: Storage 

5.15 Drinking water: Other water infrastructure

5.16 Broadband: “Last Mile” projects

5.17 Broadband: Other projects

6 Expenditure Category: Revenue Replacement

6.1 Provision of Government Services
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Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

7 Administrative and Other

7.1 Administrative Expenses 

7.2 Evaluation and data analysis 

7.3 Transfers to Other Units of Government

7.4 Transfers to Nonentitlement Units 

(States and Territories only)

Project Inventory 

We will assign a project number and provide more information on Food Programs and Public 

Health Response when we have more detail. We will also provide more detail on Broadband

after our needs assessment is complete. 

Project [Identification Number]: Broadband1A

Funding amount: Unknown at this time

Project Expenditure Category: [5.17 Broadband: Other projects]

Broadband Project Goals:

• Have the capability to deliver services to every household in Denton County and the 

ability to expand and provide services throughout Denton County. 

• Have the capability to allow local service providers to purchase services for their service 

area

• Create a system to deliver a minimum of 100Mbps upload and download

• Provide options to operate a Cooperative/Non-Profit to distribute and manage the 

system

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

The following items are related to the Tax Offset Provision 31 CFR 35.8. 

Item Amount

a. Revenue-reducing Covered Changes $0.00