Brevard County Board of County 

Commissioners, Florida

Recovery Plan 

State and Local Fiscal Recovery 

Funds

2021 Report
Brevard County, Florida 2021 Recovery Plan Performance Report 1

Brevard County Board of County Commissioners, Florida

2021 Recovery Plan

Table of Contents

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

Uses of Funds.............................................................................................................. 4

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

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

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

Use of Evidence........................................................................................................... 7

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category............................................................... 7
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Executive Summary 

The American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) was passed by Congress on March 10, 2021 

and signed into law on March 11, 2021. It augments programs started by the 

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) in 2020 and the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act in 2021 and created new programs to address the 

continuing pandemic-related crises, and fund recovery efforts. Brevard County received 

the initial tranche of ARPA funding in the amount of $58,460,088 from United States 

Department of the Treasury (Treasury) on May 19, 2021.

These funds may be used for (a) to respond to the public health emergency with respect 

to Coronavirus Disease or its negative economic impacts, (b) to respond to workers 

performing essential work during the COVID-19 public health emergency by providing 

premium pay to eligible workers, (c ) revenue replacement for the provision of 

government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue of the county due to the 

COVID-19 public health emergency, or (d) to make necessary investments in water, 

sewer, or broadband infrastructure.

Brevard County’s ARPA Recovery Plan takes into consideration the Board of County 

Commissioners allocation of and expenditures related to CARES funding Brevard 

County received on April 23, 2020 for Public Health and Safety programs as well as 

other federal funding the County received related to COVID-19. The County is able to 

address many different aspects of the economic recovery while ensuring that public 

health and other community needs remained a key focus. The chart below provides 

details on additional COVID-19 related funding and how it has been allocated to serve 

the needs of the community: 

CARES ACT – Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) $125,406,711

County’s Allocation $105,037,237

Public Health Programs $64.8 million

Supported Brevard County Agencies, 

Charter Offices, Municipalities, School 

Board, and Hospitals by providing for 

personal protective equipment, 

disinfecting, COVID-19 testing, Emergency 

Medical Transport Services, social 

distancing, Families First expenses, and 

public safety payroll expenses

Economic Support Programs $40.5 million

• Small Business and non-profit grants

• Stop-gap employment

• Individual mortgage and rental 

assistance

• Food stability programs
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Agencies Received Additional CARES Funds Beyond the County’s Allocation $20,369,474

Transit Services $18.0 million

Continued operating full services while 

suspending bus fares and maintaining 

social distancing

Housing and Human Services $1.7 million

CRF, through the Florida Housing Finance 

Corporation, for emergency roof, HVAC, 

and septic repairs

Fire Rescue $462,474

Funds assisted with the County’s 

emergency medical transportation services

Valkaria Airport $30,000 Aid to local airports

Sheriff’s Office $177,000

Funds used to respond to the COVID-19 

public health emergency

 

 

Ongoing Community Programs Administered by the Housing and Human Services 

$45,456,431

Emergency Rental Assistance 

(ERA)

$32.6 million

Rental Assistance, utilities, home energy 

costs, and other expenses related to 

housing 

• ERA1, $18.2 million

• ERA2, $14.4 million

Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD) Programs $6.6 million

• Home-ARP, $4.5 million for the 

creation of affordable housing and 

services for people experiencing or at 

risk of experiencing homelessness

• CDBG-CV3, $1.3 million for health 

services, child/adult day care, 

community nutrition, education 

services, substance abuse services, 

transportation services, case 

management, mortgage assistance 

and security deposits

• CDGB-CV1, $848,028 for health 

services, community nutrition, 

educational services, substance abuse 

services, childcare
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HHS Additional Funding and 

Programs

$3.2 million

• LIHEAP-CV, $1.2 million to assist 

income qualified families with home 

heating and cooling costs

• LIHEAP-ARP, $1.6 million to assists 

income-qualified families with home 

heating and cooling costs

• Community Services Block Grant, 

$408,403 intended to address the 

consequences of increasing 

unemployment and economic 

disruption

Transit Services $3.0 million Operation of the County’s public transit 

services

Uses of Funds

Brevard County Board of County Commissioners initially approved their ARPA 

Recovery Plan on July 20, 2021. Complying with Treasury’s guidelines, this plan is

practical and effective in protecting the public health and the region’s economy. 

The outline below provides the broad categories of Brevard County’s initial allocation of 

ARPA funding for the allocation of $58,460,088 of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal 

Recovery Funds (CLFRF) under ARPA:

 

Brevard County ARPA Recovery Plan Funding Categories

1. Investment in Water, Sewer Infrastructure, and Stormwater, $40.0M 

This initial plan invests $40 million of ARPA funds for water, wastewater, and 

stormwater projects, which are designed to improve water quality and address 

water pollution, enabling the County to address and prioritize the needs of the 

citizens. Projects include constructing, improving, and repairing wastewater 

treatment plants, controlling non-point sources of pollution, improving resilience 

of infrastructure to severe weather events and protecting the County’s 

waterbodies from pollution.

Categories of eligible projects include treatment, transmission and distribution, 

source rehabilitation and decontamination, storage, consolidation, and new 

systems development. Eligible projects also include: construction of publicly 

owned treatment works, nonpoint source pollution management, national estuary 

program projects, decentralized wastewater treatment systems, stormwater 

systems, water conservation, efficiency and reuse measures, watershed pilot 

projects, energy efficiency measures for publicly-owned treatment works, water 

reuse projects, security measures at publicly-owned treatment works, and 

technical assistance to ensure compliance with the Clean Water Act.
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2. Public Health, $2.0M

In order to provide for the health and safety to the community we serve, Brevard 

County allocated $2 million for an employee vaccine incentive program. This 

program incentivizes fully vaccinated County employees who are providing

essential services during the COVID-19 public health emergency. 

3. Revenue Replacement Opportunities, up to $18.5M

The County anticipates approximately $18.5 million will be available for use for 

revenue replacement projects. Of this amount, currently $8.5 million has been 

dedicated to the Fire Rescue program to support the County’s public safety 

operations. Up to an additional $10 million in revenue replacement funds may be 

allocated towards critical priorities in the county. As provided by Treasury 

guidance, this revenue loss can be used for maintenance of infrastructure 

including roads, modernization of cybersecurity, protection of critical 

infrastructure, health services, environmental remediation, school or educational 

services, and the provision of police, fire and other public safety services. 

4. Other Eligible Programs, Funding Levels To Be Determined

Brevard County is in the process of assessing the needs of our community and 

the impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency to determine how to most 

effectively allocate remaining ARPA funds. Eligible programs being considered 

include but are not limited to: addressing negative economic impacts in 

recognition of disproportionately impacted communities and economically 

disadvantaged; programs that provide workforce readiness training; promoting 

healthy childhood environments. 

Promoting equitable outcomes 

As Brevard County moves forward with implementing the ARPA Recovery Plan, 

initiatives are being established to measure equity including developing goals to provide 

benefits across various groups, awareness for residents and businesses, and equitable 

access and distribution of programs and services. 

This initial plan calls for investing the majority of ARPA funds in water, wastewater and

stormwater projects. These are community projects that will provide citizens with clean 

water, additional capacity, and resiliency to climate change. While developing this plan, 

careful consideration has been given to ensure that projects will be completed timely to 

benefit the community. 

Developing a vaccination incentive program has encouraged essential employees to get 

vaccinated in order to provide a safe working environment, as well as reduce public 

health risk to the community. Research shows that vaccinated employees are less likely 

to transmit the COVID-19 virus, and therefore are less likely to infect their families, 
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coworkers, and the general public that they serve. This program protects employees 

and citizens while mitigating the risk of reduced public services that could result from 

excessive sick leave of essential workers. 

The initial ARPA Recovery Plan allocates a portion of revenue replacement funds to 

support the operational needs of the Fire Rescue Department, ensuring that public 

health and safety needs are well served. These resources allow for key investments in 

personnel, capital equipment, and infrastructure to effectively respond to our citizenry. 

The County is currently evaluating the community’s needs and further COVID-19 

impacts to determine how remaining funds will be expended. Opportunities include but 

are not limited to: addressing negative economic impacts of disproportionately impacted 

communities and economically disadvantaged; addressing educational disparities 

exacerbated by COVID-19, including educational services and workforce training; 

promoting healthy childhood environments; and additional provisions of government 

services to benefit and serve the community through revenue replacement 

opportunities. 

CLFRF under ARPA provides identical parameters for counties and how separately 

provided for funding to Brevard’s municipalities funding can be utilized. Careful 

consideration is being taken to ensure that programs created by the Board of County 

Commissioners do not duplicate programs that municipalities may implement. Various

municipalities may be interested in partnering with the County to leverage additional 

dollars into programs both the County and municipality may be interested in funding 

together. Waiting to see how such programs unfold on the federal, state and municipal 

levels may be desirable to assure resources are allocated in a way that best serves 

Brevard’s community minimizing duplication of efforts and/or taking advantage of 

partnership and leveraging opportunities with municipalities or other agencies.

Community Engagement 

All programs must be approved by the Board of County Commissioners at a public 

meeting where the community has an opportunity to provide input in a public forum. 

Commissioners engage with the citizens on a daily basis to understand the local needs, 

priorities, and pressures facing the County.

Prior to advertising and solicitation of projects, Brevard County will look for opportunities 

to engage local contractors and workforce through community outreach. 

Labor Practices 

The County will ensure that as projects are selected to utilize SLFRF funds, that all 

procurement contracts using such funds are consistent with the procurement standards 

set forth in the Uniform Guidance at 2 CFR 200.317 through 2 CFR 200.327, as 

applicable, as well as local procurement policies. The Uniform Guidance requires 
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competitive bidding and contractor oversight and maintaining written standards of 

conduct and prohibitions on dealing with suspended or debarred parties. 

Brevard County will strongly encourage the use of local workforce to promote efficient 

delivery of high-quality infrastructure projects while also supporting the economic 

recovery efforts. The County will report on community benefits agreements, workforce 

wages and local hiring achieved through these agreements.

Use of Evidence 

Performance measures are being developed to ensure that the County complies with 

the requirements of the Act and ensure a speedy, equitable, transparent and 

accountable recovery plan. 

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category

Category Cumulative

Obligations to 

date ($)

Cumulative

Expenditures

to date ($)

1 Expenditure Category: Public Health

1.1 COVID-19 Vaccination $2,000,000.00 $0.00

1.2 COVID-19 Testing $0.00 $0.00

1.3 COVID-19 Contact Tracing $0.00 $0.00

1.4 Prevention in Congregate Settings (Nursing 

Homes, Prisons/Jails, Dense Work Sites, 

Schools, etc.)

$0.00 $0.00

1.5 Personal Protective Equipment $0.00 $0.00

1.6 Medical Expenses (including Alternative Care 

Facilities)

$0.00 $0.00

1.7 Capital Investments or Physical Plant Changes 

to Public Facilities that respond to the COVID19 public health emergency

$0.00 $0.00

1.8 Other COVID-19 Public Health Expenses 

(including Communications, Enforcement, 

Isolation/Quarantine)

$0.00 $0.00

1.9 Payroll Costs for Public Health, Safety, and 

Other Public Sector Staff Responding to 

COVID-19

$0.00 $0.00

1.10 Mental Health Services $0.00 $0.00

1.11 Substance Use Services $0.00 $0.00

1.12 Other Public Health Services $0.00 $0.00

2 Expenditure Category: Negative Economic 

Impacts

2.1 Household Assistance: Food Programs $0.00 $0.00

2.2 Household Assistance: Rent, Mortgage, and 

Utility Aid 

$0.00 $0.00
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Category Cumulative

Obligations to 

date ($)

Cumulative

Expenditures

to date ($)

2.3 Household Assistance: Cash Transfers $0.00 $0.00

2.4 Household Assistance: Internet Access 

Programs

$0.00 $0.00

2.5 Household Assistance: Eviction Prevention $0.00 $0.00

2.6 Unemployment Benefits or Cash Assistance to 

Unemployed Workers

$0.00 $0.00

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

Supports or Incentives)

$0.00 $0.00

2.8 Contributions to UI Trust Funds* $0.00 $0.00

2.9 Small Business Economic Assistance (General) $0.00 $0.00

2.10 Aid to nonprofit organizations $0.00 $0.00

2.11 Aid to Tourism, Travel, or Hospitality $0.00 $0.00

2.12 Aid to Other Impacted Industries $0.00 $0.00

2.13 Other Economic Support $0.00 $0.00

2.14 Rehiring Public Sector Staff $0.00 $0.00

3 Expenditure Category: Services to 

Disproportionately Impacted Communities

3.1 Education Assistance: Early Learning $0.00 $0.00

3.5 Education Assistance: Other $0.00 $0.00

3.13 Social Determinants of Health: Other $0.00 $0.00

4 Expenditure Category: Premium Pay

4.1 Public Sector Employees $0.00 $0.00

5 Expenditure Category: Infrastructure

5.1 Clean Water: Centralized wastewater treatment $0.00 $0.00

5.2 Clean Water: Centralized wastewater collection 

and conveyance

$0.00 $0.00

5.3 Clean Water: Decentralized wastewater $0.00 $0.00

5.4 Clean Water: Combined sewer overflows $0.00 $0.00

5.5 Clean Water: Other sewer infrastructure $2,952,964.23 $0.00

5.6 Clean Water: Stormwater $0.00 $0.00

5.7 Clean Water: Energy conservation $0.00 $0.00

5.8 Clean Water: Water conservation $0.00 $0.00

5.9 Clean Water: Nonpoint source $0.00 $0.00

5.10 Drinking water: Treatment $0.00 $0.00

5.11 Drinking water: Transmission & distribution $0.00 $0.00

5.12 Drinking water: Transmission & distribution: 

lead remediation

$0.00 $0.00

5.13 Drinking water: Source $0.00 $0.00

5.14 Drinking water: Storage $0.00 $0.00

5.15 Drinking water: Other water infrastructure $0.00 $0.00
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Category Cumulative

Obligations to 

date ($)

Cumulative

Expenditures

to date ($)

6 Expenditure Category: Revenue Replacement

6.1 Provision of Government Services $8,500,000.00 $0.00

7 Administrative and Other

7.1 Administrative Expenses $0.00 $0.00

7.2 Evaluation and data analysis $0.00 $0.00