State of West Virginia

Recovery Plan 

State and Local Fiscal Recovery 

Funds

2021 Report
State of West Virginia 2021 Recovery Plan Performance Report 1

State of West Virginia

2021 Recovery Plan

Table of Contents

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

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

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

Promoting Equitable Outcomes ...............................................................................................3

Community Engagement ......................................................................................................3-4

Labor Practices .......................................................................................................................4

Use of Evidence ...................................................................................................................4-5

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category........................................................................5-7

Project Inventory.......................................................................................................................7

Example Project .....................................................................................................................7

Additional Projects...................................................................................................................7

Ineligible Activities: Tax Offset Provision ..............................................................................7
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GENERAL OVERVIEW

Executive Summary

On May 14, 2021, the State of West Virginia received its first tranche of Coronavirus 

State and Local Fiscal Recovery (CSLFR) funding from the United States Department of 

Treasury in the amount of 677 million dollars. This stimulus funding followed the receipt 

in 2020 and early 2021 of federal stimulus funding appropriated under the Coronavirus 

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

Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act. Specifically, the CARES Act provided 

the state with 1.25 billion dollars of funding from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, also 

distributed by the United States Department of Treasury. These direct and flexible funds 

have been provided in addition to direct supplemental funding programs provided to 

state agencies directly by the federal government to supplement and secure ongoing 

federal programs administered in West Virginia. 

These funds have been critical to the state’s public health and economic response to 

the COVID-19 Pandemic. Coronavirus Relief funding continues to allow West Virginia to 

make the necessary investments in its recovery from this crisis. 

While Coronavirus Relief funds, allocated by the CARES Act, remain available to the 

state through December 2021, the state is enabled to consider in an even more 

thoughtful, strategic, and collaborative manner, how CSLFR funding should be utilized 

in the coming years to solidify and strengthen West Virginia’s overall recovery from the 

pandemic. 

As a result of passage of HB 2014 by the West Virginia Legislature, which limited the 

Governor’s ability to unilaterally deploy federal stimulus funding more than 150 million

dollars, the state has taken a deliberate and careful course of action. Upon receipt of 

CSLFR funds, the Office of the Governor began to engage legislative leadership and 

membership to come up with an appropriations strategy and overall plan of action 

regarding CSLFR. This necessarily includes each legislative member, as well as the 

governor, engaging with their constituents to determine their districts’ individual wants 

and needs. Ultimately, this process will culminate in the passage of an appropriations 

bill(s) which will allocate CSLFR funds to agencies of the state for administration of 

specific programs and initiatives designed to meet the goals and objectives of the 

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 and lead West Virginia to recovery. 
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Uses of Funds

The State of West Virginia has not spent any of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal 

Recovery (CSLFR) Fund allocated by the United States Department of Treasury as of 

July 31, 2021. The Office of the Governor and the members of West Virginia 

Legislature, in consultation with our constituents continue to evaluate how best to 

appropriate CSLFR funds. Until the legislature finalizes its appropriations, and the 

Governor approves them, no funding from West Virginia’s current 677-million-dollar

tranche of CSLFR funds can be spent by agencies of the state. 

Additionally, no finalized plan for how these CSLFR funds will be spent is available to 

report on as of July 31, 2021, as the appropriations process continues. The state 

continues its work on the appropriations process in consultation with West Virginia’s 

legislative leadership and third party legal and accounting firms which provide additional 

counsel on eligible use of CSLFR funds. The state hopes to finalize its first plan of 

appropriations during the fall of 2021.

Finally, as Congress continues to debate infrastructure spending packages in 

Washington D.C., the state is mindful of this potential influx of new federal funding as 

the state works to best leverage its total federal dollars while allocating CSLFRF funds. 

 

Promoting equitable outcomes

The State of West Virginia considers the promotion of equitable outcomes an integral 

part of our deliberative process. Considerations are made in consultation with members 

of the legislature and their constituents in how the promotion of equitable outcomes fits 

within the appropriations process. Additionally, the state is working with John Deskins, 

Ph.D. of the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia 

University to assist with mapping criteria to help promote equitable outcomes in the 

spending of CSLFRF. 

Following the appropriations process, it will be the responsibility of the whole of state 

government and its subrecipients to promote and subsequently report on its efforts to 

promote equitable outcomes in the expenditure of CSLFR funding. Therefore, the state 

will have more to report on equitable outcomes in subsequent annual performance 

reports as programs are implemented across West Virginia over the coming years. 

Community Engagement
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The State of West Virginia considers the promotion of community engagement an 

integral part of our deliberative process. Members of the legislature are the closest 

members of our government to the people. Members engage with their constituents 

from all backgrounds on a consistent basis. Members representing districts in which 

minority and historically disadvantaged people make up significant portions of their 

constituencies are uniquely positioned to listen to their wants and needs and bring those 

voices back to the full legislature and its leadership to be considered throughout the 

appropriations process. Additionally, the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs, a 

state agency committed to serving and assisting all underserved citizens across West 

Virginia and developing innovative ways to address issues affecting minority 

populations through conversation, education, leadership, and collaboration, has 

launched a state-wide listening tour with use of American Rescue Plan funding as one 

of its top discussion items. 

Following the appropriations process, it will be the responsibility of the whole of state 

government and its subrecipients to promote and subsequently report on its efforts to 

engage the community in the expenditure of CSLFR funding. Therefore, the state will 

have more to report on community engagement in subsequent annual performance 

reports as programs are implemented across West Virginia over the coming years. 

Labor Practices 

The State of West Virginia will be working to support strong economic recovery, strong 

employment opportunities for workers by helping ensure West Virginians become and 

remain employed here in WV.

Following the appropriations process, it will be the responsibility of the whole of state 

government and its subrecipients to promote and subsequently report on labor practices 

relating to the expenditure of CSLFR funding. Therefore, the state will have more to 

report on labor practices in subsequent annual performance reports as programs are 

implemented across West Virginia over the coming years. 

Use of Evidence 

The State of West Virginia will be looking at evidence-based projects and thorough 

rigorous evaluations to ensure this money is properly appropriated. This will be justified 

once the projects have been identified by the Legislature. Additionally, the state is in the 

process of purchasing a Stimulus Funding Inventory Tool software package from 

Deloitte to assist the state in identifying the best source of funds for requests and to be 

a funding planning tool to assist in decision-making. 
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Following the appropriations process, it will be the responsibility of the whole of state 

government and its subrecipients to promote and subsequently report on use of 

evidence relating to the expenditure of CSLFR funding. Therefore, the state will have 

more to report on use of evidence in subsequent annual performance reports as 

programs are implemented across West Virginia over the coming years. 

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category

Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

1 Expenditure Category: Public Health 0 0

1.1 COVID-19 Vaccination 0 0

1.2 COVID-19 Testing 0 0

1.3 COVID-19 Contact Tracing 0 0

1.4 Prevention in Congregate Settings (Nursing 

Homes, Prisons/Jails, Dense Work Sites, 

Schools, etc.)

0 0

1.5 Personal Protective Equipment 0 0

1.6 Medical Expenses (including Alternative Care 

Facilities)

0 0

1.7 Capital Investments or Physical Plant Changes 

to Public Facilities that respond to the COVID19 public health emergency

0 0

1.8 Other COVID-19 Public Health Expenses 

(including Communications, Enforcement, 

Isolation/Quarantine)

0 0

1.9 Payroll Costs for Public Health, Safety, and 

Other Public Sector Staff Responding to 

COVID-19

0 0

1.10 Mental Health Services 0 0

1.11 Substance Use Services 0 0

1.12 Other Public Health Services 0 0

2 Expenditure Category: Negative Economic 

Impacts

0 0

2.1 Household Assistance: Food Programs 0 0

2.2 Household Assistance: Rent, Mortgage, and 

Utility Aid 

0 0

2.3 Household Assistance: Cash Transfers 0 0

2.4 Household Assistance: Internet Access 

Programs

0 0

2.5 Household Assistance: Eviction Prevention 0 0

2.6 Unemployment Benefits or Cash Assistance to 

Unemployed Workers

0 0
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Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

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

Supports or Incentives)

0 0

2.8 Contributions to UI Trust Funds* 0 0

2.9 Small Business Economic Assistance (General) 0 0

2.10 Aid to nonprofit organizations 0 0

2.11 Aid to Tourism, Travel, or Hospitality 0 0

2.12 Aid to Other Impacted Industries 0 0

2.13 Other Economic Support 0 0

2.14 Rehiring Public Sector Staff 0 0

3 Expenditure Category: Services to 

Disproportionately Impacted Communities

0 0

3.1 Education Assistance: Early Learning 0 0

3.2 Education Assistance: Aid to High-Poverty 

Districts

0 0

3.3 Education Assistance: Academic Services 0 0

3.4 Education Assistance: Social, Emotional, and 

Mental Health Services 

0 0

3.5 Education Assistance: Other 0 0

3.6 Healthy Childhood Environments: Child Care 0 0

3.7 Healthy Childhood Environments: Home Visiting 0 0

3.8 Healthy Childhood Environments: Services to 

Foster Youth or Families Involved in Child 

Welfare System 

0 0

3.9. Healthy Childhood Environments: Other 0 0

3.10 Housing Support: Affordable Housing 0 0

3.11 Housing Support: Services for Unhoused 

persons 

0 0

3.12 Housing Support: Other Housing Assistance 0 0

3.13 Social Determinants of Health: Other 0 0

3.14 Social Determinants of Health: Community 

Health Workers or Benefits Navigators 

0 0

3.15 Social Determinants of Health: Lead 

Remediation

0 0

3.16 Social Determinants of Health: Community 

Violence Interventions 

0 0

4 Expenditure Category: Premium Pay 0 0

4.1 Public Sector Employees 0 0

4.2 Private Sector: Grants to other employers 0 0

5 Expenditure Category: Infrastructure 0 0

5.1 Clean Water: Centralized wastewater treatment 0 0

5.2 Clean Water: Centralized wastewater collection 

and conveyance

0 0
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Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

5.3 Clean Water: Decentralized wastewater 0 0

5.4 Clean Water: Combined sewer overflows 0 0

5.5 Clean Water: Other sewer infrastructure 0 0

5.6 Clean Water: Stormwater 0 0

5.7 Clean Water: Energy conservation 0 0

5.8 Clean Water: Water conservation 0 0

5.9 Clean Water: Nonpoint source 0 0

5.10 Drinking water: Treatment 0 0

5.11 Drinking water: Transmission & distribution 0 0

5.12 Drinking water: Transmission & distribution: 

lead remediation

0 0

5.13 Drinking water: Source 0 0

5.14 Drinking water: Storage 0 0

5.15 Drinking water: Other water infrastructure 0 0

5.16 Broadband: “Last Mile” projects 0 0

5.17 Broadband: Other projects 0 0

6 Expenditure Category: Revenue Replacement 0 0

6.1 Provision of Government Services 0 0

7 Administrative and Other 0 0

7.1 Administrative Expenses 0 0

7.2 Evaluation and data analysis 0 0

7.3 Transfers to Other Units of Government 0 0

7.4 Transfers to Nonentitlement Units 

(States and Territories only)

$68,739,767.81 $68,739,767.81

See Section C(7) on page 27 of the Reporting Guidance for additional information.

Project Inventory 

The State of West Virginia will ensure an accurate list is kept with this information once project 

plans are approved. 

Performance Report

The State of West Virginia will be prepared to report on these details once project plans are

approved. 

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

a. Revenue-reducing Covered Changes $0