Forsyth County, North Carolina 

Recovery Plan 

State and Local Fiscal Recovery 

Funds 

2021 Report 
Forsyth County, North Carolina 2021 Recovery Plan Performance Report 1

Forsyth County, North Carolina 

2021 Recovery Plan 

Table of Contents 

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

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

Uses of Funds ......................................................................................................................... 2 

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

Community Engagement ......................................................................................................... 3 

Labor Practices ....................................................................................................................... 3 

Use of Evidence ...................................................................................................................... 3 

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category ........................................................................... 4 

Project Inventory ....................................................................................................................... 6 
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GENERAL OVERVIEW 

Executive Summary 

Forsyth County has a historic opportunity to make transformational strides in this community for 

all of our citizens through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. The County was 

awarded over $74 million of which half was already received. The County will solicit input from 

the public to aid the Board of County Commissioners in determining the appropriate use of 

funds to promote a fair and equitable response to the pandemic and economic recovery. The 

County will also provide application periods where persons, businesses, or organizations within 

the County can apply for funding as long as it meets an allowable use as set by the United 

States Treasury. By taking into account citizen feedback and the proposed projects or 

programs, the Board will determine a plan for the use of funds that will impact the County and its 

citizens in a transformational way that helps the County recover from the significant impacts 

related to the pandemic. The Board plans to have this developed by the end of the Fall. 

Uses of Funds 

As explained in the Executive Summary, the County is currently in the process of determining 

the appropriate use of funds for the most impact and to support a strong and equitable recovery 

from the pandemic and related economic downturn. During this process, the priorities for 

spending will emerge and be identified within the following categories and potentially across 

multiple categories: 

a. Public Health 

b. Negative Economic Impacts 

c. Services to Disproportionately Impacted Communities 

d. Premium Pay 

e. Water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure 

f. Revenue Replacement 

During the fiscal year 2021-22 budget process, the Board did approve some spending related to 

Category F. Revenue Replacement. According to the provided revenue replacement calculation, 

the County determined its revenue loss was $18 million. The Board appropriated the full amount 

within the current year budget, but the spending plan is to spend one-third, or $6 million, each 

year beginning in the current budget year. The funds can be used for general government 

services, but the Board approved spending for public safety and emergency services purposes. 

The City of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County have received federal funds under the 

Emergency Rental Assistance Program through the American Rescue Plan Act to assist lowincome residents who are behind on their rent or utilities payments because of the COVID-19 

pandemic. The two local governments administer the program together and have been awarded 

over $12 million when combined. 
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Promoting equitable outcomes 

Since the County and the Board of County Commissioners are currently developing their 

spending plan and priorities, there is currently no structure in place to track the intended 

outcomes to promote equity using qualitative and quantitative data on how the County’s 

approach achieved or promoted equitable outcomes or progressed against equity goals. 

The Board did include the following goal in its current year budget ordinance: “The Board of 

County Commissioners hereby encourages applicants to focus on the Qualified Census Tracts 

with the hope that 80% of the funds available in the process will reach our most marginalized 

populations.” 

Community Engagement 

On July 1, 2021, the County made the American Rescue Plan Act Citizen Survey available on 

its website at https://www.forsyth.cc/erap/arpa.aspx. County residents are asked to review the 

information provided on federal guidelines about how the money can be spent and then provide 

input on what they would like to see the County use the funds for. The Board of County 

Commissioners will consider the survey results when determining how the funding will be 

allocated during the application and award periods. This survey will remain open until all funds 

have been allocated for allowable purposes. On a more informal basis, Commissioners and 

County staff have fielded many questions from constituents through person to person 

conversations and email communication in their daily course of business. As noted in the 

previous sections, the Board of County Commissioners encourages applicants to focus on 

projects and programs within Qualified Census Tracts with the hope that 80% of the funds 

available in the process will reach the County’s most marginalized populations. 

Labor Practices 

Labor practices will be updated if any infrastructure projects are approved by the Board of 

County Commissioners. 

Use of Evidence 

While no programs have been awarded funding by the Board of County Commissioners to date, 

the County is asking each applicant whether their prospective program includes evidence-based 

interventions. If awarded programs include these type of interventions, the results will be 

provided here. 
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Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category 

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)

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 
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Category Cumulative 

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

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 

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 
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Category Cumulative 

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

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 $4,137,451

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 

Since no projects have been approved to date, there is no project inventory. Performance 

reports will be included on any major projects listed in the inventory.