Louisville Metro Government 

(the consolidated government of Louisville/Jefferson County, KY)

ARP Recovery Plan

Performance Report

State and Local Fiscal Recovery 

Funds

2021 Report
Louisville Metro Government 2021 Recovery Plan Performance Report 1

Louisville Metro Government

2021 Recovery Plan

Table of Contents

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

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

Uses of Funds............................................................................................................................................................8

Promoting Equitable Outcomes ...............................................................................................................................17

Community Engagement .........................................................................................................................................28

Labor Practices........................................................................................................................................................30

Use of Evidence.......................................................................................................................................................31

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category...........................................................................................................35

Project Inventory........................................................................................................................................................36

Court Eviction Diversion ..........................................................................................................................................36

Landlord Tenant Rental Assistance .........................................................................................................................39

Security Deposit and Rental Assistance .................................................................................................................39

Enhanced Community Ambassador and Security....................................................................................................40

COVID-19 Response—Vaccination ........................................................................................................................40

COVID-19 Response—Testing................................................................................................................................43

COVID-19 Response—Contact Tracing .................................................................................................................46

COVID-19 Response—Prevention in Congregate Settings .....................................................................................47

COVID-19 Response—Personal Protective Equipment ..........................................................................................48

COVID-19 Response—Other COVID-19 Public Health Services ............................................................................48

COVID-19 Response—Payroll ................................................................................................................................50

COVID-19 Response—Substance Abuse Services.................................................................................................51

COVID-19 Response—Other Public Health Services .............................................................................................52

COVID-19 Response—Household Assistance ........................................................................................................53

COVID-19 Response—Small Business Economic Assistance (General) ...............................................................54

Suicide Prevention Project.......................................................................................................................................55

Substance Abuse Disorder .....................................................................................................................................56

Utility Assistance Program.......................................................................................................................................57

Food Insecurity ........................................................................................................................................................58

PPE Supplies and Equipment .................................................................................................................................59

Ineligible Activities: Tax Offset Provision ...............................................................................................................60
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GENERAL OVERVIEW

Executive Summary 

In many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic has been the greatest and most sudden social and 

economic shock for the United States since The Great Depression and World War II. Like all 

American cities, Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky (a consolidated city/county government) 

has been hit hard by the pandemic and subsequent social and economic fallout. From March 

21, 2020 to August 17, 2021, Louisville had seen 90,297 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 3,339

hospitalizations, and 1,360 COVID-related deaths. Unfortunately, thanks to the rapid spread of 

the COVID-19 Delta variant, Louisville is far from being able to put COVID concerns in the past. 

As of August 2021, the pandemic is still very much a daily reality for Louisville’s 767,000 

residents.

Equity statement:

In the wake of a COVID-19 pandemic that has disproportionately impacted lowincome workers and people of color, racial and economic equity are more important 

to the well being of Louisville, Kentucky than ever. Louisville can never reach its full 

potential if significant parts of its population are kept on the margins. In today’s 

Louisville, the median Black worker earns $11,000 less than the median white 

worker. Black families are half as likely to own their homes as white families, and 

the Black poverty rate is three times the white poverty rate. Louisville must change 

this unequal status quo to allow every resident to reach their full human potential. 

Louisville Metro Government is committed to using equity as a lens through which 

we evaluate all ARP projects. An “Equity Review” will be developed for each project 

proposal, providing Louisville Metro Council with a holistic assessment of how 

equity is prioritized and addressed.
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The economic fallout was just as severe, especially 

for middle- and low-income workers and those in the 

leisure and hospitality sector. 

As of June 2021, the 

Louisville MSA was still

missing 31,000 jobs and 

30,500 people from the 

labor force versus prepandemic levels. If 

Louisville is mirroring 

national trends (data is not 

available at the local 

level), women could make

up approximately 55% of 

those who have left the 

workforce.1 Downtown 

Louisville has been 

radically altered by 

telework and increased 

1 KentuckianaWorks analysis of the Current Population Survey. 

Louisville COVID-19 Cases

Louisville COVID-19 Hospitalizations1
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visibility of street homelessness.

2

Louisville is still 

approximately 

30,000 jobs and 

30,000 workers 

below prepandemic levels. 

Nor have these 

economic 

disruptions been 

uniformly spread

among Louisville 

residents; rather, 

they have

disproportionately 

affected certain 

industries and 

income levels. Below-median wage jobs, for example, are still 15.5% below pre-pandemic 

levels, while above-median wage jobs are up 1.4%.3

The pandemic has 

added stressors to 

the labor force, 

largely due to 

added 

responsibilities for 

caring for children 

and loved ones. A 

full 40% of 

Kentucky’s prime 

working age adults

(ages 25-54)who 

are not in the labor 

force have identified 

care responsibilities 

(children, elderly, or COVID-positive loved ones) as their primary reason for not working.4

Mothers across the country have been driven out of the labor force at higher rates than fathers.5

2 https://www.wave3.com/2021/06/22/very-scary-lonely-homeless-woman-describes-living-louisville-streets/

3 https://tracktherecovery.org/, Aug. 22, 2021.

4 KentuckianaWorks analysis of Census Household Pulse Survey.

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Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco analysis of Current Population Survey data. https://www.frbsf.org/ourdistrict/about/sf-fed-blog/mothers-labor-force-participation-declines-covid-19/

Louisville MSA Employment 2006-2021

Louisville MSA High Wage vs Low Wage Employment
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Louisville has lost 15% of its childcare capacity since the pandemic began, with many childcare 

providers still facing difficult financial straits.6

Largely due to the economic impact of COVID-19, Louisville has seen 10,702 evictions filed and 

32,000 individuals fall behind on their utility bills (a leading indicator of eviction risk). And as of 

July 2021, 21,136 renter households in Louisville were in arrears.

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Each of these economic and public health shocks, each COVID-related hospitalization or death, 

creates a ripple effect of negative impact. Since the onset of the pandemic, Louisville has seen 

the rate of substance abuse increase from 49.3 per 100,000 to 78.64 per 100,000 and a 62% 

increase in opioid overdoses. As in many cities across the country, homicides are up 

significantly—more than 80% higher in 2020 than 2019. Finally, while suicides fell slightly from 

2019-2020, Louisville is committed to making all efforts to continue this positive trend in the face 

of unprecedented social, personal, and economic disruptions.8

On June 24, 2021, Louisville’s Metro Council authorized an initial $30,140,000 of the city’s total 

$388 million in ARP funds to address the most urgent problems facing the city in the wake of the 

COVID pandemic.

9 Separately, Metro Council authorized up to $15,000,000 for the Department 

of Public Health and Wellness to reimburse COVID-related public health expenditures10:

• Response to COVID health needs

o Reimbursement for eligible COVID-related public health expenditures ($15m)

• To cover expenditures related to the COVID-19 pandemic which are 

eligible for reimbursement.

o COVID-19 response & vaccination activities ($9.8m)

• Utilizing pre-existing contracts, securing professional service contracts, 

purchasing goods, and paying salary and fringe expense.

o Child care center emergency & safety supplies ($1.5m)

• To provide safe and healthy PPE supplies and equipment to an estimated 

400 licensed and certified childcare providers.

o Suicide prevention ($400k)

• Utilizing the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to promote resilience 

and reduce risk factors in individuals, families, and communities.

o Residential services for substance abuse & addiction ($1.2m)

• Including Targeted Naloxone Distribution, Supportive Services for Syringe 

Service Participants, and Increasing Access to Medication Assisted 

Treatment.

6 Kentucky Division of Child Care.

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Louisville Metro Department of Housing

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Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness

9 http://louisville.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=7064&meta_id=1348478

10 https://louisville.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=9708160&GUID=A8325768-2FE0-445A-BCE5-D38007667EB0
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• Economic and Social Stability

o Court eviction diversion program ($9m)

• Supports tenants who are facing an eviction for nonpayment of rent due 

to a COVID-related loss of income.

o Utility assistance program ($5m)

• To serve as many participants as possible to reduce or deplete 

arrearages as it relates to gas, electric, water and sewer utilities. 

o Landlord Tenant Rental Assistance Program ($1m)

• To provide payments of delinquent rent to landlords whose tenants earn 

below 80% of area median income.

o Security deposit & rental assistance ($1m)

• This program will be facilitated by the Coalition for the Homeless and 

provides financial assistance for tenants moving to a new unit. This 

program will provide a security deposit and up to two month’s rent.

o Temporary staff support for high food distribution ($250k)

• Aiming to provide a 5.1% increase in food assistance including a 9.2% 

increase in food insecure children due to the pandemic.

o Enhanced community ambassador and security programs ($1m)

• To provide safe, clean, and welcoming outdoor spaces to enhance 

utilization of outdoor spaces and drive economic activity for businesses 

located in the areas to which ambassadors are deployed.

Louisville’s initial funds were allocated after an unusually compressed process. Louisville Metro 

Government stood up its ARP coordination unit—the Louisville Accelerator Team—on May 7, 

2021,

11 the same day the Treasury Department released the Interim Final Rule for the ARP. The 

final deadline to submit new business to Louisville Metro Council’s Budget Committee before 

summer recess was June 7, 2021.12 There was accordingly very limited time for public input 

outside of direct contact with members of the Louisville Metro Council. The city relied instead on 

guidance from three local public prioritization processes that had been recently completed: A 

Path Forward,

13 the city’s Advancing Racial Equity Plan,14 and the COVID-recovery and racial 

justice effort Build Back Better, Together.

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11 https://louisvilleky.gov/news/mayor-names-handmaker-lead-louisville-accelerator-team

12 https://louisvilleky.gov/metro-council/document/metro-council-calendar-2021-vers-07302021

13 https://apathforward4lou.org/

14 https://louisvilleky.gov/mayor-greg-fischer/document/advancing-racial-equity-black-louisville

15 https://louisvilleky.gov/government/build-back-better-together
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Funds became available to relevant agencies at different times beginning in early July 2021. 

While some of the funds have already been expended as of August 18, 2021, others are still in 

the process of identifying proposals and working through the city’s bid process.

In total, it isestimated that just these initial COVID-response funds could indirectly benefit all 

767,000 residents of Jefferson County and 1,266,000 residents of the Louisville MSA by fighting 

the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also estimated that non-COVID-response funds from this initial 

allocation will directly aid approximately 28,600 individuals, 2,786 households, and at least 400 

small businesses. Indirectly, the non-COVID-response funds will benefit an estimated 113,000 

residents, 59,000 households, and 4,400 small businesses.

Since the passage of these initial ARP funds, Louisville has been conducting an extensive 

public process to determine the city’s priorities for the next round of funding from remaining ARP 

funds. Louisville Metro Council solicited online comments and held three public in-person 

meetings in different parts of the city. On August 26, 2021, Louisville Metro Council passed a 

resolution authorizing seven priority areas for the remaining City Fiscal Relief funds.

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Louisville Metro ARP City Fiscal Relief Phase 2 Priority Areas

1. Homelessness and affordable housing

o Reduction of homelessness, through transitional housing, large-scale permanent 

supportive housing, and other forms of affordable housing—particularly directed 

at Louisville’s lowest-income residents, who have been disproportionately 

affected by COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic impacts.

2. Workforce Development

o Workforce development and coordination for adults and youth, to address 

negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

3. Health Louisville/Healthy Neighborhoods

o Improving access to healthcare and childcare, including mental health/substance 

abuse/suicide prevention, and the promotion of healthier living environments in 

disproportionately impacted communities. 

4. Public Safety

o Violence reduction, community safety, police deflection, and technology to 

improve public safety in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

5. Premium Pay

o Premium pay as provided for in the Interim Final Guidance for essential Louisville 

Metro employees. 

6. Public Health Contingencies

o COVID-19 mitigation and prevention, and preparation for additional public health 

emergencies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

7. Eligible Infrastructure

o In the event that the federal government does not allocate additional spending for 

infrastructure, Louisville Metro Government will look to use ARP funds for eligible 

infrastructure projects.

16 https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:81378042-e57f-4ee4-819b2b21ff30a35d#pageNum=1
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Uses of Funds

Describe in further detail your jurisdiction’s intended and actual uses of the funds, such as how 

your jurisdiction’s approach would help support a strong and equitable recovery from the 

COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn. Describe any strategies employed to maximize 

programmatic impact and effective, efficient, and equitable outcomes. Given the broad eligible 

uses of funds and the specific needs of the jurisdiction, explain how the funds would support the 

communities, populations, or individuals in your jurisdiction. Address how you are promoting 

each of the following Expenditure Categories, to the extent they apply: 

a. Public Health (EC 1)

b. Negative Economic Impacts (EC 2)

c. Services to Disproportionately Impacted Communities (EC 3)

d. Premium Pay (EC 4)

e. Water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure (EC 5)

f. Revenue Replacement EC 6)

Where appropriate, include information on your jurisdiction’s use (or planned use) of other 

federal recovery funds including other programs under the American Rescue Plan such as 

Emergency Rental Assistance, Housing Assistance, and so forth, to provide broader context on 

the overall approach for pandemic recovery.

Public Health

Louisville COVID-19 Cases
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Louisville’s public health has had a significant and direct impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

From March 21, 2020 to August 17, 2021, Louisville had seen 90,297 confirmed cases of 

COVID-19, 3,339 hospitalizations, and 1,360 COVID-related deaths. 

Louisville Metro Government has made every effort to vaccinate as many residents as possible. 

As of August 2021, the total of all vaccine doses received by Jefferson County providers was 

1,156,460, and 895,688 of those doses had already made it into the arms of residents. As of 

August 2021, 394,377 Jefferson County residents (51.4% of the total population) were fully 

vaccinated, with 455,352 receiving at least one dose (59.3% of the total population). If ineligible 

children are removed from the population, Louisville’s first dose rate is 60.8%, while 70.2% of 

the eligible population is fully vaccinated.

There remain equity gaps in COVID vaccine uptake, with the highest vaccine completion rates 

occurring more often in zip codes with higher median incomes and lower non-white 

populations.17 To close these gaps, Louisville Metro is providing mobile missions--pop-up 

COVID-19 vaccination clinics, the location and size of which are tailored to specific groups, 

neighborhoods, demographics, and organizations in order to better meet the needs of the most 

vulnerable residents. These mobile missions offer vaccines to people who lack the 

transportation, technology, time, or work flexibility to access vaccination sites. Louisville Metro is 

also working with community partners to help organize and promote vaccination events. The 

Center for Health Equity (part of the Department of Public Health and Wellness) is specifically 

17 https://covid-19-in-jefferson-county-ky-lojic.hub.arcgis.com/

Louisville COVID-19 Hospitalizations
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reaching out to businesses that may not be accessing traditional vaccination resources in order 

to make them aware of the COVID-response services provided. The Department of Public 

Health is also using its resources to make the public aware of these services and resources, 

including media and communications outlets, community and organizational partner networks, 

and connecting residents to services through established city programs and departments. 

Louisville Metro intends to close all equity gaps and reach universal levels of service for COVID 

vaccines.

Unfortunately, due to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant, Louisville is far from being 

able to put COVID concerns in the past. Increasing vaccination rates and closing vaccine equity 

gaps have never been more urgent in the fight against COVID-19. 

For these reasons, Louisville Metro Council authorized the following COVID-19 related funds:

• $15 million for reimbursement for eligible COVID-related public health expenditures to 

cover expenditures related to the COVID-19 pandemic which are eligible for 

reimbursement.

Louisville COVID-19 Vaccinations By Zip Code

First Dose—All Ages Completed Series—All Ages
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• $9.8 million for COVID-19 response & vaccination activities, utilizing pre-existing 

contracts, securing professional service contracts, purchasing goods, and paying salary

and fringe expense.

In addition to public health efforts to combat COVID-19, Louisville Metro Council authorized $1.6 

million to support substance abuse and suicide prevention efforts. Louisville has seen the rate of 

substance abuse increase from 49.3 per 100,000 to 78.64 per 100,000 and a 62% increase in 

opioid overdoses, creating great urgency to fund initiatives aimed at treatment.18

These program areas are described in more detail under the Project Inventory below.

Negative Economic Impacts

Negative Economic Impacts (EC 2): assistance to households, small businesses, and nonprofits to address impacts of the pandemic, which have been most severe among low-income 

populations. This includes assistance with food, housing, and other needs; employment 

programs for people with barriers to employment who faced negative economic impacts from 

18 Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness.
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the pandemic (such as residents of low-income neighborhoods, minorities, disconnected youth, 

the unemployed, formerly incarcerated people, veterans, and people with disabilities); and other 

strategies that provide disadvantaged groups with access to education, jobs, and opportunity.

As of June 2021 (the most recent data available as of writing), the Louisville MSA had regained 

only 70% of the jobs it lost during the COVID Recession of 2020—still down 30,000 jobs versus 

pre-pandemic levels. Specifically, the Leisure & Hospitality industry is still 15% below prepandemic levels, and several other industries have also seen significant losses.19

The labor 

force overall 

is still down 

2.5% vs prepandemic 

levels, or 

approximately 

31,000 

workers.

Some local 

employers 

have 

complained 

about not 

being able to 

19 KentuckianaWorks analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
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find workers to do the jobs available,

20 similar to complaints from other employers across the 

country.21 However, a full 40% of Kentucky’s prime working age adults (ages 25-54) who are not 

in the labor force have identified care responsibilities (children, elderly, or COVID-positive loved 

ones) as their primary reason for not working.22 Mothers across the country have been driven 

out of the labor force at higher rates than fathers.23 Louisville has lost 15% of its childcare 

capacity since the pandemic began, with many childcare providers still facing difficult financial 

straits.24

These economic disruptions have also not been uniformly spread among Louisville residents; 

rather, they have hit the hardest in certain industries and for certain income levels. Belowmedian wage jobs, for example, are still 15.5% below pre-pandemic levels, while above-median 

wage jobs are up 1.4%.25

Largely due to the economic impact of COVID-19, Louisville has seen 10,702 evictions filed and 

32,000 individuals fall behind on their utility bills (a leading indicator of eviction risk). And as of 

July 2021, 21,136 renter households in Louisville were in arrears.26

20 https://www.wdrb.com/news/businesses-searching-for-more-employees-as-customers-guests-return-inperson/article_aa1d0a86-98a9-11eb-acb7-fb93f58f0bb5.html

21 https://money.cnn.com/2018/01/17/news/economy/us-worker-shortage/index.html

22 KentuckianaWorks analysis of Census Household Pulse Survey.

23 Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco analysis of Current Population Survey data. https://www.frbsf.org/ourdistrict/about/sf-fed-blog/mothers-labor-force-participation-declines-covid-19/

24 Kentucky Division of Child Care.

25 https://tracktherecovery.org/ 8/22/2021

26 Louisville Metro Department of Housing
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Given these economic disruptions, Louisville Metro Government has placed a high priority on 

preserving households, welcoming neighborhoods, and supporting child care centers through 

the following allocations:

• Household Stability:

o Court eviction diversion program ($9m)

• Supports tenants who are facing an eviction for nonpayment of rent due 

to a COVID-related loss of income.

o Utility assistance program ($5m)

• To serve as many participants as possible to reduce or deplete 

arrearages as it relates to gas, electric, water and sewer utilities. 

o Landlord Tenant Rental Assistance Program ($1m)

• To provide payments of delinquent rent to landlords whose tenants earn 

below 80% of area median income.

o Security deposit & rental assistance ($1m)

• This program will be facilitated by the Coalition for the Homeless and 

provides financial assistance for tenants moving to a new unit. This 

program will provide a security deposit and up to two month’s rent.

o Temporary staff support for high food distribution ($250k)

• Aiming to provide a 5.1% increase in food assistance, including a 9.2% 

increase to food insecure children due to the pandemic.

Dare to Care operates over 40 Mobile Pantries each month.
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• Welcoming Neighborhoods:

o Enhanced community ambassador and security programs ($1m)

• To provide safe, clean, and welcoming outdoor spaces to enhance 

utilization of outdoor spaces and drive economic activity for businesses 

located in the areas to which ambassadors are deployed.

• Childcare Center Support:

o Child care center emergency & safety supplies ($1.5m)

• To provide safe and healthy PPE supplies and equipment to estimated 

400 licensed and certified childcare providers.

These program areas are described in more detail in the Project Inventory below.

Services to Disproportionately Impacted Communities

Services to Disproportionately Impacted Communities (EC 3): services to address health 

disparities and the social determinants of health, build stronger neighborhoods and communities 

(e.g., affordable housing), address educational disparities (e.g., evidence-based tutoring, 

community schools, and academic, social-emotional, and mental health supports for high 

poverty schools), and promote healthy childhood environments (e.g., home visiting, child care).

Louisville Metro Government did not use any of the initial ARP City Fiscal Relief Funds to 

address health disparities, social determinants of health, long-term affordable housing, 

educational disparities, academic, social-emotional, or mental health supports for high poverty 

schools, or healthy childhood environments. However, several of these areas may receive 

funding in the city’s next allocations, consistent with the priority areas affordable housing, 

healthy Louisville/healthy neighborhoods, and public health contingencies authorized by 

Louisville Metro Council on August 26, 2021.27

Premium Pay

Louisville Metro Government did not use any of these initial ARP City Fiscal Relief Funds on 

premium pay. However, in a resolution by the Louisville Metro Council on August 26, 2021, 

premium pay was identified as a priority for the next round of funding.

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Water, Sewer, and Broadband Infrastructure

2727 https://louisville.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=9702565&GUID=2E7E33DA-100D-4D5D-9EBE1F035FFCDFF8

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Louisville Metro Government did not use any of these initial ARP City Fiscal Relief Funds on 

water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure. 

Revenue Replacement

Louisville Metro Government has completed a preliminary revenue recovery calculation for Year 

1 based upon the guidelines provided in the SLFRF Interim Final Rule and FAQs. This 

calculation has been included in the Interim Expenditure Report. The calculation is subject to 

change based upon any new instructions provided by Treasury in the Final Rule. At the time of 

this report, Louisville Metro Government has neither obligated nor spent any CSLFRF funds 

with calculated revenue replacement funds. 
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Promoting equitable outcomes 

In this section, describe efforts to date and intended outcomes to promote equity. Each annual 

report to follow must provide an update, using qualitative and quantitative data, on how the 

recipients’ approach achieved or promoted equitable outcomes or progressed against equity 

goals during the performance period.

Describe efforts to promote equitable outcomes, including how programs were designed with 

equity in mind. Include how your jurisdiction will consider and measure equity at the various 

stages of the program, including: 

a. Goals: Are there particular historically underserved, marginalized, or adversely 

affected groups that you intend to serve?

b. Awareness: How equal and practical is the ability for residents or businesses to 

become aware of the services funded by the SLFRF?

c. Access and Distribution: Are there differences in levels of access to benefits and 

services across groups? Are there administrative requirements that result in 

disparities in ability to complete applications or meet eligibility criteria?

d. Outcomes: Are intended outcomes focused on closing gaps, reaching universal levels 

of service, or disaggregating progress by race, ethnicity, and other equity dimensions 

where relevant for the policy objective?

Describe how your jurisdiction’s planned or current use of funds prioritizes economic and 

racial equity as a goal, names specific targets intended to produce meaningful equity results 

at scale, and articulates the strategies to achieve those targets. Explain how your 

jurisdiction’s overall equity strategy translates into the specific services or programs offered 

by your jurisdiction in the following Expenditure Categories: 

a. Negative Economic Impacts (EC 2): assistance to households, small businesses, 

and non-profits to address impacts of the pandemic, which have been most severe 

among low-income populations. This includes assistance with food, housing, and 

other needs; employment programs for people with barriers to employment who 

faced negative economic impacts from the pandemic (such as residents of lowincome neighborhoods, minorities, disconnected youth, the unemployed, formerly 

incarcerated people, veterans, and people with disabilities); and other strategies that 

provide disadvantaged groups with access to education, jobs, and opportunity.

b. Services to Disproportionately Impacted Communities (EC 3): services to address 

health disparities and the social determinants of health, build stronger neighborhoods 

and communities (e.g., affordable housing), address educational disparities (e.g., 

evidence-based tutoring, community schools, and academic, social-emotional, and 

mental health supports for high poverty schools), and promote healthy childhood 

environments (e.g., home visiting, child care).

Describe your jurisdiction’s efforts to date and intended outcomes to promote equity using 

qualitative and quantitative data on how the jurisdiction’s approach achieved or promoted 
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equitable outcomes or progressed against equity goals. Describe any constraints or 

challenges that impacted project success in terms of increasing equity. 

Describe the geographic and demographic distribution of funding, including whether it is 

targeted toward traditionally marginalized communities.

Public Health

COVID-19 Response: 

a. Are there particular historically underserved, marginalized, or adversely affected 

groups that you intend to serve? 

Louisville Metro is focusing vaccination efforts on immigrant communities, 

communities who speak English as a second language, and zip codes with the 

lowest vaccination percentages which correlate to lower socio-economic status. 

The Department of Public Health continues to partner with community 

organizations representing and working with these communities and seeking 

input from these groups on new opportunities to reach those who may 

experience barriers to vaccination and opportunities to remain healthy during the 

pandemic. Partners included organizations led by people of color, refugees and 

members of the LGBTQ community.

b. How equal and practical is the ability for residents or businesses to become 

aware of the services funded by the SLFRF? 

Louisville Metro Government’s Center for Health Equity is specifically reaching 

out to businesses it has worked with in the past and may not be accessing 

traditional vaccination resources to make them aware of the services provided by 

Louisville Metro’s COVID response efforts. The Department of Public Health is 

using the resources available to the agency to make the public aware of these 

services and resources, including media and communications outlets, community 

and organizational partner networks, and connecting residents to services 

through established LMG programs and departments. 

c. Are there differences in levels of access to benefits and services across groups? 

Are there administrative requirements that result in disparities in ability to 

complete applications or meet eligibility criteria? 

No, Louisville Metro Government is providing the same access to benefits across 

the board. There are no income-based or other requirements resulting in 

unnecessary administrative barriers at the point of service delivery. LMPHW 

supports focusing on improving access to residents who need it the most and 

has stressed the need for administrative systems changes in order to remove 

additional barriers and access. 

d. Are intended outcomes focused on closing gaps, reaching universal levels of 

service, or disaggregating progress by race, ethnicity, and other equity 

dimensions where relevant for the policy objective. 
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Yes. Louisville Metro Government intends to close gaps and reach universal 

levels of service. 

Suicide Prevention Project:

a. Are there particular historically underserved, marginalized, or adversely affected 

groups that you intend to serve?

The project will focus on populations at high-risk of suicide, including older 

people, young people, people of color, people with a substance use disorder, 

LGBTQ people, and people experiencing homelessness.

b. How equal and practical is the ability for residents or businesses to become 

aware of the services funded by the SLFRF?

The Center for Health Equity is specifically reaching out to community partners it 

has worked with in the past who engage underserved residents. The Center for 

Health Equity is also working with suicide prevention coalitions to discover other 

opportunities for collaboration.

c. Are there differences in levels of access to benefits and services across groups? 

Are there administrative requirements that result in disparities in ability to 

complete applications or meet eligibility criteria?

No, Louisville Metro Government is providing the same access to benefits across 

the board. There are no administrative requirements resulting in disparities. This 

program focuses on improving access for residents who most need services. 

d. Are intended outcomes focused on closing gaps, reaching universal levels of 

service, or disaggregating progress by race, ethnicity, and other equity 

dimensions where relevant for the policy objective? 

Yes. By working directly with impacted people and communities to plan efforts, 

the objectives of the suicide prevention project will focus explicitly on reaching 

universal levels of service and closing gaps. Data will be disaggregated by race, 

ethnicity, age, gender, and zip code.

Substance Use Disorder Project: 

a. Are there particular historically underserved, marginalized, or adversely affected 

groups that you intend to serve?

The harm associated with substance use disorder disproportionately impacts

people of color, people experiencing homelessness, people with limited income, 

LGBTQ people, people who have experienced trauma, and people with mental 

health disorders. These programs intend to serve all of these groups.

b. How equal and practical is the ability for residents or businesses to become 

aware of the services funded by the SLFRF?

Louisville Metro is targeting residents who are least served by current services, 

so efforts will be focused on reaching the residents who will most benefit from the 

projects.

c. Are there differences in levels of access to benefits and services across groups? 

Are there administrative requirements that result in disparities in ability to 

complete applications or meet eligibility criteria? 
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Louisville’s current system of service delivery frequently fails to reach those most 

at risk of negative health outcomes from substance use disorder, largely because 

these residents face barriers such as lack of transportation, insurance, ID, 

immigration status, trust in government, and housing. Because the SUD Projects 

aim to reduce these barriers, they will disproportionately benefit people currently 

underserved by existing programs.

d. Are intended outcomes focused on closing gaps, reaching universal levels of 

service, or disaggregating progress by race, ethnicity, and other equity 

dimensions where relevant for the policy objective?

Yes, Louisville Metro Government is focused on closing equity gaps in how 

substance abuse disorder impacts families and communities.

Negative Economic Impacts

Court Eviction Diversion Program:

a. Are there particular historically underserved, marginalized, or adversely affected 

groups that you intend to serve?

This program supports tenants who are facing an eviction for nonpayment of rent 

due to a COVID-related loss of income. Applicants for this program must have 

received a Forcible Detainer to be eligible to participate. The Court Eviction 

Diversion Program provides financial assistance to cover both past due rent and 

future rent for households below 80% of area median income, with priority being 

given to those below 50% of area median income. To date, roughly 65% of 

tenant recipients of ARP funding through the Court Eviction Diversion reside in 

West Louisville (defined here as areas west of I-65 and north of I-265). 

Historically, west Louisville has experienced higher rates of disinvestment and is 

included in Louisville’s qualified census tract (QCT) designations. While these 

program policies are not expressly targeted to specific areas of Louisville, 

residents of west Louisville represent the majority of funds awarded as of August 

16, 2021.

b. How equal and practical is the ability for residents or businesses to become 

aware of the services funded by the SLFRF?

A flier advertising the Court Eviction Diversion Program is included in the mailer 

with every eviction notice sent in Jefferson County. This flier includes details 

about the program and how to most quickly and efficiently access its resources. 

A copy of this flier is included in the attachments. Additionally, judges in Eviction 

Court regularly provide a verbal recommendation of this program to tenants 

facing eviction, including information on how to apply through the Office of 

Housing. Additionally, local service providers established an active website, 

stopmyeviction.org, which serves as a central hub of information and resources 

for any tenants facing eviction or delinquent rent in Jefferson County. This 

program is included as a resource on that website. The program has received 

significant media attention from local radio and television news stations.

c. Are there differences in levels of access to benefits and services across groups? 

Are there administrative requirements that result in disparities in ability to 

complete applications or meet eligibility criteria? 
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Louisville Metro Government understands that not all residents will have the 

same access to technology. Louisville Metro has therefore made every effort to 

bridge the digital divide and keep these programs accessible for all eligible 

residents. The city has partnered with various community agencies, including the 

Louisville Urban League and Neighborhood Places, to provide access to 

computers and technical support with the application. (No ARP funds were 

expended on these technical assistance partnerships.) Residents may also apply 

in person at the Metro Development Center at 444 S. 5th St, Louisville, KY. In a 

continued effort to make these resources as accessible as possible, the 

application for the Court Eviction Diversion Program has been translated into 

seven languages. Furthermore, Louisville Metro Government partners with 

Voiance Translation Services which provides both multi-lingual translations and 

TTY support. A flier with more information about these Voiance services is 

included in the attachments.

Finally, a partnering community agency, the Legal Aid Society, is present during 

all virtual eviction hearings to provide legal support in court and help residents 

connect with available programs. Although no ARP funds have been directly 

expended to support this partnership with the Legal Aid Society, their staff 

provide information during hearings that often results in residents applying for 

ARP relief funding through Office of Housing programs.

d. Are intended outcomes focused on closing gaps, reaching universal levels of 

service, or disaggregating progress by race, ethnicity, and other equity 

dimensions where relevant for the policy objective?

The overarching goals of this program is to serve Louisville residents as 

effectively as possible, thereby halting evictions and preventing homelessness. 

Because the policies of this are written to direct funds toward low-income 

residents, outcomes are directly focused on closing affordability gaps. These 

programs are not targeted toward any racial or ethnic group. However, because 

Black and African American communities have long experienced economic 

disenfranchisement through a history of racially motivated policies, these 

communities represent a disproportionate number of low-income residents, and 

are therefore more likely to benefit from these income-targeted programs.

Utility Assistance Program:

a. Are there particular historically underserved, marginalized, or adversely affected 

groups that you intend to serve?

Yes, utility assistance is available to all individuals that meet the guidelines. 

Especially individuals and families within the Census track zip codes that HUD 

recognizes as the underserved population. These individuals tend to have zero 

income (unemployed), AMI is 50% and below.

b. How equal and practical is the ability for residents or businesses to become 

aware of the services funded by the SLFRF?

All Individuals have access to services via phone, website content, email, inperson, via drop-off, and across community partners. Individuals learn about the 

programs through the same channels as well as info graphs. RCS utilizes 

interpreters for non-English speaking participants. More information may come 

available for other programs receiving funds. Dare to Care program serves a 
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different population where this would not be applicable. Certified and licensed 

childcare providers registered within Jefferson County or contacted by 

Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) are eligible to complete an application

to receive PPE supplies and equipment as requested per their licensed capacity.

c. Are there differences in levels of access to benefits and services across groups? 

Are there administrative requirements that result in disparities in ability to 

complete applications or meet eligibility criteria? 

Yes, there are different access levels to benefits and services per targeted 

population due to the type of service delivered, as indicated in the previous 

response. All groups will receive the same level of access to the utility assistance 

program. This will be based on eligibility criteria and balanced owed on their 

utility accounts for gas/electric and water/sewer. At the same time, the food 

program is to fund temporary staffing to work in the warehouse that are second 

chance inmates released from prison. Then PPE supplies and equipment are 

benefits and services for certified and/or licensed childcare providers. Access to 

benefits and services will vary among the group/population being served. 

Currently, RCS does not have any evidence of administrative requirements that 

result in disparities in completing applications or meeting eligibility criteria. Each 

program is separately managed toward a targeted population; however, there is 

no evidence of gaps to complete applications or meet eligibility criteria. Further 

review of this will be assessed throughout the performance period and discussion 

with subrecipients.

d. Are intended outcomes focused on closing gaps, reaching universal levels of 

service, or disaggregating progress by race, ethnicity, and other equity 

dimensions where relevant for the policy objective?

Food Program is intending to fill the 5.1% food insecurity and aims to distribute 

an estimated 15.8 million pounds of food in Jefferson County over the next 12 

months. This will account for 86% of the meal gap stated by Feed America. 

Aiding the high priority individuals/families with zero income and/or 50% AMI and 

below residence within the Census track allows Metro to reach the underserved

and reduce or deplete outstanding balances related to water/sewer and 

gas/electric household expenses.

Landlord Tenant Rental Assistance Program: 

a. Are there particular historically underserved, marginalized, or adversely affected 

groups that you intend to serve?

This program serves Louisvillians at or below 80% of area median income, with 

priority being given to those below 50% of area median income.

b. How equal and practical is the ability for residents or businesses to become 

aware of the services funded by the SLFRF?

The Landlord Tenant Rental Assistance Program is advertised through the 

Louisville Apartment Association, which represents a large percentage of 

multifamily housing units throughout the city. The LAA connects landlords and 

tenants with these programs and helps to ensure that residents are aware of the 

availability of these funds for rental support. This program is also included as a 
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resource on stopmyeviction.org. The program has received significant media 

attention from local radio and television news stations.

c. Are there differences in levels of access to benefits and services across groups? 

Are there administrative requirements that result in disparities in ability to 

complete applications or meet eligibility criteria? 

Louisville Metro Government understands that not all residents will have the 

same access to technology. Louisville Metro has therefore made every effort to 

bridge the digital divide and keep these programs accessible for all eligible 

residents. The city has partnered with various community agencies, including the 

Louisville Urban League and Neighborhood Places, to provide access to 

computers and technical support with the application. (No ARP funds were 

expended on these technical assistance partnerships.) Residents may also apply 

in person at the Metro Development Center at 444 S. 5th St, Louisville, KY. In a 

continued effort to make these resources as accessible as possible, the 

application for the Court Eviction Diversion Program has been translated into 

seven languages. Furthermore, Louisville Metro Government partners with 

Voiance Translation Services which provides both multi-lingual translations and 

TTY support. A flier with more information about these Voiance services is 

included in the attachments.

d. Are intended outcomes focused on closing gaps, reaching universal levels of 

service, or disaggregating progress by race, ethnicity, and other equity 

dimensions where relevant for the policy objective?

The overarching goals of this program is to serve Louisville residents as 

effectively as possible, thereby halting evictions and preventing homelessness. 

Because the policies of this are written to direct funds toward low-income 

residents, outcomes are directly focused on closing affordability gaps. These 

programs are not targeted toward any racial or ethnic group. However, because 

Black and African American communities have long experienced economic 

disenfranchisement through a history of racially motivated policies, these 

communities represent a disproportionate number of low-income residents, and 

are therefore more likely to benefit from these income-targeted programs.

Security Deposit & Rental Assistance Program:

a. Are there particular historically underserved, marginalized, or adversely affected 

groups that you intend to serve?

The Security Deposit and Rental Assistance Program is advertised on the 

website of the Coalition for the Homeless (the facilitating agency for those funds) 

and is shared through various partner agencies, including the Louisville Metro 

Housing Association, Louisville’s Public Housing Authority.

b. How equal and practical is the ability for residents or businesses to become 

aware of the services funded by the SLFRF?

The Security Deposit and Rental Assistance Program is advertised on the 

website of the Coalition for the Homeless (the facilitating agency for those funds) 

and is shared through various partner agencies, including the Louisville Metro 

Housing Association, Louisville’s Public Housing Authority. This program is also 

included as a resource on stopmyeviction.org. The program has received 

significant media attention from local radio and television news stations.
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c. Are there differences in levels of access to benefits and services across groups? 

Are there administrative requirements that result in disparities in ability to 

complete applications or meet eligibility criteria? 

Louisville Metro Government understands that not all residents will have the 

same access to technology. Louisville Metro has therefore made every effort to 

bridge the digital divide and keep these programs accessible for all eligible 

residents. The city has partnered with various community agencies, including the 

Louisville Urban League and Neighborhood Places, to provide access to 

computers and technical support with the application. (No ARP funds were 

expended on these technical assistance partnerships.) Residents may also apply 

in person at the Metro Development Center at 444 S. 5th St, Louisville, KY. In a 

continued effort to make these resources as accessible as possible, the 

application for the Court Eviction Diversion Program has been translated into 

seven languages. Furthermore, Louisville Metro Government partners with 

Voiance Translation Services which provides both multi-lingual translations and 

TTY support. A flier with more information about these Voiance services is 

included in the attachments.

d. Are intended outcomes focused on closing gaps, reaching universal levels of 

service, or disaggregating progress by race, ethnicity, and other equity 

dimensions where relevant for the policy objective?

The overarching goals of this program is to serve Louisville residents as 

effectively as possible, thereby halting evictions, preventing homelessness, and 

stabilizing housing. Because the policies of this are written to direct funds toward 

low-income residents, outcomes are directly focused on closing affordability 

gaps. These programs are not targeted toward any racial or ethnic group. 

However, because Black and African American communities have long 

experienced economic disenfranchisement through a history of racially motivated 

policies, these communities represent a disproportionate number of low-income 

residents, and are therefore more likely to benefit from these income-targeted 

programs.

Temporary Staff Support for High Food Distribution Program:

a. Are there particular historically underserved, marginalized, or adversely affected 

groups that you intend to serve?

Dare to Care distributes food to individuals and families in need in the Louisville 

region, reaching many underserved and adversely affected groups including, 

those lacking transportation, rural communities, neighborhoods considered food 

deserts, and any individual or family who cannot secure the food needed to live 

healthy, active life.

b. How equal and practical is the ability for residents or businesses to become 

aware of the services funded by the SLFRF?

Food is distributed through a partner network of nearly 300 local agencies, each 

of which helps share information about Dare to Care and food resources in their 

neighborhood. Food distribution services are also communicated across of 

variety of mediums to ensure residents who are seeking help know where it can 

be accessed. Dare to Care’s website has a “find food” button, allowing individuals 

to type in address or zip code and search all food distribution sites near them.
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c. Are there differences in levels of access to benefits and services across groups? 

Are there administrative requirements that result in disparities in ability to 

complete applications or meet eligibility criteria? 

No, there are no differences in levels of access to benefits and services across 

groups, but Dare to Care does align distribution levels with poverty levels in 

specific zip codes.

d. Are intended outcomes focused on closing gaps, reaching universal levels of 

service, or disaggregating progress by race, ethnicity, and other equity 

dimensions where relevant for the policy objective?

Supporting a temporary staff will allow Dare to Care to serve its community 

members experiencing hunger, while ensuring equitable access to food in all the 

neighborhoods we serve. Dare to Care aligns distribution levels with the poverty 

levels of specific zip codes.

Enhanced Community Ambassador and Security Programs:

a. Are there particular historically underserved, marginalized, or adversely affected 

groups that you intend to serve?

Yes. West Louisville, which includes the neighborhoods of Algonquin/Park Hill, 

California, Chickasaw, Park DuValle, Parkland, Portland, Russell, and Shawnee, 

is one of the primary areas this program intends to serve. 75% of west Louisville 

residents are Black or African-American, compared to just 21.7% in Jefferson 

County as a whole. West Louisville residents have half the median household 

income, twice the high school dropout rate, and three times the unemployment 

rate as Jefferson County as a whole.

A further $150,000 of this allocation is marked specifically for an ambassador 

program at Waterfront Park. In the 2017 research on Waterfront Park carried out 

in 2017, IQS found that Waterfront Park is more diverse than Jefferson County 

Louisville Temporary Staff Support for High Food Distribution Program
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as a whole, with 27% of park visitors identifying as Black or African-American 

compared to 22% for the county as a whole. IQS also found a broad spectrum of 

economic diversity among Waterfront Park visitors.

b. How equal and practical is the ability for residents or businesses to become 

aware of the services funded by the SLFRF?

This program does not involve direct service delivery. Anyone traveling through 

the communities served by the ambassador program will have access to the 

ambassadors who are deployed.

c. Are there differences in levels of access to benefits and services across groups? 

Are there administrative requirements that result in disparities in ability to 

complete applications or meet eligibility criteria? 

This program does not involve direct service delivery. Anyone traveling through 

the communities served by the ambassador program will have access to the 

ambassadors who are deployed. There are no administrative requirements for 

residents to benefit from this program.

d. Are intended outcomes focused on closing gaps, reaching universal levels of 

service, or disaggregating progress by race, ethnicity, and other equity 

dimensions where relevant for the policy objective?

The ambassador program was originally proposed to be focused on downtown 

Louisville and Waterfront Park alone given the concentrated impact the public 

health emergency has had on commerce and visitation of downtown Louisville 

specifically. Louisville Metro Council expanded the reach of the ambassador 

program to be community wide in order to augment the number of residents 

served by this investment throughout Louisville Metro.

Child Care Center Emergency & Safety Supplies Program:

a. Are there particular historically underserved, marginalized, or adversely affected 

groups that you intend to serve?

Jefferson County child care providers are predominately women making a 

median hourly wage of $9.78, most often without access to benefits such as 

healthcare and paid leave.29 As essential workers--the workforce behind the 

workforce—they served Louisville’s community with their lives and livelihoods on 

the line, enduring more than 800 cases of COVID-19 in child care facilities.30

Protecting them as well as the children they serve with critically needed PPE, 

cleaning supplies, and safety equipment is an equity imperative. It is also 

essential for allowing parents to return to work--especially women whose career 

trajectories have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, including more 

than 100,000 Kentucky women who have left the workforce due to child care 

issues and school closures.31

b. How equal and practical is the ability for residents or businesses to become 

aware of the services funded by the SLFRF?

29 Greater Louisville Project.

30 Kentucky Division of Child Care.

31 Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.
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Metro United Way is partnering with the Kentucky Division of Child Care and 

Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) to secure updated contact information 

for all licensed and certified child care providers and thoroughly communicate the 

opportunity to submit requests for personal protective equipment and safety 

supply needs. Metro United Way contracted with Louisville Metro Government to 

provide two previous rounds of health and safety supplies to Jefferson County 

child care providers with emergency relief funds. These efforts reached child care 

providers in every Metro Council district, supporting more than 200 child care 

providers representing 262 sites.

c. Are there differences in levels of access to benefits and services across groups? 

Are there administrative requirements that result in disparities in ability to 

complete applications or meet eligibility criteria? 

All open, licensed and certified child care providers in Jefferson County are 

eligible to receive safety supplies and equipment. Each provider who completes 

an application will receive as much of their requested order as their licensed 

capacity, available funding, and supply inventory allow. Metro United Way wants 

to reduce barriers so that providers can easily access these benefits and 

therefore will require the least burdensome documentation process. However, 

the protocol will follow the reporting structures required by Louisville Metro 

Government and/or the federal government. Some providers may not be able to 

comply with those stringent requirements, which may affect their 

participation. For previous rounds of funding, 4-C and Metro United Way worked 

one-on-one with providers to ensure those who faced barriers to application or 

documentation requirements were still able to participate.

d. Are intended outcomes focused on closing gaps, reaching universal levels of 

service, or disaggregating progress by race, ethnicity, and other equity 

dimensions where relevant for the policy objective?

The focus of this funding is ensuring children and child care workers are 

supported with emergency safety supplies and equipment as they continue 

essential care and education while the pandemic persists. All children in child 

care settings are currently too young to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and those 

under two are unable to wear masks, making the supplies this subaward grant 

will provide even more vital to the health of all in childcare environments. 

Ultimately, this investment supports greater availability of safe care and 

education for children and the opportunity for parents—especially mothers—to 

return to their careers.
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Community Engagement 

Describe how your jurisdiction’s planned or current use of funds incorporates written, oral, and 

other forms of input that capture diverse feedback from constituents, community-based 

organizations, and the communities themselves. Where relevant, this description must include 

how funds will build the capacity of community organizations to serve people with significant 

barriers to services, including people of color, people with low incomes, limited English 

proficiency populations, and other traditionally underserved groups. 

Louisville’s initial funds were allocated after an unusually compressed process. Louisville Metro 

Government stood up its ARP coordination unit—the Louisville Accelerator Team—on May 7, 

2021,

32 the same day the Treasury Department released the Interim Final Rule for the ARP. The 

final deadline to submit new business to Louisville Metro Council’s Budget Committee before 

summer recess was June 7, 2021.33 There was accordingly very limited time for public input 

outside of direct contact with members of the Louisville Metro Council. The city relied instead on 

guidance from three local public prioritization processes that had been recently completed: A 

Path Forward,

34 the city’s Advancing Racial Equity Plan,35 and the COVID-recovery and racial 

justice effort Build Back Better, Together.

36 Based on these plans and conditions on the ground, 

the Louisville Accelerator Team recommended a set of programs narrowly tailored to meet the 

most critical and urgent COVID-related needs. The Metro Council Budget Committee discussed 

these recommendations at a special meeting on June 14, 2021 and passed a resolution 

recommending an ordinance on June 17th. The full Louisville Metro Council passed an 

ordinance authorizing funds on June 24, 2021.37 The work outlined in this report is in service of 

implementing that ordinance.

With more time to inform the next round of funding, Louisville Metro has been leading an 

extensive public process. Louisville Metro Council has solicited online comments and held three 

public in-person meetings in different parts of the city.38 The Louisville Mayor’s Office also made 

an online comment form available. Together, these online forums received 3,170 total 

comments, ideas, and suggestions.

Based on this public input, the Louisville Metro Council passed a resolution on August 26, 2021

recommending seven priority areas for the remaining City Fiscal Relief funds.39

1. Homelessness and affordable housing

o Reduction of homelessness, through transitional housing, large-scale permanent 

supportive housing, and other forms of affordable housing—particularly directed 

32 https://louisvilleky.gov/news/mayor-names-handmaker-lead-louisville-accelerator-team

33 https://louisvilleky.gov/metro-council/document/metro-council-calendar-2021-vers-07302021

34 https://apathforward4lou.org/

35 https://louisvilleky.gov/mayor-greg-fischer/document/advancing-racial-equity-black-louisville

36 https://louisvilleky.gov/government/build-back-better-together

37 https://louisville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4993126&GUID=B0F0B5AF-898F-434F-9988-

ADE43269D7E9

38 https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/arp-funding-public-meeting-louisville/417-4b2ee2dd-8032-4b4aa27e-5ced667981db

39 https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:81378042-e57f-4ee4-819b2b21ff30a35d#pageNum=1
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at Louisville’s lowest-income residents, who have been disproportionately 

affected by COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic impacts.

2. Workforce Development

o Workforce development and coordination for adults and youth, to address 

negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

3. Health Louisville/Healthy Neighborhoods

o Improving access to healthcare and childcare, including mental health/substance 

abuse/suicide prevention, and the promotion of healthier living environments in 

disproportionately impacted communities. 

4. Public Safety

o Violence reduction, community safety, police deflection, and technology to 

improve public safety in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

5. Premium Pay

o Premium pay as provided for in the Interim Final Guidance for essential Louisville 

Metro employees. 

6. Public Health Contingencies

o COVID-19 mitigation and prevention, and preparation for additional public health 

emergencies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

7. Eligible Infrastructure

o In the event that the federal government does not allocate additional spending for 

infrastructure, Louisville Metro Government will look to use ARP funds for eligible 

infrastructure projects.

The Metro Council ordinance further directs the Mayor to seek information and proposals in 

these priority areas from community partners, with the understanding that final approval will 

come from Metro Council. 
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Labor Practices 

Describe workforce practices on any infrastructure projects being pursued (EC 5). How are 

projects using strong labor standards to promote effective and efficient delivery of high-quality 

infrastructure projects while also supporting the economic recovery through strong employment 

opportunities for workers? For example, report whether any of the following practices are being 

utilized: project labor agreements, community benefits agreements, prevailing wage 

requirements, and local hiring.

See Section C(5) on page 25 of the Reporting Guidance for additional information.

Louisville Metro Government is not currently funding any infrastructure projects with ARP funds.

If this should change in future rounds of funding, Louisville Metro would adhere to strong labor 

standards to promote the effective, efficient, and equitable delivery of high-quality projects.
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Use of Evidence 

Identify whether SLFRF funds are being used for evidence-based interventions and/or if projects 

are being evaluated through rigorous program evaluations that are designed to build evidence.

Specifically, in this section, recipients should describe their overall approach for using evidence

and evaluation, including how a Learning Agenda (either narrowly focused on SLFRF or broadly 

focused on the recipient’s broader policy agenda) could support their overarching evaluation 

efforts in order to create an evidence-building strategy for their jurisdiction. However, detailed 

evidence information for each project should be included in the Project Inventory (see details in 

the Project Inventory section below). 

See Section C(6) on page 26 of the Reporting Guidance for additional information.

Programs that Fall Within Treasury’s Narrowly-Defined Criteria for 

“Evidence-Based Interventions and/or Projects”

Public Health

COVID-19 Response: 

Louisville Metro’s COVID-19 response is founded on evidence-based communicable 

disease principles outlined in the CDC’s Control of Communicable Diseases Manual40

and the Recommendations of the International Task Force for Disease Eradication.41 In 

addition, in order to Louisville Metro is also funding a wastewater analysis study to 

determine COVID-19 disease prevalence and variant presences in Jefferson County 

wastewater.42 This study includes a program evaluation. Finally, Louisville Metro is also 

conducting evaluations on its essential needs provision program and its COVID-19 

response as a whole.

Suicide Prevention Project:

Louisville Metro is utilizing the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 

Administration’s Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) for suicide prevention services.

43

The SPF model is a 5-step planning process which includes assessment, capacity, 

planning, implementation, and evaluation. By utilizing findings from public health 

research and evidence-based prevention programs to build community capacity and 

sustainable prevention programming, the SPF model is intended to promote resilience 

and reduce risk factors in individuals, families, and communities. The project is at the 

first phase of the SPF model assessment. 

40 https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/index.html

41 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr4216.pdf

42 https://louisville.edu/envirome/thecoimmunityproject/wastewater

43 https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/20190620-samhsa-strategic-prevention-framework-guide.pdf
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Substance Use Disorder Project: 

Most of Louisville Metro’s approaches used in this project have been identified by the 

CDC as evidence-based strategies for preventing overdoses including Targeted 

Naloxone Distribution, Supportive Services for Syringe Service Participants,44 and 

Increasing Access to Medication Assisted Treatment.45 There is an extensive body of 

research supporting the effectiveness of distributing Naloxone to reduce overdose 

mortality.46

Community and Evidence-Supported Programs and Initiatives

Negative Economic Impacts

Court Eviction Diversion Program:

In 2019, Louisville Metro Government commissioned the Housing Needs Assessment, a 

rigorous evidence-based examination of housing needs throughout Jefferson County.47

This study produced the key finding that Louisville needs an additional 31,000 units of 

affordable housing for residents earning less than 30% of area median income. This 

critical study highlighted the need for more affordable housing throughout Louisville and 

underscored the gaps in affordability that currently exist. Because of this study, 

policymakers in Louisville anticipated a significant impact on housing resulting from the 

COVID-19 pandemic, and this led Council to allocate a large portion of ARP funds to 

housing needs.

Utility Assistance Program:

Income disruptions can force a family to choose between paying rent or utilities or 

covering other needed expenditures. Families who experience an income disruption 

often fall behind on housing and utility payments, and low- and moderate-income 

families are more likely than higher-income families to experience eviction as a result.48

In fact, there is significant overlap between residents who are struggling to pay rent and 

struggling to pay utilities.49 In Louisville, utility arrearage more than doubled from 2020 to 

2021.50 That is why Louisville’s Utility Assistance Program targets families at 80% or 

below of Area Median Income, with priority given to families at 50% or below. Utility relief 

will allow families to get back on their feet and avoid potentially even greater economic 

hardships.

44 https://www.cdc.gov/ssp/syringe-services-programs-factsheet.html

45 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0033354920936233

46 https://injepijournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40621-015-0041-8

47 https://louisvilleky.gov/document/hnafinal190222pdf-0

48 https://louisvilleky.gov/document/hnafinal190222pdf-0 p. 28; 

https://www.urban.org/research/publication/thriving-residents-thriving-cities-family-financial-security-matterscities

49 https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/103453/the-looming-eviction-cliff_1.pdf

50 Source: Louisville Gas & Electric
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Landlord Tenant Rental Assistance Program: 

The Landlord Tenant Rental Assistance Program regularly undergoes a thorough 

assessment of various benchmarks. Program success is evaluated based on how much 

funding is being dispersed throughout the community, average payment per application, 

average wait time for an application to be competed, the gross number of applications, 

and client feedback. Louisville’s Housing Needs Assessment also informs this work.

Security Deposit & Rental Assistance Program:

The Security Deposit and Rental Assistance program, facilitated by the Coalition for the 

Homeless, operates in partnership with the Louisville Metro Housing Authority, the 

Louisville Apartment Association, and various community homeless service providers. 

The Coalition for the Homeless is in regular communication with these partners 

regarding the efficacy of the program and how funds can be most efficiently directed.

Changes may be made to the program design based on feedback from these partners, 

including the number of months of future rent to be paid and the method by which funds 

are awarded to applicants. Louisville’s Housing Needs Assessment also informs this 

work.

Temporary Staff Support for High Food Distribution Program:

Feeding America recently completed a detailed evaluation of Dare to Care’s operations 

and clientele. Roughly a quarter (24.1%) Dare to Care clients visit weekly, indicating 

systemic food issues. Future identification of 

demographics of this group may indicate 

what type of interventions could help 

alleviate chronic hunger. A large group 

(54.1%) use food services once or twice a 

month. Patterns of usage may reveal there 

are specific times (e.g., a week before 

other assistance arrives) when food 

assistance is needed. New (9.9% first 

timers) first timers (10.9% who visit once 

every few months) may simply need more 

encouragement to return. Dare to Care is 

using this evaluation to support the creation 

of our newest strategic plan and help direct 

our programs and services.

Enhanced Community Ambassador and 

Security Programs:

As the COVID-19 pandemic has scrambled 

work arrangements and commuting 

patterns, it is crucial to Louisville’s

downtown and neighborhood health to 

keep areas clean, safe, and inviting for 

visitors and businesses. Reports indicate 

that in cities across the country street trash

has gotten worse over the course of the COVIDDowntown ambassador in Louisville
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19 pandemic.51 The community ambassadors will remove litter and debris, provide a 

friendly face and deterrent for unwanted activity, and alert the Louisville Metro Division of 

Homeless Outreach for necessary services to houseless residents.

Child Care Center Emergency & Safety Supplies Program:

Access to quality, affordable childcare is important to both child development and 

economic development. Nearly 40% of prime age workers not currently in the workforce 

cite care responsibilities as their primary reason for not being in the workforce,52 making 

childcare a critical business issue.53 Likewise, children who participate in high quality 

preschool programs are 40% less likely to drop out of school.54 It is vital to Louisville’s 

economic health and the welfare of its children to ensure that childcare centers have the 

PPE necessary to operate safely in world still dominated by the virulence of COVID-19.

51 https://time.com/5949983/trash-pandemic/

52 KentuckianaWorks analysis of Census Household Pulse Survey.

53 https://hbr.org/2021/04/childcare-is-a-business-issue

54 https://www.ecs.org/wp-content/uploads/Initiatives-From-Preschool-to-Third-Grade.pdf
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Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category

In this section, list the amount of funds used in each Expenditure Category. The table should 

include cumulative expenses to date within each category, and the additional amount spent 

within each category since the last annual Recovery Plan.

Jurisdictions may modify the table as needed by deleting unused rows where they have not 

expended any funds or by adding columns to more clearly characterize their program

expenditures over time.

For the initial Recovery Plan, the amounts listed for “Cumulative expenditures to date” and 

“Amount spent since last Recovery Plan” will be equal.

Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

1.8 Other COVID-19 Public Health Expenses 

(including Communications, Enforcement, 

Isolation/Quarantine)

$15,000,000 n/a

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

In this section, jurisdictions should provide a description of each project undertaken. See 

Section C(8) on page 27 of the Reporting Guidance for additional information. Below is an 

example of how to present the information noted in the Reporting Guidance, which incorporates 

project details as well as evidence and performance measure information outlined in the 

relevant sections above. This information should be replicated for all of the jurisdiction’s 

projects. 

Department of Develop Louisville Projects

Project ARP-0001-DEL: Court Eviction Diversion Program 

Funding amount: $9,000,000

Project Expenditure Category: 2.5 Household Assistance: Eviction Prevention

Project overview

• The Court Eviction Diversion Program ($9,000,000) program provides financial 

assistance for both past due rent and future rent for households below 80% of area 

median income who are facing an eviction and have received a Forcible Detainer. 

• All ARP funds will be expended by the Treasury deadline of December 31, 2026. 

However, requests for assistance are being processed as they are received, and the 

Office of Housing anticipates spending down these funds much more quickly. For 

reference, approximately 10% of the funding allocated for the Court Eviction Diversion 

Program was expended in roughly two weeks.

• The Office of Housing employs a large team (approximately 18 people) to quickly and 

efficiently process all applications received. These staff process applications by verifying 

income and claims, and then submit a request to the to the Office of Management and 

Budget to remit payment. This process applies to both programs run by the Office of 

Housing. 

• The Louisville Metro Office of Housing partners with the Louisville Urban League and the 

Legal Aid Society in disbursement of these funds. Both agencies have expertise in 

serving marginalized communities in Louisville-Jefferson County. 

• This program anticipates assisting 1,130 households* (*These estimates are projected 

based on average amount spent per household.). 

• Resources for various Eviction Prevention programs can be found at: 

stopmyeviction.org.

• Information about all Louisville Metro housing support programs can be found at: 

louisvilleky.gov/government/develop-louisville/eviction-prevention.

Use of Evidence

• This program intends to prevent homelessness by halting evictions and providing 

delinquent rent payments to forestall evictions. 

• This program anticipates serving approximately 1,130 households. 
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• To date, 15 interns have been hired by the Office of Housing to process the 

overwhelming number of applications received for programs supported by these and 

other federal funds. 

Performance Report

• The outcome data presented below represent accomplishment data for only the ARP 

funding spent to date (August 16, 2021). Those funds equal approximately $958,000 

expended for the Court Eviction Diversion Program. Additionally, these data represent 

only the primary applicant and not all household members. 

Race Total Served

Black or African American 75

White or Caucasian 37

American Indian or Alaskan Native AND Black or 

African American

5

American Indian or Alaskan Native AND White 2

Black or African American AND White 5

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1

Other/ Not Reported 12

Total 137

Ethnicity Total Served

Hispanic 8

Not Hispanic 129

Total 137

Gender Total Served

Male 53

Female 77

Trans Male 0

Trans Female 1

Other/ Not Reported 6

Total 137

Income Level by Area Median Income Total Served

Less than 30% AMI 107

30-50% AMI 13

50-80% AMI 17

Greater than 80% 0

Total 137

• Average monthly rent paid by these funds is $816. 

• Average number of months of rent paid is 10 months, which includes both delinquent 

rent and future rent. 

• Average household size is 2.43 persons. 

• Average age of primary applicant is 37 years of age. 
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• To date (August 16, 2021), 137 households have received Eviction Prevention services 

supported by ARP funds. 

• These ARP funds are not being used to support affordable housing preservation or 

development, other than by preserving units as affordable through rental assistance. 

• These ARP funds are not being used to support childcare services. 

Project ARP-0002-DEL: Landlord Tenant Rental Assistance Program

Funding amount: $1,000,000

Project Expenditure Category: 2.5 Household Assistance: Eviction Prevention

Project overview

• The Landlord Tenant Rental Assistance Program ($1,000,000) provides delinquent rent 

payments directly to landlords whose tenants earn below 80% of area median income.

• All ARP funds will be expended by the Treasury deadline of December 31, 2026. 

However, requests for assistance are being processed as they are received, and the 

Office of Housing anticipates spending down these funds much more quickly. 

• The Office of Housing employs a large team (approximately 18 people) to quickly and 

efficiently process all applications received. These staff process applications by verifying 

income and claims, and then submit a request to the to the Office of Management and 

Budget to remit payment. This process applies to both programs run by the Office of 

Housing. 

• The Louisville Metro Office of Housing also partners with the Louisville Urban League 

and the Legal Aid Society in disbursement of these funds. Both agencies have expertise 

in serving marginalized communities in Louisville-Jefferson County. 

• This program anticipates assisting approximately 450 households* (*These estimates 

are projected based on average amount spent per household.). 

• Resources for various Eviction Prevention programs can be found at: 

stopmyeviction.org.

• Information about all Louisville Metro housing support programs can be found at: 

louisvilleky.gov/government/develop-louisville/eviction-prevention.

Use of Evidence

• These programs intend to prevent homelessness by providing delinquent rent payments 

to forestall evictions. 

• This program anticipates serving approximately 450 households. 

• To date, 15 interns have been hired by the Office of Housing to process the 

overwhelming number of applications received for programs supported by these and 

other federal funds. 

• Louisville Metro Government is still developing KPIs for this project.

Performance Report

• These ARP funds are not being used to support affordable housing preservation or 

development, other than by preserving units as affordable through rental assistance. 

• These ARP funds are not being used to support childcare services. 
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Project ARP-0003-DEL: Security Deposit and Rental Assistance

Funding amount: $1,000,000

Project Expenditure Category: 2.2 Household Assistance: Rent, Mortgage, and Utility Aid

Project overview

• The Security Deposit and Rental Assistance ($1,000,000) program provides financial 

assistance (security deposit and up to two month’s rent) for tenants moving to a new 

unit.

• All ARP funds will be expended by the Treasury deadline of December 31, 2026. 

However, requests for assistance are being processed as they are received, and the 

Office of Housing anticipates spending down these funds much more quickly. 

• The Security Deposit and Rental Assistance Program, facilitated by the Coalition for the 

Homeless, requires applicants to fill out a request form. This request is then verified by 

the Coalition’s team, and payment is remitted to the applicant or landlord. A copy of this 

request form is included in the attachments.

• The Coalition for the Homeless facilitates the Security Deposit and Rental Assistance 

Program. The Coalition is the lead advocate for the homeless in Louisville and is the 

local coordinator of the federal Continuum of Care. 

• This program anticipates assisting approximately 700 households* (*These estimates 

are projected based on average amount spent per household.)

• More information about the Coalition for the Homeless’ programs can be found at: 

louhomeless.org/eviction.

Use of Evidence

• This program intends to prevent homelessness by providing moving costs (i.e., security 

deposit and first month’s rent) to those who have been displaced through eviction. 

• This program anticipates serving approximately 450 households. 

• Louisville Metro Government is still developing KPIs for this project.

Performance Report

• These ARP funds are not being used to support affordable housing preservation or 

development, other than by preserving units as affordable through rental assistance. 

• These ARP funds are not being used to support childcare services. 

Department of Economic Development Projects

Project ARP-0004-ECD: Enhanced Community Ambassador and Security Programs

Funding amount: $1,000,000

Project Expenditure Category: 2.11 Aid to Tourism, Travel, or Hospitality

Project overview

• The Department of Economic Development is administering $1 million in American 

Rescue Plan funds for Enhanced Community Ambassador and Security Programs as 

appropriated in Ord. 090, Series 2021 (LAT-0011). 
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• The main activities of the projects include the delivery of ambassador programs, both 

targeted for Waterfront Park and community-wide, by a vendor that include the following 

services:

▪ Environmental Maintenance Services – removal of litter and debris, landscaping, 

trash removal, graffiti removal, and bathroom checks/servicing.

▪ Safety/Hospitality Services – walking and bicycle patrols, public relations, 

resolution of Waterfront Park rule violations.

• Of the $1 million, $150 thousand is specifically directed to Waterfront Park.

• The Community-Wide Ambassador Program has not yet established a timeline for 

administering the $850,000 in allocated funds. 

• The Waterfront Park project has a timeline of July 1, 2021-December 31, 2021. 

• The primary delivery mechanisms for these projects are as follows: 

▪ Community-Wide Ambassador Program - $850 thousand: Contract with vendor 

TBD to manage the program.

▪ Waterfront Park - $150 thousand: Subrecipient agreement with Waterfront 

Development Corporation (WDC). WDC will be responsible for overseeing a 

contract with Block by Block, which will run July-November 2021, to provide 

community ambassador and security services at Waterfront Park.

• Waterfront Development Corporation, subrecipient that is administering the $150 

thousand for Waterfront Park, is serving as a partner to Louisville Metro Government on 

this project. Waterfront Development Corporation manages Waterfront Park and 

administered an ambassador program at that site in 2020. They are responsible for 

administering the contract for an ambassador program with these funds in 2021.

• The project’s intended outcomes are to provide safe, clean, and welcoming outdoor 

spaces to enhance utilization of outdoor spaces and drive economic activity for 

businesses located in the areas to which ambassadors are deployed.

Use of Evidence

• The projects’ main goal is the delivery of community ambassador programs to enhance 

safety, cleanliness, and hospitality in targeted outdoor spaces including Waterfront Park.

Performance Report

• Output and outcome KPIs are currently under development.

• This program does not involve any direct service delivery.

Louisville Metro Dept. of Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW) Projects

Project ARP-0005-PHW: COVID-19 Response – Vaccination 

Funding amount: $2,664,400

Project Expenditure Category: 1.1 COVID-19 Vaccination

Project overview

• LMPHW is conducting mobile vaccination missions with its own staff and also through a 

large network of community partners. These missions are scheduled based on 

community requests, vaccination rates, case counts, and serving high-risk populations. 
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LMPHW is also coordinating with partners to provide in-home vaccinations to those who 

can’t leave their homes. 

• The project’s main activities are coordinating and providing vaccinations throughout 

Jefferson County.

• This project will continue until the COVID-19 virus subsides.

• As vaccination rates have been increasing across the community, LMPHW has shifted 

vaccination operations to providing vaccines for specific high-risk populations via mobile 

mission efforts, which will be the main delivery mechanism for the project.

• The following community partners will be working with LMPHW on this project:

▪ Black Lives Matter/Action for the People – Community outreach, assisting people 

they support with navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a listening 

session; hosting a mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise: Mutual aid society that 

works with and for historically oppressed residents and neighbors.

▪ Bhutanese Society of KY – Community Outreach; assisting with navigation to 

vaccinations; support Bhutanese refugee community.

▪ Black Counseling and Consulting Collective - Community outreach, assisting 

people they support with navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a 

listening session; hosting a mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise: Black women 

and birthing people.

▪ Change Today, Change Tomorrow - Community outreach, assisting people they 

support with navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a listening session; 

hosting a mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise: Mutual aid society + activism + 

support for Black-owned business development.

▪ CIVITAS Regional LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce - Community outreach, 

assisting people they support with navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting 

a listening session; hosting a mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise: Working with 

and supporting LGBTQ+ - owned businesses and enterprises.

▪ Feed Louisville - Community outreach, assisting people they support with 

navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a listening session; hosting a 

mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise – Direct service provider, advocacy for 

unhoused people in Louisville.

▪ Friends of Nicole 50/50 Mentoring Collaborative - Community outreach, assisting 

people they support with navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a 

listening session; hosting a mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise: Engaging Black 

women leaders in mentorship of school-aged Black young women.

▪ Hip Hop N2 Learning - Community outreach, assisting people they support with 

navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a listening session; hosting a 

mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise: Engaging families of school-aged youth in 

hip hop that builds verbal and mathematical skills and promotes social justice.

▪ Interfaith Pathways to Peace - Community outreach, assisting people they 

support with navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a listening session; 

hosting a mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise: Bringing together leaders from a 

wide range of faith traditions to build community together.

▪ La Casita Center - Community outreach, assisting people they support with 

navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a listening session; hosting a 

mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise – Offer safe and welcoming spaces for Latinx 

families and individuals to create community and build resilience together. 
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▪ Louisville Chapter, NAACP - Community outreach, assisting people they support 

with navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a listening session; hosting a 

mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise – Engage in work that disrupts inequality, 

dismantles racism and accelerates change in key areas including health care.

▪ Louisville Chapter NAACP Youth Council - Community outreach, assisting 

people they support with navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a 

listening session; hosting a mobile vaccination clinic. Engage high school and 

college students in work to disrupt inequality, dismantle racism and accelerate 

change in areas including health care.

▪ Louisville Parent Teacher Association - Community outreach, assisting people 

they support with navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a listening 

session; hosting a mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise – Engaging with and 

organizing parents of Black children who attend Jefferson County Public Schools 

and recommend policies that create equity for Black students.

▪ Louisville Recovery Community Connection - Community outreach, assisting 

people they support with navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a 

listening session; hosting a mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise – Engage the 

community and build meaningful relationships by supporting organizations, 

individuals, families, and loved ones impacted by addiction and the “War on 

Drugs”.

▪ Louisville Urban League - Community outreach, assisting people they support 

with navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a listening session; hosting a 

mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise – 100 years of assisting African Americans 

and other marginalized people with attaining social and economic equality and 

stability through direct service and advocacy.

▪ Louisville Youth Group - Community outreach, assisting people they support with 

navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a listening session; hosting a 

mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise – Primary LGBTQIA+ nonprofit community 

serving QTBIPoc/LGBTQIA+ youth, providing a brave space for gender and 

sexuality diverse young adults to grow their identities, learn leaderships skills and 

develop tools needed to thrive personally an act as agents of change in their 

communities.

▪ MOLO Village - Community outreach, assisting people they support with 

navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a listening session; hosting a 

mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise – Empowering residents to develop and 

implement their own self-improvement plans and supporting their journey through 

programming, activities and referrals, located in the Russell neighborhood, and 

part of the revitalization of Russell.

▪ Play Cousins Collective - Community outreach, assisting people they support 

with navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a listening session; hosting a 

mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise – Supporting Black families and individuals 

with community connections, home school, healing sessions, and a variety of 

learning opportunities based in ancestral wisdom and healing methods. 

▪ Queer Kentucky - Community outreach, assisting people they support with 

navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a listening session; hosting a 

mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise – Embrace Queer culture through stories, art 

and action. 
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▪ Smoketown Family Wellness Center - Community outreach, assisting people 

they support with navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a listening 

session; hosting a mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise – Holistic medical and 

social support for pediatric and maternal care.

▪ South Louisville Community Ministries - Community outreach, assisting people 

they support with navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a listening 

session; hosting a mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise – Serves neighbors in SW 

Louisville—with the second highest poverty rate in the Metro—who need with 

concrete supports including food and housing.

▪ Story Spaces - Community outreach, assisting people they support with 

navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a listening session; hosting a 

mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise – Community fostering the growth of start-ups 

and innovators, especially women, refugees, and those who identify as LGBTQ+.

▪ The Hope Buss - Community outreach, assisting people they support with 

navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a listening session; hosting a 

mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise – Bridging the gap between local 

organizations and the community by attacking hopelessness at its core.

▪ West Louisville Urban Coalition - Community outreach, assisting people they 

support with navigation assistance to vaccinations; hosting a listening session; 

hosting a mobile vaccination clinic. Expertise – Improving the quality of life and 

reducing violence in the Black community by connecting organizations, 

resources, and opportunities.

• The project’s intended outcome is to achieve a COVID-19 incidence rate of <1 per 

100,000 population.

• The project website can be found here: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/louisvillecovid-19-resource-center.

Use of Evidence

• The project’s goal is to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Jefferson County by providing 

first and second dose vaccinations. 

• The ultimate outcome is to reduce the incidence of COVID-19 to <1 per 100,000 

population through the efforts of LMPHW’s response as a whole.

Performance Report

• LMPHW is tracking a multitude of metrics to help provide information to the public, make 

decisions, and best respond to the changing COVID-19 environment. All output KPI 

metrics can be found here: https://covid-19-in-jefferson-county-ky-lojic.hub.arcgis.com.

• The outcome key performance indicator (KPI) is an incidence rate of <1 per 100,000 

population.

• Data on outcomes by race, ethnicity, and gender can be found here: https://covid-19-injefferson-county-ky-lojic.hub.arcgis.com.

• Data on outcomes by income is unavailable, as there is no way for LMPHW to track this 

information.

Project ARP-0006-PHW: COVID-19 Response – Testing 

Funding amount: $902,200
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Project Expenditure Category: 1.2 COVID-19 Testing

Project overview

• LMPHW has a Testing Taskforce (now combined with the Vaccine Taskforce) pulling 

together the labs and healthcare systems in Jefferson County (Family Health Centers, 

UofL, Norton, Baptist, Park DuValle Health Center, Kentucky Nurses Association, 

Sphere, Bluewater, and others) to coordinate COVID-19 testing efforts and response 

across the county. Through this partnership, LMPHW has been able to provide testing 

for long-term care facilities, corrections facility, homeless shelters, schools, churches, 

non-profits, and overall outbreak/surveillance community testing. In addition, the 

LMPHW laboratory tests samples for COVID-19 for different Metro agencies and 

communities through Jefferson County. 

• The main activities of this project include the following two approaches: 

▪ The approach is to respond to emerging clusters (e.g., increased cases in 

correctional facilities, employers, churches, recovery housing, homeless shelters, 

etc.). There have been potential outbreaks at congregate living facilities 

(especially recovery housing and homeless shelters) and these require 

immediate testing. This testing response has been able to and will continue to 

respond to these outbreaks within 48 hours of notification. 

▪ The other approach is that of community surveillance testing. Based on Jefferson 

County testing rates and positivity rates zip code data, the testing team works 

with community partners to establish popup testing events, free of cost for 

insured/uninsured. This initiative includes working with the Office of 

Globalization, churches, and local non-profits. 

• This project will continue until the COVID-19 virus subsides.

• The primary delivery mechanisms of the project include the following: The testing team 

reaches out to various testing partners to conduct COVID-19 testing. LMPHW has a 

subgrant agreement with the Kentucky Nurses Association (KNA). In this partnership, 

LMPHW notifies KNA of the potential outbreak or community event. KNA accepts the 

event and begins their own process. KNA provides the nursing staff to administer and 

document the tests and LMPHW provides the tests (BinaxNow and PCR), the set up 

(indoor and outdoor with a testing trailer), the promotions of the events, and the event 

locations. When working with other testing partners, LMPHW notifies the testing partner 

of the outbreak or community event. If the testing partner accepts, then they being to 

process their teams. In this situation, LMPHW provides the event location and 

promotional outreach and the testing partner provides all other testing resources. 

• The following community partners will be working with LMPHW on this project:

▪ Kentucky Nurses Association (KNA) – LMPHW has a testing subgrant agreement 

with KNA. With the agreement, LMPHW may notify KNA of an outbreak or 

community event that is requesting testing. KNA has a long line of professional 

nurses that they call upon to administer and document the tests during these 

events. This team is quick to respond and is extremely reliable.

▪ Family Health Centers (FHC) – FHC provides the community with permanent 

testing sites at their locations, free of cost to the general public. Also, during 

testing missions with KNA, FHC’s role is to be the Keeper of Record. FHC 

notifies tests recipients of their test results. FHC also connected us with an 

individual that works closely with West Louisville churches. Through this 
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partnership, LMPHW has been able to connect with churches and host various 

free pop-up testing. 

▪ Office of Globalization – The LMG agency assists LMPHW to connect with the 

immigrant/refugee communities throughout Jefferson County. Through this 

partnership. LMPHW has been able to set up countless popup testing sites

geared specifically to the immigrant/refugee communities. The Office of 

Globalization also provides volunteers, interpreters and outreach during these 

events. 

▪ Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) – LMPHW partners with JCPS to 

ensure that testing is available to students, families of students, staff, and other 

faculty. 

▪ Testing lab partners – LMPHW partners often with these testing partners; 

Sphere, Bluewater, Park DuValle, UofL co-immunity project, Norton, Baptist, and 

others.

• The ultimate intended outcome is to reduce the incidence of COVID-19 to <1 per 

100,000 population through the efforts of LMPHW’s response as a whole. 

• The project website can be found here: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/louisvillecovid-19-resource-center.

Use of Evidence

• The goals of this project are as follows: 

▪ To respond to new clusters of cases using targeted testing within 48 hours of 

identification. The goal for this project is to give LMPHW flexibility to respond to 

emergent clusters and increase surveillance testing efforts. When needs emerge 

for immediate testing related to specific entities or hotspots, it can occur quickly 

and easily by having teams that LMPHW may communicate and partner with but 

also help to supplement the current healthcare SARS-CoV-2 testing 

infrastructures. 

▪ To provide neighborhood-specific testing to Jefferson County zip codes with 

rising rates and high positivity. In LMPHW community surveillance efforts,

priorities are based on KY State and Jefferson County data. Specifically, LMPHW 

prioritizes Jefferson County zip codes that have low testing rates with high 

positivity and locations with low vaccination rates. 

▪ To provide testing for COVID-19 out of the LMPHW laboratory. The LMPHW lab 

has equipment needed for testing for the presence of COVID-19 in test samples. 

The LMPHW lab provides these services for other Metro agencies and some 

community partners.

Performance Report

• LMPHW is tracking a multitude of metrics to help provide information to the public, make 

decisions, and best respond to the changing COVID-19 environment. All output KPI 

metrics can be found here: https://covid-19-in-jefferson-county-ky-lojic.hub.arcgis.com.

• The outcome key performance indicator (KPI) is an incidence rate of <1 per 100,000 

population.

• Data on outcomes by race, ethnicity, and gender can be found here: https://covid-19-injefferson-county-ky-lojic.hub.arcgis.com.
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• Data on outcomes by income is unavailable, as there is no way for LMPHW to track this 

information.

Project ARP-0007-PHW: COVID-19 Response – Contact Tracing

Funding amount: $2,297,350

Project Expenditure Category: 1.3 COVID-19 Contact Tracing

Project overview

• LMPHW’s COVID-19 response includes disease investigation activities. These activities 

include case interviews, contact tracing, daily follow ups for positive cases, essential 

needs requests, specialized teams for disease investigation in congregate settings, data 

entry, quality assurance and staffing a 24/7 help line for residents to call for COVID-19-

related questions. During disease investigation efforts, positive COVID-19 cases are 

identified and contacted. The positive case answers various questions that help our 

contracted disease investigators establish dates for the case’s isolation and determine 

potential exposures to the case’s recent contacts. The case’s contacts are then 

contacted and ordered to quarantine. LMPHW gathers data from the disease 

investigations such as determining geographic areas where cases are prevalent to 

inform our testing and vaccination work.

• The main activities of disease investigation are: contacting positive cases, completing 

case interviews, calling contacts, sending isolation and quarantine orders, providing daily 

follow up to cases in isolation, and arranging for essential needs provision during a case 

or contact’s isolation or quarantine period. These activities require data entry and quality 

assurance checks. The 24/7 help line is meant to assist callers with questions about 

COVID-19 including providing information about vaccination sites, and to catch callers 

who may be calling in with a positive test result. 

• This project will continue until the COVID-19 virus subsides or contact tracing is deemed 

inessential to our overall response efforts. 

• The primary delivery mechanism for this project is LMPHW’s contract with Lacuna 

Health to provide disease investigation and daily follow up services, and all the activities 

that entails. They also staff the 24-hour help line. Lacuna Health makes hundreds of 

phone calls per day and sends out text messages to improve answering rates. 

• Lacuna Health is the primary community partner working with LMPHW on this project. 

LMPHW underwent an RFP process in April-May of 2020 and awarded a contract for 

contact tracing services to Lacuna Health. This contract is renewable annually through 

2025. 

• The ultimate outcome is to reduce the incidence of COVID-19 to <1 per 100,000 

population through the efforts of LMPHW’s response as a whole. 

• The project website can be found here: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/louisvillecovid-19-resource-center.

Use of Evidence

• The goal of disease investigation is to provide isolation and quarantine orders to positive 

cases and their contacts to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Performance Report
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• LMPHW is tracking a multitude of metrics to help provide information to the public, make 

decisions, and best respond to the changing COVID-19 environment. All output KPI 

metrics can be found here: https://covid-19-in-jefferson-county-ky-lojic.hub.arcgis.com.

• In addition to standard COVID-19 metrics, contact tracing metrics are available to 

LMPHW staff on the state’s contact tracing and tracking (CTT) system.

• The outcome key performance indicator (KPI) is an incidence rate of <1 per 100,000 

population.

• Data on outcomes by race, ethnicity, and gender can be found here: https://covid-19-injefferson-county-ky-lojic.hub.arcgis.com.

• Data on outcomes by income is unavailable, as there is no way for LMPHW to track this 

information.

Project ARP-0008-PHW: COVID-19 Response – Prevention in Congregate Settings

Funding amount: $1,750,000

Project Expenditure Category: 1.4 Prevention in Congregate Settings (Nursing Homes, 

Prisons/Jails, Dense Work Sites, Schools, etc.)

Project overview

• LMPHW will be subgranting ARP funds to Metro United Way for them to deploy critical 

funding to childcare providers reeling from the effects of COVID-19, which will help 

stabilize the childcare ecosystem through hiring, credentialling, and retention of 

providers’ staff as well as increase the city’s child care capacity. Metro United Way will 

grant the ARP funds to childcare organizations to assist them with these initiatives. 

• Metro United Way will grant the ARP funds to childcare organizations to assist them with 

strengthening educator credentialing, hiring and staff retention. 

• The subgrant agreement runs August 2, 2021 through December 31, 2021. 

• Metro United Way will develop criteria and design processes for disbursing support 

funding to providers for hiring and retention efforts. This could include providing onetime stipends to providers for recruitment to increase workforce and hire staff 

immediately, providing retention incentives to child 

care providers for educators remaining employed at prescribed 

intervals, and/or providing incentives for educators obtaining credentials. Metro United 

way will utilize their existing application processes for childcare providers to apply for 

funding and will utilize their existing processes for distributing funding to providers. 

• The primary community partner for this project is Metro United Way. LMPHW is 

subgranting ARP funds to Metro United Way who will award funds to applicant childcare 

providers. 

• The intended outcomes of this project are to reduce staffing shortages and increase 

supply of seats available.

Use of Evidence

• The main goal of the project is to increase Louisville’s childcare supply. 

• Metro United Way will support childcare providers and the early childhood workforce to 

increase Louisville’s childcare supply by strengthening educator credentialing, hiring, 

and staff retention through funding to childcare providers.
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Performance Report

• Output KPIs will be measured by the number of childcare providers receiving funds. 

• Outcome KPIs will be measured by the increase in childcare capacity (i.e., number of 

seats available). 

• There are no existing datasets for outcomes by race, ethnicity, gender, or income. These 

metrics are also not required under the subgrant agreement with Metro United Way. 

• Metro United Way will report geographic diversity of childcare providers receiving funds.

• Metro United Way will provide funding to over 250 childcare facilities by awarding funds 

to these facilities to ensure they can hire and retain staffing volumes that will allow for an 

increase in childcare capacity.

Project ARP-0009-PHW: COVID-19 Response – Personal Protective Equipment

Funding amount: $6,000

Project Expenditure Category: 1.5 Personal Protective Equipment

Project overview

• As LMPHW responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are instances in which LMPHW 

staff must wear personal protective equipment during the regular course of business. 

PPE is purchased for staff using ARP funds. In addition, the Metro Office for 

Globalization will be using some of the PPE funds to purchase PPE to distribute at 

vaccination events geared towards immigrant populations including masks and hand 

sanitizer. 

• The main activity of this project is to purchase PPE for LMPHW staff completing their

assigned work and provide PPE to vaccination participants to ensure they have an 

avenue to follow CDC guidelines. 

• This project will continue until the COVID-19 virus subsides.

• The delivery mechanisms for this project are as follows: LMPHW orders PPE for staff 

following Metro procurement policy based on program and staff needs. The Office for 

Globalization orders PPE for vaccination event participants following Metro procurement 

policy. 

• There are no community partners working with LMPHW on this project. 

• The intended outcome of this project is to reduce COVID-19 incidence through effective 

usage of PPE. 

Use of Evidence

• The goal of providing PPE to staff and participants is to ensure people have the ability to 

take safety precautions necessary to safeguard against COVID-19.

Performance Report

• There are neither output nor outcome KPIs related to PPE purchasing and usage. 

• There are no outcomes data collected by race, ethnicity, gender, or income related to 

PPE purchasing and usage. 

Project ARP-0010-PHW: COVID-19 Response – Other COVID-19 Public Health 

Services

Funding amount for FY21 (ending June 30, 2020): $15,000,000
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Funding amount for FY22: $714,800

Project Expenditure Category: 1.8 Other COVID-19 Public Health Services

Project overview

• LMPHW’s COVID-19 response is funding several items deemed as “other COVID-19 

public health services” under the ARP spending categories. These other COVID-19 

public health services include funding for LMPHW’s response infrastructure (i.e., 

language services, professional services, cell phone data, and office supplies) as well as 

funding for LMPHW’s essential needs program. The essential needs program is critical 

to ensuring positive cases and contacts can isolate or quarantine to protect others from 

becoming infected with COVID-19. LMPHW arranges for housing for those in need of a 

safe space to isolate/quarantine and purchases and sends food, durable goods, and 

prescription medications to cases and contacts in need so that they may successfully 

complete their isolation or quarantine orders. In addition, these funds are paying for care 

kits (packages with miscellaneous health and good will items) to be sent to all positive 

cases within Jefferson County as an incentive and thank you for completing isolation. 

• The main activities of “Other COVID-19 Public Health Services” include funding for the 

following: translation and interpretation of COVID-19 materials for public consumption; 

response planning and project management contractors; cell phones and data plans for 

COVIDs-19 personnel; office supplies and computer equipment for COVID-19 

personnel; essential needs for positive cases and contacts in isolation/quarantine; and 

care kits for isolating individuals. 

• This project will continue until the COVID-19 virus subsides.

• The primary delivery mechanisms for this project are as follows:

▪ Infrastructure items support the functioning of LMPHW’s COVID-19 response. 

▪ The essential needs program is completed by the contact tracing call center, who 

collect information from the case or contact about what essential needs are 

needed, and an LMPHW team who make the food and durable good purchases 

and arrange for medication pick up and delivery. 

▪ The care kits program is administered by a contractor, Kan Heritage. 

• The following community partners will be working with LMPHW on this project:

▪ William Altman – Professional service contract for response planning and 

leading.

▪ Holden Huntzinger – Professional service contract for response planning.

▪ Austin Chitwood – Professional service contract for response planning.

▪ Ibrahim Alshamma – Professional service contract for response project 

management for work being done by the Office for Globalization.

▪ Emily Brandon – Professional service contract for response project management 

for work being done by the Office for Globalization.

▪ Kan Heritage – COVID-19 care kits; this contract was a result of an RFP process 

completed in 2020. 

▪ Wayside Christian Mission/Hotel Louisville – housing facility for homeless or 

housing insecure positive COVID-19 cases and contacts.

• The ultimate outcome is to reduce the incidence of COVID-19 to <1 per 100,000 

population through the efforts of LMPHW’s response as a whole.

• The project website can be found here: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/louisvillecovid-19-resource-center.
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Use of Evidence

• The project’s goal is to provide funding for critical functions of LMPHW’s COVID-19 

response, specifically infrastructure and essential needs. 

Performance Report

• LMPHW is tracking a multitude of metrics to help provide information to the public, 

make decisions, and best respond to the changing COVID-19 environment. All 

metrics can be found here: https://covid-19-in-jefferson-county-kylojic.hub.arcgis.com.

• The outcome key performance indicator (KPI) is an incidence rate of <1 per 100,000 

population.

• Data on outcomes by race, ethnicity, and gender can be found here: https://covid-19-

in-jefferson-county-ky-lojic.hub.arcgis.com.

• Data on outcomes by income is unavailable, as there is no way for LMPHW to track 

this information.

Project ARP-0011-PHW: COVID-19 Response - Payroll

Funding amount: $780,000

Project Expenditure Category: 1.9 Payroll Costs for Public Health, Safety, and Other Public 

Sector Staff Responding to COVID-19

Project overview

• In order to respond effectively to the pandemic, LMPHW created over 30 COVID-19 

positions. These positions were originally funded through CARES Act funding and will 

now be funded with ARP funds. 

• COVID-19 personnel provide staffing for various components of LMPHW’s overall 

response.

• This project will continue until the COVID-19 virus subsides.

• LMPHW follows Metro HR policies to hire staff into COVID-19 positions, which will be 

the delivery mechanism for this payroll project.

• There are no community partners working with LMPHW on this project. 

• The intended outcome of this project is to maintain staffing levels appropriate for 

LMPHW’s COVID-19 response.

Use of Evidence

• The main goal of this project is to have sufficient staffing for LMPHW to maintain critical 

functions of its COVID-19 response.

Performance Report

• The output KPI for this project is the number of COVID-19 positions filled in the 

Department of Public Health and Wellness. 

• The outcome KPI for this project is to maintain staffing levels appropriate for LMPHW’s 

COVID-19 response. 

• LMPHW maintains workforce demographic statistics on race, ethnicity, and gender, but 

not for COVID-19 personnel specifically. 

• Payroll data is available for staff, but that might not correspond to the individual’s total 

income. Therefore, LMPHW does not track outcome data by income. 
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Project ARP-0012-PHW: COVID-19 Response – Substance Abuse Services

Funding amount: $70,000

Project Expenditure Category: 1.11 Substance Use Services

Project overview

• Louisville lost 603 residents to fatal drug overdoses in 2020, a 60% increase over 2019. 

The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to many root causes of addiction including 

unemployment, stress, anxiety, and social isolation combined with a reduction in access 

to behavioral health services. A decline in travel and international trade contributed to an 

increasingly deadly local drug supply tainted by fentanyl. LMPHW has been at the 

forefront of Louisville Metro Government’s response to the substance use epidemic and 

has built in some substance use services into our COVID-19 response. 

• The main activities include purchasing naloxone and distributing it to community partners 

for further distribution, and funding overdose prevention outreach. 

• This project will continue until the COVID-19 virus subsides.

• Primary delivery mechanisms for this project are as follows: LMPHW will follow Metro 

procurement policy to purchase the naloxone. The community partner providing 

overdose prevention outreach will engage with substance use disorder groups in 

Jefferson County to provide these services. 

• LMPHW will partner with the Kentucky Harm Reduction Coalition on this project. 

LMPHW will give naloxone to the KY Harm Reduction Coalition so they may further 

distribute it to organizations and individuals. They will also be providing overdose 

prevention outreach. KY Harm Reduction Coalition’s expertise is in engaging, educating 

and empowering those in the substance use disorder community. 

• The intended outcome of this project is to reduce the fatal drug overdose rate in 

Jefferson County.

Use of Evidence

• The goals of this project are as follows: 

▪ Purchase naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication, and distribute it to 

community partners for distribution to organizations and individuals.

▪ Fund a community partner to provide overdose prevention outreach to the public. 

Performance Report

• Output KPIs will be measured by the amount of naloxone purchased and given out for 

distribution and the provision of overdose prevention outreach. 

• Outcome KPIs will be measured by the rate of fatal drug overdoses in Jefferson County. 

• Overdose data is available in the Vital Statistics Report: https://louisvilleky.gov/healthwellness/document/birth-and-death-trends2014-2018. 

▪ Outcome data by race, ethnicity, and gender contained in this report is not 

reflective of this project. 

• Outcome data by income is not collected as part of vital statistics reporting. 
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Project ARP-0013-PHW: COVID-19 Response – Other Public Health Services

Funding amount: $330,250

Project Expenditure Category: 1.12 Other Public Health Services

Project overview

• LMPHW’s COVID-19 response is providing funding for work deemed as “Other Public 

Health Services” under the ARP spending categories. This work entails conducting 

COVID-19 research with partners and/or vendors to improve projections, provide 

demographic data as it relates to COVID-19, and to answer other research questions 

LMPHW might need answered in order to effectively respond to the pandemic. 

• The main activities will include performing academic research. 

• This project will continue until the COVID-19 virus subsides or until it is deemed that 

LMPHW no longer needs these services for its response. 

• The primary delivery mechanisms for this project are as follows: The University of 

Louisville will dedicate staff and students to formulate research methodologies, receive 

IRB approval, and conduct research for various LMPHW needs. No formal plans exist for 

this project yet, and therefore, the delivery mechanisms are unknown currently. 

• The community partner for this project is the University of Louisville School of Public 

Health and Information Sciences, which will conduct the academic research. Their 

expertise is in public health academia, education, and research.

• The ultimate outcome is to reduce the incidence of COVID-19 to <1 per 100,000 

population through the efforts of LMPHW’s response as a whole.

Use of Evidence

• The project’s goal is to utilize existing relationships with the University of Louisville to 

commission research specific to LMPHW’s COVID-19 response. This could include 

projections and datasets needed to help LMPHW identify appropriate responses to 

COVID-19. 

Performance Report

• Output and outcome KPIs will be developed when a research project has been 

identified.

• Data on outcomes by race, ethnicity, and gender can be found here: https://covid-19-injefferson-county-ky-lojic.hub.arcgis.com.

• Data for this particular program will be reported after the research project has been 

identified and completed.

Project ARP-0014-PHW: COVID-19 Response – Household Assistance

Funding amount: $225,000

Project Expenditure Category: 2.2 Household Assistance: Rent, Mortgage, and Utility Aid

Project overview

• This project aims to provide immediate financial relief directly to individual households 

from multicultural communities who are experiencing adverse effects of COVID-19 (e.g., 

illness, loss of employment income due to shutdowns, etc.). Funds are intended to help 

recipients endure acute periods of financial need. The funds will be disbursed by 
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community partners who will be subrecipients of the ARP funding. Trusted partner 

organizations, ARP subrecipients, working directly with specific immigrant communities 

will identify families adversely affected by COVID-19 and deliver funds to recipients 

directly on a monthly basis. The funds are designed to be made available quickly to 

cover immediate needs.

• The main activities for this project are as follows: Subrecipients identify individuals 

and/or households from multicultural communities in need due to the adverse effects of 

COVID-19 on these communities. Financial assistance is provided by subrecipients to 

such individuals or households at an amount up to $2,000 per month for regular, 

ongoing expenses including but not limited to: rent/mortgage; food, medicine, and other 

necessities; utilities such as power, gas, water, phone, and internet; vehicle insurance or 

loan payments; and medical insurance or bills. Payments are generally expected to be 

made as monthly stipends to individuals or households. Payments are based on an 

individual’s or household’s needs.

• This project will continue until the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.

• The primary delivery mechanisms for this project are as follows: Funds are delivered 

directly to community partner organizations who serve as subrecipients. These 

community partner organizations provide individuals and/or households with 

checks. Community partner organizations are also responsible for collecting/submitting 

appropriate documentation and data. 

• The following community partners will be working with LMPHW on this project:

▪ Americana Community Center – long-standing NPO serving immigrant and 

refugee communities of Louisville – wide range of activities aimed at providing 

support beyond initial refugee resettlement.

▪ See Forward Ministries – community outreach to several African communities via 

digital media and some face-to-face

▪ Somali Community of Louisville – direct community outreach to Somali families, 

primarily face-to-face

• All identified partners are ARP subrecipients and are responsible for identifying 

individuals and households in need of financial assistance based on COVID19 

parameters and will provide direct funds. 

• The intended outcome of this project is to respond to the disparate impact COVID-19 

has on immigrant families by providing them with direct financial assistance.

Use of Evidence

• The goals of this project are to identify families in need likely to be missed by 

mainstream efforts due to a historical lack of trust with government agencies, language 

barriers or other cultural factors and to create a flexible, responsive pool of funds to 

provide direct support to families adversely affected by COVID-19.

Performance Report

• The following will be used to measure output KPIs: number of outreach activities, 

amount of money distributed, and number of families impacted. 

• Outcome KPIs will be measured by the decrease in COVID-19-related poverty among 

Louisville’s immigrant communities. 

• LMPHW is still finalizing the output and outcome KPIs that will be used for this project.
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• Outcome data by race and ethnicity is unavailable. Due to historical fear of ICE arrests 

made within our city during the past administration, immigrant households are not 

comfortable sharing this information. 

• Louisville Metro’s Office for Globalization will collect outcome data by gender throughout 

the duration of this project. The data is not yet available. 

• Louisville Metro’s Office for Globalization will collect outcome data by income 

periodically throughout the project as it pertains to financial need (e.g., bank 

statements). The data is not yet available. 

Project ARP-0015-PHW: COVID-19 Response – Small Business Economic Assistance

Funding amount: $50,000

Project Expenditure Category: 2.9 Small Business Economic Assistance (General)

Project overview

• The Office for Globalization will be contracting with the New American Business 

Association to identify community members who will serve as “navigators” – individuals 

to provide technical assistance to small businesses through a “train the trainer” model. 

The Office for Globalization has had a higher level of interaction with immigrant-owned 

businesses during the pandemic, and through that interaction learned that even though 

immigrant-owned businesses who managed to apply and in most cases, received relief 

awards, were unable to effectively invest the financial relief that directly addressed 

immediate business needs in a sustainable way. This train the trainer model will assist 

businesses to ramp up safe operations as the community continues opening and 

prepare them for potential issues that might arise in the future.

• The main activities for this project include the following: 

▪ Recruit 15 Multicultural Business Navigators.

▪ Complete training/coaching in business assistance, as related to COVID-19.

▪ Provide outreach to immigrant-owned businesses for Navigators to create 

relationships and provide authentic assistance.

• This project will continue until the COVID-19 virus subsides.

• The primary delivery mechanisms for this project will include virtual training, in-person 

coaching and mentoring, and in-person outreach to immigrant-owned businesses.

• The New American Business Association will serve as a partner for this project, as well 

as a subrecipient of these funds. They will provide Multicultural Business Navigators with 

customized business management basics training and business development resources. 

They will also identify venues for practical, in-person/hands-on, outreach and mentoring 

opportunities with immigrant-owned businesses.

• The intended outcome of this project is to support the revitalization of Louisville’s local 

economy through improving access for immigrant-owned businesses to rescue assets 

and utilize COVID-19 compliance resources.

Use of Evidence

• This project has two main goals: 

▪ Build and develop the capacity and skills of the Multicultural Business Navigator 

team to successfully provide assistance to immigrant-owned businesses around 

basic business development services. 
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▪ Establish sustainable connections with immigrant-owned businesses.

Performance Report

• Both output and outcome KPIs are still being developed by LMPHW. 

• The Office for Globalization will collect outcomes data on the race, ethnicity, and gender 

of business owners. This data is not yet available. 

• Outcome data by income will not be collected for this project. 

• The Office for Globalization will also collect education and preferred language data of 

business owners. This data is not yet available. 

Project ARP-0016-PHW: Suicide Prevention Project

Funding amount: $400,000

Project Expenditure Category: 1.10 Mental Health Services

Project overview

• COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented level of disruption to the normal fabric of life. 

Since March 2020, Louisville residents have faced uncertainty, social isolation, financial 

instability, and loss of family and friends. A study from the CDC documented an increase 

in mental health disorders and substance use over the course of the pandemic. 

Research shows that most mental health impacts from disasters peak about a year after 

the disaster, and that having supportive treatments available can decrease the amount 

of negative mental health impacts post-disaster. It is imperative to start building a more 

supportive suicide prevention infrastructure now to prevent any further premature death 

in Louisville’s community.

• This project will first conduct a comprehensive needs assessment to evaluate 

Louisville’s current suicide prevention infrastructure including available programs and 

services, messaging, and community capacity. The needs assessment will involve 

stakeholders from high-risk groups and behaveioral health providers. As this 

assessment is being conducted, the project will launch a suicide fatality review board 

that will investigate and collect data on every local death by suicide to inform efforts and 

strategies. The project will then develop a community communication campaign that 

promote specific actions for suicide prevention. This will be integrated into the citywide 

comprehensive plan, along with other insights gained from stakeholder engagement and 

fatality review analysis. This effort aims to change local narratives around suicide and 

suicide prevention to ones that promote, hope, connectedness, social support, 

resilience, treatment, and recovery.

• This project will run from July 2021 through June 2023. The Suicide Fatality Review 

Board will continue beyond that, as will the full implementation of the comprehensive 

suicide prevention plan.

• Primary delivery mechanisms for this project will include the Citywide Suicide Prevention 

Plan, Suicide Fatality Review Board, Communications Campaign, and Community 

Mental Health Database.

• LMPHW is working with community partners to recruit participants for listening sessions, 

to identify mental health and suicide prevention resources in the community, and to 

support data collection and analysis for the suicide fatality review board, prevention, 
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intervention, and postintervention efforts. LMPHW hopes to utilize community partners in 

community communications campaign materials and advertising.

• The Suicide Prevention Project intends to develop and implement a city-wide suicide 

prevention plan, suicide fatality review board, suicide prevention communications 

campaign, and community mental health resource locator.

Use of Evidence

• The main goal of this project is to decrease the number of residents who die by suicide 

and increase access to mental health and crisis intervention services.

Performance Report

• LMPHW plans on utilizing the following output KPIs for this project: number of individuals 

exposed to suicide prevention awareness messages, number of community partners 

collaborating/coordinating/sharing resources with other community partners as a result 

of the project, number of key stakeholders involved in the development of the suicide 

prevention plan, number of programs or interventions proposed, number of programs or 

interventions implemented.

• Outcome KPIs for this project will include the decrease in the number of deaths by 

suicide, decrease in the number of suicide attempts, decrease in the number of selfharm injuries.

• Suicide data for 2020 is still emerging and data may not be complete for at least another 

year. The American Association of Suicidology developed a press release related to 

urging caution when examining suicide data. Multiple studies from previous epidemics 

suggest that a short-term decrease in suicide is expected in earlier stages of an 

epidemic but suicide is likely to increase over time. 

• Outcome data by race and gender is available in the Vital Statistics Report: 

https://louisvilleky.gov/health-wellness/document/birth-and-death-trends2014-2018. 

▪ According to data from the Kentucky Injury Prevention Research Center, African 

American Kentuckians experienced an increase in Emergency Department selfharm visits and suicide deaths by 18% and 28%, respectively during the 

pandemic compared to historical averages.

• Outcome data by ethnicity is not available, as it is not included in state surveillance data. 

• Outcome data by income is not collected in vital statistics or hospitalization data. 

• There is not adequate infrastructure to track all factors around suicide. This project was 

in part designed to address this lack of capacity. 

Project ARP-0017-PHW: Substance Use Disorder Project

Funding amount: $1,200,000

Project Expenditure Category: 1.11 Substance Use Services

Project overview

• Louisville lost 603 residents to fatal drug overdoses in 2020, a 60% increase over 2019. 

The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to many root causes of addiction including 

unemployment, stress, anxiety, and social isolation combined with a reduction in access 

to behavioral health services. A decline in travel and international trade contributed to an 

increasingly deadly local drug supply tainted by fentanyl. LMPHW has been at the 

forefront of Louisville Metro Government’s response to the substance use epidemic and 
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proposes utilizing $1.2 million of American Rescue Plan funding to fund additional 

overdose prevention, expanded treatment support, residential treatment services, and 

recovery housing.

• The main activities of this project will be to distribute Narcan and other overdose 

prevention supplies to community partners and residents, create a supportive service 

hub for people who use drugs, reduce barriers to treatment, and provide housing for 

residents experiencing substance use disorder and homelessness.

• The supportive service hub is funded for two years; Overdose prevention, treatment 

access, and housing efforts are funded for one year.

• LMPHW’s primary delivery mechanisms for this project will include the expansion of 

overdose prevention resources, operation of supportive services hub, increase of access 

to residential services and providing housing for people with substance use disorder.

• LMPHW is partnering with local non-profit organizations with expertise in harm 

reduction, homeless services, and substance use disorder treatment. 

Use of Evidence

• The primary goal for this project is to reduce deaths from drug overdoses by expanding 

citywide overdose prevention, providing additional supportive services to people who 

use drugs, increasing access to residential treatment, and increasing housing for people 

experiencing homelessness and substance use disorder.

Performance Report

• LMPHW has identified the following output KPIs for this project: number of overdose 

education events, number of Narcan units distributed, number of fentanyl test strips 

distributed, number of people served at supportive services hub, number of people 

entering treatment, and number of people stably housed.

• Outcome KPIs for this project will be measured by the decrease in overdose deaths, 

decrease in EMS runs for overdoses, and decrease in unsheltered residents.

• Outcome data by race, ethnicity, and gender is available in the Vital Statistics Report: 

https://louisvilleky.gov/health-wellness/document/birth-and-death-trends2014-2018.

• Outcomes by income are not available, as this is not collected in vital statistics or 

hospitalization data. 

Office of Resilience and Community Services (RCS) Projects

Project ARP-0018-RCS: Utility Assistance Program

Funding amount: $5,000,000

Project Expenditure Category: 2.2 Household Assistance: Rent, Mortgage, and Utility Aid

Project overview

• The Utility Assistance program is for participants facing disconnection of services. The 

threshold is to assist eligible households up to $1,000 to reduce or deplete arrearages. 

• The main activity for this project is to provide Jefferson County residents with financial 

assistance for utility payments (water/sewer and electric/gas) during the COVID-19 

pandemic. 

• This project will run from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 or upon depletion of funds. 
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• The primary delivery mechanism for this project will be utility assistance administered by 

the Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) and the Louisville Water Company. 

• LG&E and the Louisville Water Company will also assist with outreach/marketing, 

collection of data, and administering utility assistance payments to eligible resident 

accounts. 

• The project website can be found here: 

https://louisvilleky.gov/government/neighborhood-place/covid-assistance-programs.

• Additional COVID-19 resources for residential LG&E customers can be found here: 

https://lge-ku.com/assistance-programs.

• Additional COVID-19 resources for residential Louisville Water Company customers can 

be found here: https://www.louisvillewater.com/DropsofKindness.

Use of Evidence

• The main goal for this project is to serve as many participants as possible to reduce or 

deplete arrearages as it relates to gas, electric, water and sewer utilities. 

Performance Report

• Output KPIs for this project will be measured by the total number of individuals assisted 

and the total number of households assisted by utility relief payments. 

• Outcome KPIs for this project will be measured by the number of households with 

reduced utility bill balances, the number of zip codes served, and the total amount of 

funding dispersed per zip code. 

• Outcome data by race, ethnicity, gender, and income is available for disbursements of 

assistance provided by RCS, if clients choose to self-disclose said information. These 

metrics will be provided in the next report out, which is still being created. 

• Louisville Water Company does not capture data on race, ethnicity, or gender. They do 

collect data by income if disclosed by the customer. 

Project ARP-0019-RCS: Food Insecurity

Funding amount: $250,000

Project Expenditure Category: 2.1 Household Assistance: Food Programs

Project overview

• Dare to Care Food Bank anticipates an increase of demand across Jefferson County 

due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Feeding America projects a 5.1% increase in food 

assistance including a 9.2% increase in food insecure children due to the pandemic. 

• This project will run from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 or upon depletion of funds.

• The primary delivery mechanism for this project will be the distribution of food supplies to 

local residents by Dare to Care Food Bank, the primary community partner for this 

project. 

• The project website can be found here: 

https://louisvilleky.gov/government/neighborhood-place/covid-assistance-programs.

Use of Evidence
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• The main goal for this project is to serve 15.8 million pounds of food by the end of the 

performances period, which would address the 5.1% increase in food assistance gap. 

Performance Report

• Output KPIs for this project will be measured by the total number of pounds of food 

delivered to residents. 

• Outcome KPIs for this project are still being determined by community partner Dare to 

Care. 

• Outcome data by race, ethnicity, gender, and income is available for disbursements of 

assistance provided by RCS, if clients choose to self-disclose said information. These 

metrics will be provided in the next report out, which is still being created. 

• Dare to Care does not capture data on clients’ race, ethnicity, gender, or income. 

Project ARP-0020-RCS: PPE Supplies and Equipment

Funding amount: $1,500,000

Project Expenditure Category: 1.5 Personal Protective Equipment

Project overview

• RCS has partnered with Metro United Way to provide safe and healthy environments for 

childcare providers caring for children that are unvaccinated during the pandemic. 

• The main activity for this project will be the distribution of personal protective supplies 

and equipment to local childcare providers during the pandemic. 

• This project will run from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 or upon depletion of funds.

• The delivery mechanism for this project will be the distribution of PPE supplies and 

equipment to Metro United Way, the designated community partner. 

• The project website can be found here: 

https://louisvilleky.gov/government/neighborhood-place/covid-assistance-programs.

Use of Evidence

• The main goal for this project is to provide safe and healthy PPE supplies and 

equipment to an estimated 400 licensed and certified childcare providers. 

Performance Report

• Output KPIs for this project will be measured by the total number of PPE supplies and 

equipment distributed to childcare providers. 

• Outcome KPIs for this project are still being determined by community partner Metro 

United Way. 

• Outcome data by race, ethnicity, gender, and income is available for disbursements of 

assistance provided by RCS, if clients choose to self-disclose said information. These 

metrics will be provided in the next report out, which is still being created. 

• Metro United Way does not capture data on clients’ race, ethnicity, gender, or income. 
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