State of Alabama

Recovery Plan 

State and Local Fiscal Recovery 

Funds

July 31, 2021 Report
State of Alabama July 31, 2021 Recovery Plan Performance Report 1

State of Alabama

July 31, 2021 Recovery Plan Report

Table of Contents

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

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

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

Promoting Equitable Outcomes.................................................................................................2

Community Engagement...........................................................................................................2

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

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

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category ............................................................................3

Project Inventory.........................................................................................................................6

Example Project .......................................................................................................................6

Additional Projects.....................................................................................................................6

Ineligible Activities: Tax Offset Provision ...............................................................................6
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GENERAL OVERVIEW

Executive Summary 

The State of Alabama applied for its initial allocation of the American Rescue Plan Act’s 

State Fiscal Recovery Fund on 05/28/2021and received the initial allocation of 

$1,060,139,708.50 on 06/04/2021. Also, on 06/16/2021, the State received the initial 

allocation of the Local Fiscal Recovery Fund in the amount of $178,191,411 for which it is 

responsible for disbursement (CITE). 

In keeping with the requirements of the Act, the Alabama Department of Finance, opened a 

portal for eligible non-entitlement units of local government to apply for their allocated funds. 

The portal opened on June 14, 2021 and, as of July 31, 2021, 398 NEUs have applied for 

their funds. Of the 398 applicants, 393 have received their funds and 12 NEUs have 

declined their allocation. The remaining 43 NEUs are small towns with limited staff and the 

Department, working with the Alabama League of Municipalities, is closely assisting these 

remaining towns with accessing their funds. 

Uses of Funds

The State of Alabama intends to utilize its share of the American Rescue Plan’s State 

Fiscal Recovery Fund to support its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The State will 

ensure that all funds are utilized in accordance with the Act and guidance from the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury and the Office of the Inspector General. 

The utilization of these funds will be via legislative appropriation. As of the date of this 

report, the State Legislature has not appropriated the funds. 

Promoting equitable outcomes 

The State of Alabama intends to utilize its share of the American Rescue Plan’s State 

Fiscal Recovery Fund to support its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The State will 

ensure that all funds are utilized in accordance with the Act and guidance from the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury and the Office of the Inspector General. 

The utilization of these funds will be via legislative appropriation. As of the date of this 

report, the State Legislature has not appropriated the funds. 

Community Engagement 

The State of Alabama intends to utilize its share of the American Rescue Plan’s State 

Fiscal Recovery Fund to support its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The State will 

ensure that all funds are utilized in accordance with the Act and guidance from the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury and the Office of the Inspector General. 
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The utilization of these funds will be via legislative appropriation. As of the date of this 

report, the State Legislature has not appropriated the funds. 

Labor Practices 

The State of Alabama intends to utilize its share of the American Rescue Plan’s State 

Fiscal Recovery Fund to support its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The State will 

ensure that all funds are utilized in accordance with the Act and guidance from the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury and the Office of the Inspector General. 

The utilization of these funds will be via legislative appropriation. As of the date of this 

report, the State Legislature has not appropriated the funds. 

Use of Evidence 

The State of Alabama intends to utilize its share of the American Rescue Plan’s State 

Fiscal Recovery Fund to support its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The State will 

ensure that all funds are utilized in accordance with the Act and guidance from the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury and the Office of the Inspector General. 

The utilization of these funds will be via legislative appropriation. As of the date of this 

report, the State Legislature has not appropriated the funds. 

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category

Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

1 Expenditure Category: Public Health 0 0

1.1 COVID-19 Vaccination 0 0

1.2 COVID-19 Testing 0 0

1.3 COVID-19 Contact Tracing 0 0

1.4 Prevention in Congregate Settings (Nursing 

Homes, Prisons/Jails, Dense Work Sites, 

Schools, etc.)

0 0

1.5 Personal Protective Equipment 0 0

1.6 Medical Expenses (including Alternative Care 

Facilities)

0 0

1.7 Capital Investments or Physical Plant Changes 

to Public Facilities that respond to the COVID19 public health emergency

0 0

1.8 Other COVID-19 Public Health Expenses 

(including Communications, Enforcement, 

Isolation/Quarantine)

0 0
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Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

1.9 Payroll Costs for Public Health, Safety, and 

Other Public Sector Staff Responding to 

COVID-19

0 0

1.10 Mental Health Services 0 0

1.11 Substance Use Services 0 0

1.12 Other Public Health Services 0 0

2 Expenditure Category: Negative Economic 

Impacts

0 0

2.1 Household Assistance: Food Programs 0 0

2.2 Household Assistance: Rent, Mortgage, and 

Utility Aid 

0 0

2.3 Household Assistance: Cash Transfers 0 0

2.4 Household Assistance: Internet Access 

Programs

0 0

2.5 Household Assistance: Eviction Prevention 0 0

2.6 Unemployment Benefits or Cash Assistance to 

Unemployed Workers

0 0

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

Supports or Incentives)

0 0

2.8 Contributions to UI Trust Funds* 0 0

2.9 Small Business Economic Assistance (General) 0 0

2.10 Aid to nonprofit organizations 0 0

2.11 Aid to Tourism, Travel, or Hospitality 0 0

2.12 Aid to Other Impacted Industries 0 0

2.13 Other Economic Support 0 0

2.14 Rehiring Public Sector Staff 0 0

3 Expenditure Category: Services to 

Disproportionately Impacted Communities

0 0

3.1 Education Assistance: Early Learning 0 0

3.2 Education Assistance: Aid to High-Poverty 

Districts

0 0

3.3 Education Assistance: Academic Services 0 0

3.4 Education Assistance: Social, Emotional, and 

Mental Health Services 

0 0

3.5 Education Assistance: Other 0 0

3.6 Healthy Childhood Environments: Child Care 0 0

3.7 Healthy Childhood Environments: Home Visiting 0 0

3.8 Healthy Childhood Environments: Services to 

Foster Youth or Families Involved in Child 

Welfare System 

0 0

3.9. Healthy Childhood Environments: Other 0 0

3.10 Housing Support: Affordable Housing 0 0
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Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

3.11 Housing Support: Services for Unhoused 

persons 

0 0

3.12 Housing Support: Other Housing Assistance 0 0

3.13 Social Determinants of Health: Other 0 0

3.14 Social Determinants of Health: Community 

Health Workers or Benefits Navigators 

0 0

3.15 Social Determinants of Health: Lead 

Remediation

0 0

3.16 Social Determinants of Health: Community 

Violence Interventions 

0 0

4 Expenditure Category: Premium Pay 0 0

4.1 Public Sector Employees 0 0

4.2 Private Sector: Grants to other employers 0 0

5 Expenditure Category: Infrastructure 0 0

5.1 Clean Water: Centralized wastewater treatment 0 0

5.2 Clean Water: Centralized wastewater collection 

and conveyance

0 0

5.3 Clean Water: Decentralized wastewater 0 0

5.4 Clean Water: Combined sewer overflows 0 0

5.5 Clean Water: Other sewer infrastructure 0 0

5.6 Clean Water: Stormwater 0 0

5.7 Clean Water: Energy conservation 0 0

5.8 Clean Water: Water conservation 0 0

5.9 Clean Water: Nonpoint source 0 0

5.10 Drinking water: Treatment 0 0

5.11 Drinking water: Transmission & distribution 0 0

5.12 Drinking water: Transmission & distribution: 

lead remediation

0 0

5.13 Drinking water: Source 0 0

5.14 Drinking water: Storage 0 0

5.15 Drinking water: Other water infrastructure 0 0

5.16 Broadband: “Last Mile” projects 0 0

5.17 Broadband: Other projects 0 0

6 Expenditure Category: Revenue Replacement 0 0

6.1 Provision of Government Services 0 0

7 Administrative and Other 0 0

7.1 Administrative Expenses 0 0

7.2 Evaluation and data analysis 0 0

7.3 Transfers to Other Units of Government 0 0

7.4 Transfers to Nonentitlement Units 

(States and Territories only)

$176,056,605.6

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$176,056,605.6

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Project Inventory 

The State of Alabama intends to utilize its share of the American Rescue Plan’s State 

Fiscal Recovery Fund to support its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The State will 

ensure that all funds are utilized in accordance with the Act and guidance from the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury and the Office of the Inspector General. 

The utilization of these funds will be via legislative appropriation. As of the date of this 

report, the State Legislature has not appropriated the funds. 

Performance Report

The State of Alabama intends to utilize its share of the American Rescue Plan’s State 

Fiscal Recovery Fund to support its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The State will 

ensure that all funds are utilized in accordance with the Act and guidance from the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury and the Office of the Inspector General. 

The utilization of these funds will be via legislative appropriation. As of the date of this 

report, the State Legislature has not appropriated the funds. 

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

Item Amount

a. Revenue-reducing Covered Changes $0