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Indiana CARES Act COVID-19 Funding
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The passage of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), established the Coronavirus Relief Fund(CRF), and sent $2.4B to Indiana to assist in covering the cost of response to the COVID-19. Indiana has now established a program by which it will distribute $300M of that money to counties, cities, and towns to assist in covering the costs that local government has experienced from the pandemic. The Indiana Finance Authority(IFA) will be Administering the program.
Visit the links below for important guidance related to seeking reimbursement from the CRF created by Indiana and Managed by IFA:
Governor Holcomb's Executive Orders
Executive Orders of interest to County Commissioners
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Click here to read Governor's Executive Order 20-34 - Modifications to State’s Back on Track Plan
Click here to read Governor's Executive Order 20-31 - Public Health Emergency and Public Meeting/Open Door Laws Extensions
Click here to read Governor's Executive Order 20-26 - Roadmap to Reopen Indiana for Hoosiers, Businesses and State Government
Click here to read Governor's Executive Order 20-22 - Extension of Stay at Home
Click here to read Governor’s Executive Order 20-18 - Extension of Stay at Home
Click here to read Governor’s Executive Order 20-09 - Continuity of Government Operations
Click here to read Governor's Executive Order 20-08 - Stay at Home
Click here to read Governor's Executive Order 20-07 - Rescheduling the primary election
Click here to read Governor's Executive Order 20-05 - Property taxes
Click here to read Governor's Executive Order 20-04 - Public Meetings and Open-door Laws
Indiana Guidance and Resources
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Indiana Supreme Court, Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush
The Indiana Supreme Court issued two orders related to the procedures in your courts-both for now and going forward as we continue to expand operations
State Board of Accounts:
DLGF Supplemental Memo on Executive Order #20-005 – Cash Flow Solutions -March 30, 2020 - This memorandum supplements the Department of Local Government Finance’s (“Department”) memorandum issued on March 20, 2020, on the waiver of penalties for delinquent property tax payments. As discussed in that memorandum, Executive Order #20-005 waives penalties on property taxes paid during the sixty (60) day period after May 11, 2020.
Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) - Amplification and Social Media Toolkit It is critical that we get as much information out to Hoosiers about the coronavirus, so please consider sharing via your social media and messaging channels if you are able. Please tag the Governor and the Indiana State Department of Health in your posts. Their accounts are listed in the tool kit.
Indiana Bond Bank - The Advance Funding Program assists local units of government with their annual cash flow needs.
If your entity is anticipating cash flow difficulty due to the delay in the collection and distribution of property taxes as outlined in Executive Order 20-05, the Midyear program will be your opportunity to borrow to cover your potential cash flow deficit.
ADDITIONAL QUICK LINKS:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH)
Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)
Indiana Purdue Rural Emergency Preparedness (INPREP)
Purdue Extension-COVID 19 Resources
USDA Rural Development COVID-19 Website
Indiana Public Access Counselor
Indiana Executive Cybersecurity Council (IECC) Alerts and Guidance - CLICK HERE Find several alerts that are most certainly important and will be ongoing threats as this pandemic continues.
CISA Cyber Alert Activity: Guidance on the North Korean Cyber Threat On March 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”), issued a Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response. The definition of Essential Businesses and Operations in this Executive Order includes all of the workers identified in that Memorandum, which may be found or accessed by clicking here
Several key Cybersecurity information bulletins and advisories from our Federal IT Partners
- Attached FBI Liaison Alert System (FLASH) MI-000124-MW, TLP:WHITE, This FLASH is being disseminated to inform private sector partners of indicators of compromise (IOCs) affiliated with multiple COVID-19 email phishing campaigns.
- Attached FBI Liaison Alert System (FLASH) MI-000125-MW, TLP: GREEN
- Attached FBI Liaison Information Report (LIR) #200430-007 prepared by the FBI Newark Field Office and the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, in coordination with the FBI Office of Private Sector (OPS), TLP: GREEN
- The attached Homeland Intelligence Article (HIA) was released by the DHS Intelligence Enterprise (DHS IE) Cyber Mission Center (CYMC) and Counterintelligence Mission Center (CIMC) to provide federal, state, local, and private sector executives and network defenders insight into likely nation-state advanced persistent threat (APT) cyber actors exploiting the Zoom video- and teleconference platform in light of widespread public and private sector use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Attached FBI Liaison Alert System (FLASH) MU-000126-MW, TLP: AMBER, titled "Latest Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Associated with Ryuk Ransomware and Recommended Mitigation."
Below are several web links to additional alerts and guidance:
- FBI Flash (via EMR-ISAC InfoGram) – COVID-19 Email Phishing Against US Healthcare Providers
- USDHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issues guidance regarding Microsoft Office 365-enterprise collaboration tools
- GovTech.com– FBI Urges People Use Vigilance with Social Media Sharing
- CISA Alert – APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) Groups Target Healthcare and Essential Services
- USDHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – CISA-DHS unveils teleworking website.
LTAP - COVID-19 and Local Transportation Funding Webinar Tuesday, April 21, 2020 10:00 am
This webinar took a look at the revenue sources for the Motor Vehicle Highway Account, the Local Road and Street Account, and Community Crossings and how the “stay at home” order can be affecting them. This will provide some helpful information on how to plan for the future and how to utilize your asset management plan during this pandemic
Click to REWATCH webinar
Click here to get the slides and Q&A
Dr. Larry DeBoer, Purdue University takes an early look at how COVID-19 might impact the economy and revenue for state and local governments in Indiana. April 1, 2020 - CLICK HERE for Presentation
NACO’s webinar on “Insider’s Guide to COVID-19 Assistance Maximizing Federal Assistance” (Click Here)
Federal Guidance and Resources
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Whitehouse Guidelines for Opening Up America Again
U.S. Department of the Treasury: The CARES Act Provides Assistance for State and Local Governments
Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide
Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Temporary Employee Paid Leave Rights * Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility
Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide
Eligible Emergency Protective Measures Learn more at fema.gov/public-assistance-policy-and-guidance
White House COVID-19 Summary of briefing call Wednesday April 18, 2020 - summary of the White House COVID-19 briefing call with President Donald J. Trump and Senior Administration Officials on Wednesday, April 8 with Local Officials across the US. Additionally, the document lists Trusted Federal Resources for important information. Please be sure that when you are using information to make decisions that it is with trusted sources.
Trusted Federal Resources and Information from the White House -This is a summary of the White House COVID-19 briefing call with Vice President Mike Pence and Senior Administration Officials on Wednesday, March 18 with Local Officials across the US. Additionally, it lists Trusted Federal Resources for important information. Please be sure that when you are using information to make decisions that it is with trusted sources.
ADDITIONAL QUICK LINKS:
FEMA Advisory COVID19 Project Air Bridge Video Information CLICK HERE
FEMA Advisory COVID19 Fact Sheet PPE Preservation Best Practices Information CLICK HERE
FEMA COVID19 Fact Sheet Best Practices PPE Preservation CLICK HERE
FEMA Advisory COVID19 Fact Sheet IRR CLICK HERE
FEMA COVID19 Fact Sheet IRR CLICK HERE
USDA's COVID -19 Federal Rural Resource Guide
CLICK HERE to see USDA’s COVID-19 Federal Rural Resource Guide Lists Federal Programs That Can Help Rural Communities, Organizations and Residents Impacted by COVID-19.
National Association of Counties (NACO) Analysis of Federal CARES Act
https://www.naco.org/resources/naco-analysis-third-covid-19-supplemental-coronavirus-aid-relief-and-economic-security-act
During this critical and unprecedented time, NACo is focused on advocating for the needs of counties at the federal level, disseminating useful information to our members, and facilitating the exchange of effective strategies and approaches.
NACo has launched www.NACo.org/coronavirus, as well as this recurring digest of key resources for counties. Click here to subscribe to updates.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Coronavirus Disease 2019: HERE
- Coronavirus Task Force national briefings: HERE
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (here)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (here)
- U.S. Department of Labor (here)
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (here)
- U.S. Department of State (here)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (here)
CISA and NCSC Joint Activity Alert - COVID-19 Exploited by Malicious Cyber Actors click here
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