American Rescue Plan Act - Cameron County

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AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) OFFICE

PLEASE NOTE THAT CAMERON COUNTY IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT’S (ARPA) PROGRAMS:

Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund

Emergency Rental Assistance

THE ARPA OFFICE ADMINISTERS THE FOLLOWING TWO MAJOR PROGRAMS FUNDED THROUGH THE U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT:

CORONAVIRUS STATE LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUND – $82,194,453 ENDS SEPTEMBER 30, 2025

The County is using these funds to help support a strong and equitable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn. This is being accomplished by funding the four major allowable uses:

Respond to the public health emergency (COVID-19) or its negative economic impacts.
Provision of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue due to the COVID-19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year prior to the emergency.
Make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure.
Respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 public health emergency by providing premium pay to eligible workers.

APPROVED PROJECTS TO DATE

	ARPA’s STATE & LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUND
	PROJECT LIST EXPENSE TOTAL
Number	Project and/or Grantee Name	Grant Amount
CC-001	Back-up Power Generator	$101,500.00
CC-002	Air Conditioning Improvement	$109,640.00
CC-003	Premium Pay	$6,137,600.00
CC-004	COVID-19 Vaccine Incentive	$275,000.00
CC-005	COVID-19 Pay (Doctor)	$230,554.00
CC-006	Expending Broadband (Lozano, Texas)	$70,000.00
CC-007	Compensation Plan	$1,538,494.00
CC-008	Expending Broadband (Arroyo City)	$430,000.00
CC-009	East Loop	$3,000,000.00
CC-010	SPI Second Excess	$1,500,000.00
CC-011	Loaves and Fishes of RGV Harlingen Food Pantry	$60,000.00
CC-012	San Benito Food Pantry	$40,000.00
CC-013	Port Isabel Food Pantry	$40,000.00
CC-014	Good Neighbor Settlement House Food Pantry	$60,000.00
CC-015	Ozanam Center Food Pantry	$60,000.00
CC-016	Los Fresnos Food Pantry	$40,000.00
CC-017	Harlingen Neighborhood Food Pantry	$60,000.00
CC-018	San Jose Road	$2,200,000.00
CC-019	Old Alice Road	$1,500,000.00
CC-020	Benavides Park	$600,000.00
CC-021	Olmito Nature Park (Reserved)	$2,400,000.00
CC-022	Santa Rosa Community Park Improvements	$2,045,000.00
CC-023	San Benito Boys & Girls Club	$333,333.00
CC-024	Harlingen Boys & Girls Club	$333,333.00
CC-025	Los Fresnos Boys & Girls Club	$333,333.00
CC-026	Las Rusias Water Plant Renovation	$200,000.00
CC-027	La Paloma Waterline Replacement Project	$500,000.00
CC-028	Cybersecurity Monitoring Service (IT Department)	$700,000.00
CC-029	Cybersecurity Infrastructure (IT Department)	$441,000.00
CC-030	Technology Infrastructure (IT Department)	$1,260,000.00
CC-031	COVID-19 Infusion Center (IT Department)	$250,000.00
CC-032	COVID-19 Secure Communications	$1,522,092.33
CC-033	Olmito WSC – Sewer Treatment Plant Expansion	$1,000,000.00
CC-034	Arroyo Colorado Estates Wastewater Improvements	$539,880.00
CC-035	1.0 MG Ground Water Storage Tank	$628,375.00
CC-036	Hospital Morgue Equipment	$34,712.51
CC-037	CCDD#6 Tio Cano Project	$1,381,757.88
CC-038	Sunny Glen Children’s Home	$75,000.00
CC-039	Public Health Laboratory for Cameron County	$343,000.00
CC-040	AMIkids Rio Grande Valley, Inc.	$375,241.00
CC-041	EDC Department’s Business Assistance	$304,920.00
CC-042	Special Congressional Elections	$526,495.00
CC-043	Email Security Project (IT Department)	$135,000.00
CC-044	Youthful Offender Program	$800,000.00
CC-045	Elections Premium Pay	$88,000.00
CC-046	Parks Fibre Optics Project	$72,400.00
CC-047	Elections Digital File Mgmt	$231,570.00
CC-048	BroadBand Study	$178,164.00
CC-049	Bob Clark Roofing Project	$300,000.00
CC-050	Friends of the RGV Reef	$250,000.00
CC-051	Reverse Osmosis Groundwater Treatment acility.	$1,000,000.00
CC-052	Bejarano Park	$180,000.00
CC-053	Benavides Park Bike Trail	$200,000.00
CC-054	Compensation & Compensation Plan	$4,264,471.00
CC-055	Increase Jail Costs	$1,900,000.00
CC-056	Self-Funded Health Plan (Supplement)	$955,020.63

	Total	$44,134,886.35

EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE (ERA)

ERA 1: $12,786,338 Ends September 30, 2022 ERA 2: $13,315,573 Ends September 30, 2025

The ERA program provides assistance to eligible renters in Cameron County, who have been financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to pay current and past due rent and utility bills.

This program is being implemented by the County’s Administration Department headed by:

Pete Sepulveda, County Administrator
Xavier Villarreal, Deputy County Administrator
Anthony Lopez, Assistant County Administrator

Victor G. Trevino
Fiscal Analyst Supervisor, is responsible for program compliance on a daily basis.

For more information and to apply for funds, please contact us at:

victor.trevino@co.cameron.tx.us
Cameron County Courthouse Dancy Building
1100 E. Monroe
Brownsville, TX 78520

The public is also encouraged to review the attached documents.

CORONAVIRUS STATE LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUND:

EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:

Monthly Reports

Quarterly Reports

ERA 1 Compliance 1^st Quarterly Report 2022 (Jan-Mar)
ERA 2 Compliance 1^st Quarterly Report 2022 (Jan-Mar)
ERA 1 Compliance 2^nd Quarterly Report 2022 (Apr-Mar)
ERA 2 Compliance 2^nd Quarterly Report 2022 (Apr-Mar)
ERA 1 Compliance 3rd Quarterly Report 2022
ERA 2 Compliance 3rd Quarterly Report 2022
ERA 2 Compliance 4th Quarterly Report 2022
ERA 1 Closeout Report 2021-2022