The Office of Budget and Management (OBM), in accordance with HB 481, is distributing Coronavirus Relief Funds provided to the state from the US Department of Treasury as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"). OBM is currently accepting registrations for the Local Government Assistance Program from counties and jurisdictions. Registrations enable the recipient of funds access to the grants portal to report on funds as required by OBM and HB 481. Funds must be used in accordance with the requirements of Section 5001 of the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act," as described in 42 U.S.C. 601(d) and must adhere to guidance published by the US Department of Treasury and OBM. Resolutions, as required by HB 481, may be submitted to OBM via e-mail at grants@obm.ohio.gov. While the CRF disbursements for cities, villages, and townships will flow from the state through county auditors, OBM considers each local government to be a subrecipient of the state and will structure reporting and monitoring that way.

The Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) is distributing Coronavirus Relief Funds provided to the state from the US Department of Treasury as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"). ODHE developed an allocation methodology built on the principles of data integrity, simplicity, and alignment with/recognition of COVID-19-related cost variations among institutions to the greatest extent practicable. Allocations were based on campus FTE enrollment with additional weights for students who are Pell eligible and/or campus residents. To account for the significant proportion of community college students who are enrolled part-time, an additional weight was included to normalize the FTE to headcount enrollment ratio in the community college sector, specifically. ODHE is currently accepting registrations for the 2020 CRF - HigherEd. Once approved, the institution will be granted access to the Ohio Grants Portal to submit documentation and report on funds as required by ODHE. Funds must be used in accordance with the requirements of Section 5001 of the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act," as described in 42 U.S.C. 801(d) and must adhere to guidance published by the US Department of Treasury and ODHE. ODHE considers awardees to be a subrecipient for Single Audit reporting and monitoring. In order to apply for the funding allocation, an institution must have a valid DUNS number and SAM registration. The System for Award Management (SAM) is an official website of the US Government found at https://www.sam.gov/.

The State of Ohio is distributing Coronavirus Relief Funds provided to the state from the US Department of Treasury as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"). The Ohio Department of Medicaid (MCD) prepared funding allocations to provide critically-needed economic support to several provider types including: Skilled Nursing Facilities; Private Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs/IID); MyCare Waiver Providers; Ohio Home Care Waiver Providers (OHCW); PASSPORT Waiver Providers; Home Health Waiver Providers; Assisted Living Providers; Critical Access, Rural, Distressed Hospitals; and Behavioral Health Providers. These funds will be distributed through OBM and not through any existing state health and human service agency line item. While recognizing the importance of all health care and community support services, these funds will be distributed to providers that are more heavily relied upon for essential services through the Medicaid program. Provider relief payments will be made by OBM to providers upon completion of registration and certification online through OBM's Ohio Grants Partnership website. To register for this economic support relief payment, a Provider must have a valid Medicaid Provider Number, National Provider Identification Number, Tax Identification Number and/or Ohio Department of Health Residential Care Facility License Number. For providers that have a DUNS (Dun and Bradstreet) number, then that will be required to be entered as well. Those providers that do not have a DUNS should enter “0” in the field to ensure completion of the registration. Providers that enter a “0” and receive a payment of over $50,000 will be required to secure a DUNS and register the number with the System of Award Management (SAM) within 30 days of receipt of funds. That number must be e-mailed to CRFprovider@obm.ohio.gov with the subject Provider DUNS Information. Providers will be contacted if this information is not received as it impacts federal reporting by the state. Registrations will be approved, and payments made based on information provided from the Ohio Office of Medicaid in coordination with the Ohio Department of Aging, Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, and Ohio Department of Mental Health. Providers who are eligible under multiple types should only register once; select one “organization” type and list the others in the appropriate question. The state of Ohio has determined that these payments are necessary to respond to the impact of the COVID-19 health emergency on our state’s critical systems of care providers. The funding is being disbursed based on calculations of determined need as assessed by the state of Ohio. Payments will be made to critical providers who have experienced business interruptions and increased costs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Provider relief funds can be used to continue to provide services and to address costs related to business interruption and increased costs resulting from the COVID-19 health emergency. Please refer to the Guidance and FAQs regarding maintaining proper documentation for potential future reporting requirements.