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Atkins North America, Inc.
2001 Northwest 107th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33172-2507
Telephone: +1.305.592.7275
www.atkinsglobal.com/northamerica
March 22, 2022
Mrs. Marie "Maggie" Gouin
Director
Office of Management and Budget
Miami Riverside Center
444 SW 2nd Avenue, 5th Floor
Miami, FL 33130
Reference: Project Analysis —City of Miami —ARPA (SLFRF)
Recommendation for application of ARPA (SLFRF) funds
Project Name: Circle of Brotherhood
Mayor's Office
Proposed ARPA Funds Amount: $1,000,000
Proposed Activity for use of Funds: Non-profit providing program services to low income
and at -risk communities
Mrs. Gouin,
We are sending the recommendation for the use of ARPA (SLFRF) funds for the referenced
project.
This project addresses public health needs by providing outreach and information to at -risk
communities to educate residents on available resources for rent, food and essential
services assistance, wellness program support and mental health referrals. The project also
addresses direct impacts of COVID and provides recovery by improving health, wellness
and fitness; educating at -risk citizens and identifying mental health needs; youth mentoring
and jobs training to address economic losses created by the pandemic. The project will also
address ways to reduce violence and improve relations among law enforcement and
citizens.
Based on the information and documentation provided by the City's Office of Management
and Budget and the Mayor's Office, the project Circle of Brotherhood is eligible for the
use of ARPA (SLFRF) funds under the Department of Treasury Final Rule, Expenditure
Categories: 2.37 — Negative Economic Impacts: Economic Impact Assistance: Other,
2.19 — Negative Economic Impacts: Social Determinants of Health: Community Health
Workers or Benefits Navigator , and 1.13: Public Health: Behavioral Health -
Substance Use Services contingent upon additional considerations and requirements
being met. Under the SLFRF program, funds must be used for costs incurred on or after
March 3, 2021. Further, funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024, and expended by
December 31, 2026. This time period, during which recipients can expend SLFRF funds, is
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the "period of performance. For considerations and requirements details go to the Project
Analysis, here attached.
The ARPA (SLFRF) funds, in the amount of $1,000,000, can be allocated for the Non -Profit
Circle of Brotherhood as a subrecipient to implement the program as detailed.
Please review and contact us with any questions you may have.
Jamelyn Austin Trucks, CFM, PMP, CGM
ARPA Consultant, Subject Matter Expert
Senior Project Manager, Land Planning Lead
Enclosures as noted.
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Project Analysis —City of Miami —ARPA (SLFRF)
Office of the Mayor
Project Title
The Circle of Brotherhood
Project No. (e-Builder)
N/A
Project Cost
$1,000,000
Project Type
Non-profit providing services to low income and at -risk
communities
Project Status
Not Started
Project Estimated Completion
TBD
Agreement Type
Subrecipient/Subaward
Eligible Use
Support the COVID-19 public health and economic response
by addressing COVID-19 and its impact on public health as well
as addressing economic harms to households, small businesses,
nonprofits, impacted industries, and the public sector.
Public health eligible uses include COVID-19 mitigation and
prevention, medical expenses, behavioral healthcare, and
preventing and responding to violence.
Eligible uses for assistance to impacted households include aid
for re-employment, job training, food, rent, mortgages, utilities,
affordable housing development, childcare, early education,
addressing learning loss.
Project Expenditure Category
2.37 — Negative Economic Impacts: Economic Impact
Assistance: Other
2.19 — Negative Economic Impacts: Social Determinants of
Health: Community Health Workers or Benefits Navigator
1.13: Public Health: Behavioral Health - Substance Use Services
Project Justification (short)
This project addresses public health needs by providing
outreach and information to at -risk communities to educate
residents on available resources for rent, food and essential
services assistance, wellness program support and mental
health referrals.
Project addresses direct impacts of COVID and provides
recovery by improving health, wellness and fitness; educating
at -risk citizens and identifying mental health needs; youth
mentoring and jobs training to address economic losses created
by the pandemic. Project will also address ways to reduce
violence and improve relations among law enforcement and
citizens.
Eligible (Y/N)
Yes, Project is considered eligible under Department of
Treasury Final Rule, contingent upon the below additional
considerations and requirements being met.
Additional Information
needed
Verify if loans or grants will be provided directly to community
members as part of the program
Next Steps
Establish Reporting and Monitoring Procedures with the
Beneficiary Agency
QA/QC (Name/Date)
Jamelyn Austin Trucks 03/22/2022
Additional Considerations/Program Requirements:
• Under the SLFRF program, funds must be used for costs incurred on or after March 3, 2021.
Further, funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024, and expended by December 31, 2026.
This time period, during which recipients can expend SLFRF funds, is the "period of
performance."
• ARPA funds can be used to provide additional funding for projects in progress prior to 3/3/2021,
however only activities initiated AFTER 3/3/2021 are eligible for ARPA funds.
• Ensure that the City of Miami Procurement Process or the Sub -Recipient Procurement Process
meets Office of Management and Budget procurement standards set forth in 2 CFR 200.316-
320.
• Public Health and Negative Economic Impact (EC 1.1-3.5) - Collection to begin in April 2022
o Brief description of structure and objectives of assistance program(s), including public
health or negative economic impact experienced
o Brief description of how a recipient's response is related and reasonably and
proportional to a public health or negative economic impact of COVID-19.
• Use of Evidence: (for all ECs indicated) - Collection to begin in April 2022
o The dollar amount of the total project spending that is allocated towards evidence -
based interventions
o Indicate if a program evaluation of the project is being conducted
• Required programmatic Data — EC 2.10 - Information listed must be provided in each report:
o Number of workers enrolled in sectoral job training programs
o Number of workers completing sectoral job training programs
o Number of people participating in summer youth employment programs
• Project Demographic Distribution (Applicable to Public Health and Negative Economic Impact
ECs: EC 1.1-2.37) — Collection to begin April 2022
o Recognizing the disproportionate public health and negative economic impacts of the
pandemic on many households, communities, and other entities, recipients must report
whether certain types of projects are targeted to impacted and disproportionately
impacted communities. Recipients will be asked to respond to the following:
■ What Impacted and/or Disproportionally Impacted population does this project
primarily serve? Please select the population primarily served.
■ If this project primarily serves more than one Impacted and/or
Disproportionately Impacted population, please select up to two additional
populations served.
Responding to Public Health and Economic Impacts of COVID-19
To assess eligible uses of funds in this category, recipients should (1) identify a COVID-19 public health or
economic impact on an individual or class (i.e., a group) and (2) design a program that responds to that
impact. Responses should be related and reasonably proportional to the harm identified and reasonably
designed to benefit those impacted.
The final rule recognizes that the pandemic caused broad -based impacts that affected many
communities, households, and small businesses across the country; for example, many workers faced
unemployment and many small businesses saw declines in revenue. The final rule describes these as
"impacted" households, communities, small businesses, and nonprofits.
At the same time, the pandemic caused disproportionate impacts, or more severe impacts, in certain
communities. For example, low-income and underserved communities have faced more severe health
and economic outcomes like higher rates of COVID-19 mortality and unemployment, often because pre-
existing disparities exacerbated the impact of the pandemic. The final rule describes these as
"disproportionately impacted" households, communities, small businesses, and nonprofits
Eligible Uses to Address Disparities in Public Health Outcomes.
In addition, in recognition of the disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on health
outcomes in low-income and Native American communities and the importance of mitigating these
effects, the interim final rule identifies a broader range of services and programs that will be presumed
to be responding to the public health emergency when provided in these communities. Specifically,
Treasury will presume that certain types of services, outlined below, are eligible uses when provided in a
Qualified Census Tract (QCT),47 to families living in QCTs, or when these services are provided by Tribal
governments.48 Recipients may also provide these services to other populations, households, or
geographic areas that are disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. In identifying these
disproportionately- impacted communities, recipients should be able to support their determination
that the pandemic resulted in disproportionate public health or economic outcomes to the specific
populations, households, or geographic areas to be served. Given the exacerbation of health disparities
during the pandemic and the role of pre-existing social vulnerabilities in driving these disparate
outcomes, services to address health disparities are presumed to be responsive to the public health
impacts of the pandemic. Specifically, recipients may use payments from the Fiscal Recovery Funds to
facilitate access to resources that improve health outcomes, including services that connect residents
with health care resources and public assistance programs and build healthier environments, such as:
• Funding community health workers to help community members access health services and
services to address the social determinants of health;
• Funding public benefits navigators to assist community members with navigating and applying
for available Federal, State, and local public benefits or services;
• Housing services to support healthy living environments and neighborhoods conducive to
mental and physical wellness;
• Remediation of lead paint or other lead hazards to reduce risk of elevated blood lead levels
among children; and
• Evidence -based community violence intervention programs to prevent violence and mitigate
the increase in violence during the pandemic.