Under the Federal American Rescue Plan Montana has received funds to aid in educating homeless children and youth. Fifty-three Montana school districts are eligible for $1,407,618 based on the high percentages of children from low-income families. Districts can manage their own programs or form a consortium of multiple districts. https://nort...
St. Mary’s Milk River Project Ineligible For Certain ARPA Funds
The St. Mary Milk River irrigation project struck out on another federal funding opportunity according to a report in the Phillips County News by Marco Manoukian. America Rescue Plan Act funding that came from the Federal government to the state of Montana was made available through application for infrastructure projects including water and s...
Montana’s APRA Economic Commission Meets To Discuss Allocation Of Remaining Funds
Congress approved nearly $2 billion in COVID-19 relief money for Montana officials to spend earlier this year. The Montana Department of Health and Human Services has released more information about federal money it has distributed across the state for COVID-19 contact tracing and other mitigation measures. The current ARPA funds have been tar...
Governor Gianforte To Pay Out-Of-State Health Workers’ Expenses To Move Into Montana Facilities
Governor Greg Gianforte’s administration will pay health care workers $12,500 in relocation expenses and taxes on that additional income to move to Montana as hospitals and other facilities in the state grapple with one of the nation’s worst COVID-19 surges. A panel of lawmakers and administration officials voted unanimously Wednesday to recom...
Montana DPHHS Recieves New Funding For Child Care
The Department of Public Health and Human Services has announced $31 million in federal funding is now available to Montana child care providers via an online application. Northern News Network’s Eric Young has the details. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10-08_737.mp3
Use Of Remaining ARPA Funds In Montana To Be Decided By State Entities
State and local officials have raised concerns about the use of American Rescue Plan Act funds for critical projects getting hampered by additional input from the Department of Treasury. During a recent hearing with the Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen cleared up these concerns when asked a...
ARPA Funds Approved To Improve Veterans’ Homes
The ARPA Health Advisory Commission has voted unanimously to spend $1.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to improve veterans’ homes in Columbia Falls and Glendive through the American Rescue Plan Act passed by Congress earlier this year. Tuesday’s recommendations still need final approval from Governor Greg Gianforte. https://nor...
ARPA Funds To Go Towards Developing Montana Nursing Facilities
Montana will receive $2,692,676 in American Rescue Plan Act funding to improve state based nursing home and long-term care infrastructure by allowing state and local health departments to staff train and deploy strike teams to help skilled nursing facilities nursing homes and other long-term care facilities with known or suspected COVID-19 out...
$20 Million In COVID Relief Funds Could Go Towards Disabled Montanans
A legislative panel voted Wednesday to direct $22 million in federal COVID relief money to increase job training opportunities for out-of-work Montanans and to help people with disabilities find employment. The recommendations from the commission established by the Legislature earlier this year to administer workforce related funding from the ...
Centers for Medicare Services Receive More ARPA Funding
To support Montana reinsurance programs and lower the cost of health insurance for Montanans $7,129,995 in additional American Rescue Plan Act funding will be coming from the Centers for Medicare Services. It will reimburse health insurance exchange insurers for certain high-cost claims in the individual health insurance market using a mix of ...