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AS OF JUNE 24, 2021 <br />7 <br /> <br />determination for how the pandemic disproportionately impacted the populations, <br />households, or geographic areas to be served. <br /> <br />Eligible services include: <br /> <br />• Addressing health disparities and the social determinants of health, including: <br />community health workers, public benefits navigators, remediation of lead paint <br />or other lead hazards, and community violence intervention programs; <br /> <br />• Building stronger neighborhoods and communities, including: supportive housing <br />and other services for individuals experiencing homelessness, development of <br />affordable housing, and housing vouchers and assistance relocating to <br />neighborhoods with higher levels of economic opportunity; <br /> <br />• Addressing educational disparities exacerbated by COVID-19, including: early <br />learning services, increasing resources for high-poverty school districts, <br />educational services like tutoring or afterschool programs, and supports for <br />students’ social, emotional, and mental health needs; and <br /> <br />• Promoting healthy childhood environments, including: child care, home visiting <br />programs for families with young children, and enhanced services for child <br />welfare-involved families and foster youth. <br /> <br />2.12. May recipients use funds to pay for vaccine incentive programs (e.g., cash or in-kind <br />transfers, lottery programs, or other incentives for individuals who get vaccinated)? <br /> <br />Yes. Under the Interim Final Rule, recipients may use Coronavirus State and Local <br />Fiscal Recovery Funds to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency, including <br />expenses related to COVID-19 vaccination programs. See forthcoming 31 CFR <br />35.6(b)(1)(i). Programs that provide incentives reasonably expected to increase the <br />number of people who choose to get vaccinated, or that motivate people to get vaccinated <br />sooner than they otherwise would have, are an allowable use of funds so long as such <br />costs are reasonably proportional to the expected public health benefit. <br /> <br />2.13. May recipients use funds to pay “back to work incentives” (e.g., cash payments for <br />newly employed workers after a certain period of time on the job)? [5/27] <br /> <br />Yes. Under the Interim Final Rule, recipients may use Coronavirus State and Local <br />Fiscal Recovery Funds to provide assistance to unemployed workers. See forthcoming <br />31 CFR 35.6(b)(4). This assistance can include job training or other efforts to accelerate <br />rehiring and thus reduce unemployment, such as childcare assistance, assistance with <br />transportation to and from a jobsite or interview, and incentives for newly employed <br />workers. <br /> <br />2.14. The Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) included as an eligible use: "Payroll expenses <br />for public safety, public health, health care, human services, and similar employees