Last year, the CARES Act authorized the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to make $150 billion payments to state, local, territorial, and tribal governments from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF). Treasury issued...more
On July 2, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a memorandum providing a glimpse into how it will monitor the receipt, disbursement, and use of financial assistance from the...more
Numerous commentaries predict an outbreak of False Claims Act investigations and cases related to allegations of misuse, fraud, waste, and abuse of funding provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act...more
On April 1, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order Number 20-91 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring all persons in Florida to limit their movements and personal interactions outside of their homes to...more
On March 30, 2020, FEMA headquarters issued a memorandum to its Regional Administrators advising that the agency is extending filing deadlines for Public Assistance net small project overrun requests, first and second...more
While communities that regularly experience natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes are familiar with FEMA's Public Assistance process, the President's recent declaration of a nationwide emergency under...more
Building upon our prior alert summarizing the effects of the President's March 13 nationwide emergency declaration, we now provide an update on the type of assistance potentially available pursuant to FEMA's Public Assistance...more
On Friday, March 13, 2020, President Donald J. Trump declared a nationwide emergency under the Stafford Act. This unprecedented action allows Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide funding to state and local...more