The COVID-19 Prevention and Mitigation Hospital Grant Program supports licensed hospitals that provide services to prevent and mitigate COVID-19. Funding will be made available through the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds provided in the American Rescue Plan Act legislation and will allow reimbursements for costs incurred between March 3, 2021, and Dec. 1.
Public and private hospitals licensed by the Department of Community Health are eligible to apply.
Expenses eligible for reimbursement include:
—Improvements to or construction of COVID-19 testing sites and laboratories, and acquisition of related equipment;
—Improvements to or construction of medical facilities generally dedicated to COVID-19 treatment and mitigation (e.g., emergency rooms, intensive care units, telemedicine capabilities for COVID-19 related treatment);
—Expenses of establishing temporary medical facilities and other measures to increase COVID-19 treatment capacity, including related construction costs;
—Acquisition of equipment for COVID-19 prevention and treatment, including ventilators, ambulances, and other medical or emergency services equipment;
—Installation and improvements to ventilation systems.
The facilities that receive this grant will need to provide documentation to support the request for reimbursement of expenses as well as certify the expenses were necessary for the prevention or mitigation of COVID-19 in their facility. The facilities also will certify they will not use the proceeds of the grant to reimburse expenses that have already been reimbursed from other sources or that other sources are obligated to reimburse.
The COVID-19 Prevention and Mitigation Assisted Living Communities and Personal Care Homes Grant Program supports licensed assisted living communities and personal care homes with 25 beds or more that provide services to prevent and mitigate COVID 19 to the general public. The grant program will be available through the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds provided in the ARPA legislation and will allow reimbursements for costs incurred between March 3, 2021 and Dec. 1.
Assisted living communities and personal care homes with 25 beds or more licensed by the Department of Community Health are eligible to apply.
Expenses eligible for reimbursement include those incurred to comply with Section 4.0 Testing Requirements and Guidance or Section 6.0 Considerations for Assisted Living Communities and Personal Care Homes of the Long-Term Care Facilities Reopening Guidance provided in the Georgia Department of Public Health Administrative Order, which was updated Oct. 6, 2021. Examples of eligible expenses include:
—Antigen, PCR and serology tests;
—Mandatory baseline testing;
—Purchases of personal protective equipment;
—Support for isolation or quarantine;
—Ventilation improvements.
The facilities that receive this grant will need to provide documentation to support the request for reimbursement of expenses as well as certify the expenses were necessary for the prevention or mitigation of COVID-19 in their facility. They must also certify they will not use the proceeds of the grant to reimburse expenses that have been reimbursed from other sources or that other sources are obligated to reimburse.
Terms and conditions will be sent to facility contacts. For more information on the programs, visit the Office of Planning and Budget's website.
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