Dublin Gets $811,000 In Federal Coronavirus Funding

DUBLIN, CA — This week the Dublin City Council unanimously approved a spending plan for $811,000 in federal funding to help the city grapple with the pandemic at the local level.

The sum comes from a $15 billion pile allocated to California as part of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump in March, council records show. Of California's money, $275 million will go to cities with fewer than 300,000 residents.

Here's how the city plans to spend the money:

Economic Support: $400,000

• $200,000 to $400,000 could go toward the city's Small Business Microloan program
• Any money leftover could fund rental assistance programs

Health Order Compliance: $217,000

• Unemployment insurance claims
• Costs of remote working ( e.g. Zoom licenses, webcams, technology stipends for workers)
• Facility changes ( e.g. plastic dividers at public counters, new Civic Center lobby check-in station)

Public Health: $157,000

• Park, facility signs explaining mask and social distancing protocols
• Park monitors to enforce and educate public on the rules
• Facility sanitization

Medical Expenses: $25,000

• Alameda County Fairgrounds Tri-Valley coronavirus testing site (Federal Emergency Management Agency funding will cover the $100,000 needed to pay for testing, but FEMA requires a 25 percent match from the city)

Payroll: $11,600

• City positions have been converted to serve Senior Center Lunch and Meals on Wheels programs

Read more about the spending plan here.