Investor Presentaiton
BEAL
THE STATE
AUG 9 1818
Federal Aid Directed to Illinois for COVID-19 Response
Rapid Deployment Avoided Greater Crisis
• Since early March 2020, Congress has enacted five pieces of legislation to address the impact of COVID-19,
not including the American Rescue Plan passed by the Senate in March 2021
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Federal Medicaid match was enhanced by 6.2 percentage points in March 2020 for the duration of the
public health emergency
Additional federal stimulus from the American Rescue Plan is not reflected in the FY22 budget proposal
Through these five laws (not including the American Rescue Plan), approximately $9.9 billion will flow
through the state budget over the next few years to address various needs such as:
Education Funding - $3 billion primarily for K-12 schools
✓ Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) - $3.5 billion for the State's 'necessary expenditures' in response to
COVID-19
✓ DPH costs $1 billion for enhanced lab capacity, testing, contact tracing, public health surveillance,
vaccine distribution
Child Care - $450 million
Transportation - $1 billion for airports and highways
Higher Education and Mass Transit receive direct funding from the federal government
OF ILLINOIS
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