https://www.wfyi.org/tags/cares-act CARES Act en-US Copyright Mon, 07 Feb 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2022-02-07/coronavirus-winter-storm-shuts-down-testing-sites-idoe-launches-pandemic-relief-dashboard The Indiana Department of Education launches a database to track schools’ spending of pandemic relief funding. The state health department shuts down vaccine and testing sites during the winter storm. And statewide COVID-19 cases are down. Mon, 07 Feb 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/health/2022-02-07/coronavirus-winter-storm-shuts-down-testing-sites-idoe-launches-pandemic-relief-dashboard Lauren Chapman https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2021-10-27/indy-rent-program-expands-and-distributes-more-than-70-million Indianapolis’ rental assistance program is now over a year old and tens of millions have been distributed to help renters impacted by the pandemic. Wed, 27 Oct 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2021-10-27/indy-rent-program-expands-and-distributes-more-than-70-million Jill Sheridan https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2021-09-07/federal-unemployment-benefits-have-now-ended-in-indiana Programs including Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) ended on Sept. 4. Tue, 07 Sep 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2021-09-07/federal-unemployment-benefits-have-now-ended-in-indiana Justin Hicks https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2021-08-17/court-of-appeals-reverses-emergency-order-for-federal-unemployment-benefits The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s emergency order, which required the state to continue to provide expanded federal unemployment… Tue, 17 Aug 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2021-08-17/court-of-appeals-reverses-emergency-order-for-federal-unemployment-benefits Lauren Chapman https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2021-06-24/indiana-offering-free-virtual-career-counseling-for-5000-hoosiers Participants will have access to coaching via online video calls, phone calls, or texts and can receive help for up to four months. Thu, 24 Jun 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2021-06-24/indiana-offering-free-virtual-career-counseling-for-5000-hoosiers Justin Hicks https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2021-06-14/indiana-rushes-to-spend-virus-relief-aid-on-new-jobs-program In an example of how states are casting for ways to spend the federal influx, Indiana's budget negotiators wrote in $75 million for the Career Accelerator Program -- nearly triple the $27 million going to a 2 percent increase for the state's higher education system. Mon, 14 Jun 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2021-06-14/indiana-rushes-to-spend-virus-relief-aid-on-new-jobs-program https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2021-03-29/indiana-court-allows-seizure-of-federal-relief-payments The Indiana Supreme Court this past week turned down an emergency petition filed by advocates for low-income families. Mon, 29 Mar 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2021-03-29/indiana-court-allows-seizure-of-federal-relief-payments Associated Press https://www.wfyi.org/education/2021-02-08/cares-20-how-much-new-federal-emergency-funding-is-coming-to-indiana-schools The package provides schools with a direct line to roughly four times the amount of money than the original CARES Act. Many plan to use the funding to address learning loss and other ongoing needs exacerbated by the pandemic. Mon, 08 Feb 2021 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/education/2021-02-08/cares-20-how-much-new-federal-emergency-funding-is-coming-to-indiana-schools Jeanie Lindsay https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2020-12-21/lawmakers-elated-over-holcombs-shift-of-400-million-to-unemployment-trust-fund Throughout the pandemic, Indiana paid out all of the money it had -- a little less than $1 billion -- in a rainy day fund meant for unemployed workers. To continue paying unemployment benefits, the state began borrowing money from the federal government. Mon, 21 Dec 2020 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2020-12-21/lawmakers-elated-over-holcombs-shift-of-400-million-to-unemployment-trust-fund Justin Hicks https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2020-12-16/indiana-to-use-bulk-of-remaining-covid-19-relief-money-for-federal-unemployment-loan Without an extension the money must be spent on expenses directly related to the pandemic incurred by the end of December. Wed, 16 Dec 2020 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2020-12-16/indiana-to-use-bulk-of-remaining-covid-19-relief-money-for-federal-unemployment-loan Brandon Smith