ROSEBUD – The Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council recently heard a report on the funding received and expended under the American Rescue Plan Act from Director Jim Wike.
Wike reported on each line item by naming the council resolution or APRA Committee meeting dates approving the expenditures. Rosebud received $194,970,559.71 in ARPA funding. The amount of money spent through October 5, 2023 totals $157,059,818.24. The remaining balance of $37,910,741.47 will be used to fund already approved projects. All funds must be expended in full by December 31, 2026.
The APRA funding paid for goods and services to assist the tribe in several areas affected by the government declared economic disaster, which ensued following the onslaught of the COVID-19 virus. The biggest allocation from the ARPA funding totals over fifty three percent (53.21%) in direct financial assistance and vaccine incentive payments to enrolled tribal citizens, which totaled $103,750,000.00.
Funding was also allocated to pay for school clothing assistance for tribally enrolled students attending Head Start and K-12 schools. Lisa White Pipe made the motion to pay for clothing orders out of the ARPA funds. Seconded by Lila Kills In Sight. Question by Jordan Rahn. Vote was 16-0-0. The motion also included language to set the deadline for adult/children direct financial assistance applications as November 15, 2023.
RST Treasurer Wayne Boyd explained the both the Vaccine Incentives and Direct Financial Assistance had no definite deadlines and the resolutions were amended to extend the deadline to allow everyone to apply. As a result, there are funds which can be used to cover a deficit in the Vaccine Incentive fund in the amount of $400,000, as well as allocate $400,000 for any remaining adult financial assistance and $100,000 for children’s financial assistance payments from the 2022 payout to process remaining applications. A line item was created to pay for the 2023 School Clothing funds.
School Clothing assistance checks will be issued to tribally enrolled students beginning on November 1, 2023. The Tribal Secretary’s office has scheduled time in all twenty communities to distribute the checks. Call 605-747-2381 to get the distribution schedule for your community.
The total financial report included line items for ARPA (remaining unbudgeted funds $2,717,403.52), Health Administration Tracers ($1,271,830.00), QS Security ($1,442,744.63), Youth Empowerment ($60,000.00), Youth Empowerment 2023 ($60,000.00), Vaccine Incentive ($15,000,000.00), Direct Financial Assistance ($88,750,000.00), Heat Assistance ($3,650,000.00), Burial Assistance ($1,000,000.00), CleanUp2022 ($90,388.68), School Clothing ($1,209,510.01) and Community Propane ($20,000.00).
Also, Clean Up 2023 ($25,000.00), Graduate Stipends ($63,750.00), SFIS Vocational HS ($500,000.00), SW FHL M2 ($222,720.00), EPP Emergency ($340,000.00), Roof Repairs ($3,380,000.00), In/Exterior ($2,880,000.00), ARPA PMO ($460,971.00), Home Purchase Rec ($22,250,000.00), SWA Home Renovation ($1,000,000.00), Construction Office ($5,754,644.57), SWA Furnace ($1,000,000.00) and SWA Roofing ($1,000,000.00).
Also, SWA In/Ext ($1,000,000.00), Premium Pay ($11,840,877.08), ARPA WS ($350,000.00), WS Non I H S ($100,000.00), Loss Revenue ($15,468,175.05), 50GenLossRev ($5,000,000.00), Veterans Aff ($225,411.08), GFP Armour ($13,151.04), ARPA Office ($2,720,382.70), IndirectCost ($3,782,910.60), Supple Pay ($56,457.79), CityPoolProj ($200,000.00) and IdealComBull ($64,231.92).
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe CARES/ARPA office was created in 2020 to support actions and plans to help with the Protection, Prevention and Response to the Coronavirus pandemic for the RST communities according to US Treasury Guidelines. For more information on the services provided by the office please call (605) 747-3185. Click here to view the council meeting discussion on the ARPA funds received by the tribe.
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