On Wednesday afternoon, the Coronavirus Financial Advisory Committee budgeted the last of the $1.25 billion in CARES Act funding Idaho received in the spring, writes Melissa Davlin of Idaho Public TV's "Idaho Reports. Alex Adams, CFAC chairman and administrator of the Division of Financial Management, said the proposals are meant to bridge Idahoâs continued needs with what isnât covered in the new funding package passed by Congress.
Those allocations include:
⢠$29 million for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare for vaccinations, increased daily rates for patients in long term care facilities, caring for COVID-positive patients in skilled nursing facilities, testing and tracing, and communications;