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Use of Federal Tax Loss For Purposes of Businesses’ Eligibility for COVID-19 Financial Assistance
The program guidance issued by ACCD on April 27, 2021 for the Economic Recovery Bridge Grant program uses 2020 federal tax loss to establish eligibility for grants consistent with the requirements of H.315 (Act 9). Focusing on tax loss may help target limited resources to businesses that need assistance to remain viable. However, clarification is needed in the program guidance to avoid reliance on a tax-based measure that is not representative of losses associated with the COVID-19 public health emergency and to prevent grant awards that exceed business need.
Agency of Human Services: Of $92.7 Million Reviewed, AHS Overpaid 17 Providers by $7 Million Under the Health Care Provider Stabilization Grant Program
This is the second of two audits pertaining to Vermont’s usage of CRF funds conducted by the State Auditor’s Office. The objectives of this audit were to (1) assess whether and how AHS ensured that only those providers meeting State and Federal requirements received payments under the HCS program and (2) to determine whether selected HCS payments were supported and did not duplicate payments made under other government COVID-19 programs.