Additional Information on Split Payments
Summary
A Treasury notice dated December 16, 2021 on split payments to state governments under the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund. It quotes the statutory authority allowing the Secretary to withhold up to 50 percent of a state's or territory's allocation for up to 12 months, based on its unemployment rate. It states that Treasury will split state funding into two equal payments for all State governments except those where the unemployment rate is 2.0 or more percentage points above its pre-pandemic level, and that no territory will receive a split payment. A table lists each state and whether it is subject to a split, such as Alabama (yes) and California (no).
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Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund
Split Payments to State Governments
December 16, 2021
Under the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund, Treasury has the authority to split funding
into two equal payments for States and territories. Specifically:
The Secretary shall have the authority to withhold payment of up to 50 percent of
the amount allocated to each State and territory (other than payment of the
amount allocated under paragraph (3)(B)(ii) to the District of Columbia) for a
period of up to 12 months from the date on which the State or territory provides
the certification required under subsection (d)(1). The Secretary shall exercise
such authority with respect to a State or territory based on the unemployment rate
in the State or territory as of such date.
Based on this provision, Treasury will split the total amount of state funding into two equal
payments for all State governments, except for States where the unemployment rate is 2.0 or more
percentage points above its pre-pandemic level. For further discussion of Treasury’s rationale for
exercising the authority and setting the threshold, see the Interim Final Rule.1
The table below lists which State governments have received split payments (for States that
have already certified).
State Subject to split? State Subject to split? State Subject to split?
Alabama Yes Kentucky Yes North Dakota No
Alaska Yes Louisiana No Ohio Yes
Arizona Yes Maine Yes Oklahoma Yes
Arkansas Yes Maryland No Oregon No
California No Massachusetts No Pennsylvania No
Colorado No Michigan Yes Rhode Island No
Connecticut No Minnesota Yes South Carolina No
Delaware No Mississippi Yes South Dakota Yes
Dist. of Columbia No Missouri Yes Tennessee Yes
Florida Yes Montana Yes Texas No
Georgia Yes Nebraska Yes Utah Yes
Hawaii No Nevada No Vermont Yes
Idaho Yes New Hampshire Yes Virginia No
Illinois No New Jersey No Washington Yes
Indiana Yes New Mexico No West Virginia Yes
Iowa Yes New York No Wisconsin Yes
Kansas Yes North Carolina Yes Wyoming Yes
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As discussed in the Interim Final Rule, no territory will receive a split payment.
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