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TFG Reports

TFG Special Report on Eligible Uses of ARPA Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

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TFG Special Report on Eligible Uses of ARPA Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds

TFG compiled a Special Report on the release of State and Local COVID-19 Relief Funding from the U.S. Department of Treausury, including the eligibile uses of the funding, reporting requriments, and allocations to states, local governments, and tribal agencies.

TFG Brief on Low-Income Household Drinking Water and Wastewater Assistance Program

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TFG Brief on Low-Income Household Drinking Water and Wastewater Assistance Program

This brief provides detailed information on the Low-Income Household Drinking Water and Wastewater Emergency Assistance Program authorized by Section 533 of the COVID-19 relief portion of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021.

TFG Brief on Emergency Rental Assistance Program

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TFG Brief on Emergency Rental Assistance Program

On December 21, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate passed a massive legislative  package that included all twelve FY2021 Appropriations Bills, COVID-19 relief legislation, the Energy Act of  2020, and the Water Resources Development Act of 2020, as well as other legislative provisions.  This brief provides detailed information on the Emergency Rental Assistance Program authorized by Section
501 of the package entitled, “Emergency Rental Assistance”. 
 

TFG Brief on COVID Relief Section of P.L. 116-260 (Passed December 27, 2020)

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TFG Brief on COVID Relief Section of P.L. 116-260 (Passed December 27, 2020)

On December 21, congressional leaders released the 5,593-page text of the final $900 billion COVID relief package along with the $1.4 trillion FY2021 Appropriations package and the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020 (H.R. 133). Congress approved the massive deal just hours later the same day.

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TFG COVID-19 Grants Tracker

Click on the icon below to link to TFG's live COVID-19 Grants Tracker which is updated weekly and includes information on competitive federal funding availble for coronavirus pandemic activities.

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Jeffrey Burke

“Growing up in and around rural Maine taught me about the resiliency of communities and instilled a passion to support projects that strengthen them.”

Jeffrey Burke is an Associate at TFG and joined the team in October 2024. He brings a wide range of public policy knowledge to support the firm’s clients, including experience with congressional appropriations, economic development, housing, and health care policy.

Prior to TFG, Jeffrey worked with the National Association of Rural Health Clinics to improve health care in rural communities. As their Deputy Director of Government Affairs, he primarily focused on congressional engagement and advancing legislation that would better support safety-net providers. Jeffrey also brings five years of Capitol Hill experience working for U.S. Senator Angus S. King, Jr., specifically focusing on the financial services and appropriations portfolios. In that capacity, he addressed issues related to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic and helped secure hundreds of millions of dollars for Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects in Maine.

Jeffrey is originally from Bangor, Maine and he possesses a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Maine.

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