The goal of the Survive phase is to identify immediate or urgent needs caused by or exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic and to fund solutions to halt further negative impacts.

The following "needs" were prioritized through the Survive planning phase (thus far) due to the urgency or immediacy of the need and the potential eligibility for CARES funds or availability of other federal funding.

The governor will continue to spend other federal funds as appropriate before spending funds provided by the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds of the American Rescue Plan Act (Recovery Funds). Any spending from the Recovery Funds would be due to the urgency of the need and a restriction on using CARES Act funds for the necessity.

The governor is setting aside a modest amount of Recovery Funds to be used in 2021 according to his authority. These funds could be spent on the needs of the Executive Branch, Judicial Branch, and/ or Legislative Branch.

Additionally, the governor will spend Recovery Funds on administration, planning, monitoring, and reporting. The spending for these efforts is expected to be under $1 million in 2021.