U.S. Treasury releases user guide for Recovery Fund reporting portal

On August 10, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a user guide on State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (Recovery Fund) recipient reporting portal. The guide contains step-by-step guidance for submitting the required Recovery Fund reports using Treasury’s portal, and should be used in conjunction with Treasury's Compliance and Reporting Guidance for satisfying reporting and compliance requirements. The Treasury portal will be the main avenue for submitting Recovery Plan performance reports, and all counties will need to review the user guide to properly submit reports.

The user guide calls for recipients to designate staff for specific roles in administering the reports for their award. The designated individuals will be required to access Treasury’s portal link that will direct them to the ID.me verification website where they will need to create an account. Once the accounts are verified, the designated staff will be able to access the portal to submit Recovery Fund reports.

Additional resources are available to help counties manage the reporting process for the Recovery Fund, including:

• Treasury webinar on August 11 at 3:30 p.m. EDT, which will focus on evidence-based interventions and project evaluations for all counties with greater than 250,000 residents
• The latest documents and resources available on the Treasury’s Recovery Fund home page
• Treasury’s Interim Final Rule and FAQs document, which provide useful information for eligible use of funds and common questions from recipients

NACo will continue to monitor updates from Treasury and the Recovery Fund program. Visit NACo’s COVID-19 Recovery Clearinghouse for additional updates and resources.