COVID-19 Federal Stimulus

To address the direct and indirect effects of COVID-19, the federal government enacted six stimulus bills. Together, these funds helped pay for emergency response, testing and contact tracing, health care, and vaccinations. These funds also supported the unemployed and K-12 schools. Families and individuals also benefited from expansions of the federal Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, and partial tax exemptions on unemployment benefits, as well as expanded financial assistance for health coverage. Combined with direct payments and other assistance to individuals and families, hospitals and medical providers, businesses, higher education institutions and college students, local housing authorities, airports, farmers, and local government, California and its economy have benefitted from approximately $642 billion provided through these stimulus bills.

Below is a detailed list of federal awards that can be filtered by whether the funds flowed through the state or directly to a recipient, federal program or Assistance Listing, formerly known as Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA), and the recipient, to display the amount of federal stimulus funds committed to date and the deadline for expenditure, if available. The award list displays point-in-time information and will be updated periodically to reflect available data.

Pie Chart of Distribution of Stimulus Funding thru State Programs
Pie Chart of Summary by Federal Vehicle
Bar Chart of Allocation Areas
Bar Chart of Expenditure of Awarded Stimulus Funds for Selected State Programs

Detailed Federal Award List

Webpage last updated May 17, 2024