Specifications include, but are not limited to: The completed study must include a review, analysis and recommendations of the following issues: (1) The potential eligibility of each proposed use of funds as an eligible use for federal funds allocated to the State of Nebraska from the federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and any relevant guidance on the use of such funds by the United States Department of the Treasury; and (2) The potential economic impact of each proposed use of funds toward the economic recovery of those communities and neighborhoods within qualified census tracts located within the boundaries of a city of the metropolitan class that were disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency and related challenges, with an emphasis on housing needs, assistance for small businesses, job training, and business development within such communities and neighborhoods
