Response to the Coronavirus 2019 Pandemic 2020 Highlights Facilities Purchased Acquired property and completed facility upgrades to establish the Tribal Emergency Operations Center (TEOC) headquarters. Acquired properties to establish three non-congregate shelters (Alaway Avenue, Allen Court and Haven House).
Building Retrofits & Upgrades Retrofitted bathrooms, entrances and air systems of Tlingit & Haida’s buildings.
Education & Supplies Provided Hope & Resiliency counseling sessions to employees. Procured personal protective equipment (PPE), hygiene and sanitation supplies, and other disaster response tools for the Tribe and registered communities. Purchased fabric, sewing machines and other supplies for mask sewing project. Provided Tlingit Haida Tribal Business Corporation with PPE to meet sanitation and hygiene requirements for their employees, and COVID-19 safety education to employees.
Personnel Hired 21 employees to administer the CARES Act Need-Based programs.
Equipment Purchased vehicles and additional equipment for the TEOC. Purchased logistics warehouse equipment for storage of emergency response supplies. Purchased Conex boxes, generators and other supplies to deploy COVID-19 Community Care Kits to 21 communities.
Direct Support Funding Allocated $1 million to Airlift Northwest which provided vital air medevac service to the communities of Craig, Haines, Hoonah, Kake, Klawock, Metlakatla, and Skagway. » Medevac service is a crucial life and death service for our tribal citizens in rural communities that do not have adequate medical emergency care systems in place and have limited transportation options to receive the care they need. Allocated $8 million in funding for CARES Act Need-Based programs. Allocated $50,000 in funding for the Elderly Emergency Assistance program. Allocated $1M in funding for the CARES Act Small Business Grant program.
Information & Technology Secured and implemented cloud-based accounting software for Finance department employees to work remotely during the Coronavirus pandemic. Provided updates to TribeVue client database management system. Contracted with Juneau Radio Center and KCAW to produce and air Public Service Announcements (PSAs) with Coronavirus health and safety messaging. Purchased additional computer equipment to create the infrastructure for employees to work remotely. Issued Internet, phone and data reimbursements to employees for connectivity costs for employees working remotely.
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