Example Expenses
The following expenses have been preapproved for reimbursement, providing that your school or district qualifies for direct funding, you submit adequate documentation for the expense(s), and your submission relates to COVID-19 prevention, mitigation, and response in SY2021-2022. If you are unsure of whether an expense is reimbursable, contact us.
| Expense Detail | Expense Category | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Classroom/Building Improvements (must provide in-depth justification; preapproval recommended) | Capital Improvements | HEPA air purifiers |
| Isolation Room | Capital Improvements | Materials to create isolation rooms. |
| Outdoor Learning Environments (must provide in-depth justification) Other expenses related to COVID-19 prevention, mitigation, and response | Capital Improvements | Umbrellas and Canopies for outside learning, lunch tables |
| Biohazardous Waste Management | Services | |
| Equipment, Waste Management Services, Licensing Fee | Services | HEPA air purifiers, Items required for testing sites, Covid-19 testing disposal services, CLIA Certificate of Waiver, Pulse Oximeter Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitors, thermometers |
| Community Outreach and Communication | Services | Paper, translation services, printing services, Covid-19 testing site signs |
| Testing vendors | Services | |
| Behavioral health training for staff to support students with COVID-19-related trauma | Services | Contact info@nmschoolscovidtesting.com with specific training requests. |
| Community Outreach and Communication materials | Supplies | Paper |
| Equipment for testing stations/testers | Supplies | Biohazardous waste bags, Technology, Storage for testing-related data (consent forms, etc.), Signage |
| Test kits | Supplies | Home tests for distribution, and on-site tests. |
| Proportion of salary and benefits for staff that perform some duties related to COVID-19 prevention, mitigation, and response. | Staff | Health service staff duties related to covid-19 prevention, mitigation, and response. Covid-19 response team, meetings before or after school hours. Time needed for staff/faculty to document things like covid results, and store items like covid tests. |
| Stipends and appropriate percentage of benefits for staff that performed additional duties related to COVID-19 prevention, mitigation and response. | Staff | Staff that spent extra hours or went above and beyond their typical duties to coordinate COVID-19 programs, perform tests, participate in outreach, etc. |
| Salary and benefits for staff that only perform duties related to COVID-19 prevention, mitigation, and response. | Staff | Nurse, COVID-19 Coordinator, janitorial staff. |
| Expense Detail | Expense Category | Examples |