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coronavirus, caring for a family member who contracted the 1 coronavirus, or being unable to access childcare for children 2 impacted by school or childcare closures; and 3 (iv) Is not eligible to receive federal economic impact 4 (stimulus) payments or unemployment insurance benefits due to the 5 person's immigration status. 6 (b) The department may not deny a grant to a person on the basis 7 that another adult in the household is eligible for federal economic 8 impact (stimulus) payments or unemployment insurance benefits or that 9 the person previously received a grant under the program. However, a 10 person may not receive more than three grants. 11 (c) The department's duty to provide grants is subject to the 12 availability of the amounts specified in this subsection, and the 13 department must prioritize grants to persons who are most in need of 14 financial assistance using factors that include, but are not limited 15 to: (i) Having an income at or below 250 percent of the federal 16 poverty level; (ii) being the primary or sole income earner of 17 household; (iii) experiencing housing instability; and (iv) having 18 contracted or being at high risk of contracting the coronavirus. 19 (d) The department may contract with one or more entities to 20 administer the program. If the department engages in a competitive 21 contracting process for administration of the program, experience in 22 administering similar programs must be given weight in the selection 23 process to expedite the delivery of benefits to eligible applicants. 24 (16) $204,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 25 year 2022 and $22,766,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation 26 (ARPA) are provided solely for the department to provide a one-time 27 or short-term cash benefit to families eligible for pandemic 28 emergency assistance under section 9201 of the American rescue plan 29 act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, and to offer an equivalent benefit to 30 eligible state family assistance or food assistance program 31 recipients. 32 (17) $88,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 33 year 2022 and $89,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are 34 provided solely for the implementation of chapter 90, Laws of 2021 35 (SSB 5068) (postpartum period/Medicaid). 36 (18) $41,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 37 year 2022, $81,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 38 year 2023, and $237,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are 39 p. 943 ESSB 5187.SL