COVID-19 Total Expenditures: State and Federal Spending Breakdown

Cumulative expenditures from March 2020 onward, extracted from the Commonwealth's accounting system (SAP). The data details state and federal spending on COVID-19 preparedness and response, covering funds from acts like the CARES Act and the Governor's disaster proclamation. It is published by the Pennsylvania Governor's Budget Office via data.pa.gov.

Use Cases

• Analyze spending by agency using Business Area and Agency columns.
• Track federal versus state funding sources using Funding Source and Fund Description columns.
• Monitor expenditure categories and amounts using Commitment Item Description and Actual Expenditures in 1,000 $ columns.
• Filter for expenditures initiated at the pandemic's start using the Funds started March 2020 column.

Strengths

• Data is extracted from the official Commonwealth accounting system (SAP).
• Expenditures are broken down by agency, fund, commitment item, and funding source.
• Covers multiple federal funding acts including the CARES Act (PL 116-136).

Limitations

• Row count and total data size are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The data may not reconcile directly with federal government spending reports due to classification differences.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Pennsylvania Governor's Budget Office via data.pa.gov.

Collection Method

Extracted from the Funds Management (FM) module of the Commonwealth’s SAP accounting system.

Time Range

Cumulative from March 2020 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-08 15:15:23.

Geography

State of Pennsylvania, USA.