Certainly.
The essential services contingency reserve was set up as a vehicle to acquire and distribute PPE to industries and businesses that are in the essential category, that would not have been eligible to draw from the NESS but might have been in a world where they were struggling to obtain appropriate personal protective equipment given the shortage that was in place.
You're talking here about things such as gloves and face shields, basic PPE, and it was available to a broader group of businesses that essentially had to apply and then be vetted by the responsible department in terms of whether they would have qualified.