Federal coronavirus money was spent to boost public health efforts, support businesses, and more.
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Support for COVID-19 testing at the Graham Park Collaborative Collection Testing Site was among Olmsted County efforts funded through nearly $19.4 million in federal coronavirus relief funds.. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)
Olmsted County’s plan for federal relief allowed it to spend nearly $19.4 million without being required to refund any funds before this month’s deadline.
The county received $19.1 million as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, and local jurisdictions within the county had approximately $290,000 in unused federal funds that were turned over to the county for COVID-19-related initiatives.
County received over $19.3 million.
Posted: Dec 18, 2020 12:29 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
ROCHESTER, Minn. – How has Olmsted County spent the over $19.3 million in federal COVID relief funds it received in 2020?
“The COVID-19 pandemic forced hardships on many people in our Olmsted County cities and townships,” said Olmsted County Administrator Heidi Welsch. “Olmsted County used federal CARES funds prudently to provide COVID assistance and help improve quality of life during a very challenging time.”
The county on Friday released a list of examples of where the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds went. Included on the list:
COVID-19 related needs for the vulnerable - $2 million for things like food, transportation, shelter, and mental health care.
Japan s cabinet approved 3.7 bln U.S. dollars in emergency spending in reserve funds to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on Friday.
Using an allocation of 311.93 billion yen (2.99 billion U.S. dollars), the Japanese government will, controversially, extend the Go To Travel campaign which was set to end in January for another five months to purportedly bolster the nation s ailing tourism sector and help boost the broader economy.
The government will also use 73.69 billion yen (708.11 million U.S. dollars) to provide low-income single parents with more financial support. A total of 11.5 trillion yen (110.49 billion U.S. dollars) has been set aside under its two extra budgets for fiscal 2020 through next March to focus directly on the downside economic effects caused by the pandemic.
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HONG KONG, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) Japan s cabinet approved 3.7 bln U.S. dollars in emergency spending in reserve funds to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on Friday.
Using an allocation of 311.93 billion yen (2.99 billion U.S. dollars), the Japanese government will, controversially, extend the Go To Travel campaign which was set to end in January for another five months to purportedly bolster the nation s ailing tourism sector and help boost the broader economy.
The government will also use 73.69 billion yen (708.11 million U.S. dollars) to provide low-income single parents with more financial support. A total of 11.5 trillion yen (110.49 billion U.S. dollars) has been set aside under its two extra budgets for fiscal 2020 through next March to focus directly on the downside economic effects caused by the pandemic.