CARES Act Extension Allows Oklahoma to Include $5 Million The county received $47 million in CARES Act funding and nearly lost the last $5 million due to expired time. But with Congress’s extension, the county has until the end of the year to allocate the funds. Kayla Branch, The Oklahoman | January 28, 2021 | News (TNS) — Oklahoma County officials almost lapsed roughly $5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding last year until an extension to spend the money was approved by Congress in late December. Now, officials have until the end of 2021 to spend those dollars, known as CARES Act funds. The county received about $47 million in April 2020 to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, and officials were in a frenzy last fall debating how to spend the money before the original December deadline.