Boone County Commission awards nearly $4 million in CARES Act funding
The 17 contracts totaled $3,862,289.22, which will be distributed to organizations in Boone County. Most of the funding in the allocation will go toward education and non-profit social services. Northern District Commissioner Janet Thompson said the needs for funding must be COVID-19-related and non-related to any federal funding already received by those organizations. Columbia Public Schools will receive over $1.8 million in funding in the latest distribution. MU will receive just under $1.5 million in funding. Thompson said the money will make re-opening schools more feasible. "There's a l...
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