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Rock County Commissioners field 80 CARES grant applications

Lead Summary
By
Mavis Fodness

Rock County officials received 80 grant applications in six days after announcing how CARES Act dollars would be distributed to businesses and non-profit organizations.
As of 4:30 p.m. Monday, 69 of the grant applications were received from businesses that could request up to $5,000 in federal aid.
Eleven applications came from non-profit organizations who could also request up to $5,000.
According to County Administrator Kyle Oldre, a review committee met Wednesday morning, July 15, to act on the grant applications. Recipients were notified Wednesday afternoon.
All recipients must sign a grant agreement before funds are released on Friday.
The review committee will meet every Wednesday until all the dollars are distributed through the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security).
On July 7, county commissioners allocated $500,000 in business grants. Eligible businesses could apply for up to $5,000 to offset economic losses sustained since March 1 due to the coronavirus.
Non-profit organizations in Rock County were allotted $175,000 and could also apply for up to $5,000 to offset any financial losses due to COVID-19.
All applications will be accepted until noon Aug. 15.
The county received $1.18 million of the federal CARES Act dollars including $44,396 for Rock County communities and townships with populations under 200.
Seven cities and townships fell in the “under 200 in population” category and will receive an allocation from the county.
Cities/townships include:
•Hardwick, $14,014.
•Kenneth, $4,596.
•Steen, $13,712.
•Battle Plain, $4,550.
•Denver, $4,075.
•Vienna, $3,450.
Each township and city with populations over 200 people received direct CARES Act allocations.
Cities/townships include:
•Luverne (city), $355,983.
•Hills, $50,327.
•Beaver Creek (city), $21,547.
•Magnolia (city), $15,746.
•Luverne Township, $11,550.
•Beaver Creek Township, $9,275
•Martin Township, $9,175.
•Clinton Township, 6,700.
•Springwater Township, $6,125
•Kanaranzi Township, $6,000.
•Mound Township, $5,675.
•Magnolia Township, $5,025.
•Rose Dell Township $5,025.
At the July 7 meeting in Luverne, commissioners discussed with municipal and township representatives how CARES dollars could be distributed.
“This is truly local government control on how the money is spent,” Oldre told the group.
Oldre recommended that city and township supervisors reach out to their respective organizations to determine acceptable expenditures.
Cities and townships have until Nov. 15 to distribute the ACT funds. All unallocated funds come back to the county to be spent by Dec. 1. After that any unspent dollars are returned to the state.

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