(Cheyenne, WY) âGovernor Mark Gordon has unveiled the Community Charitable Relief Program, which provides grant funding to nonprofit organizations that have provided public assistance or seen a decline in donations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Governor has allocated more than $12.1 million in CARES Act funding to Wyoming counties and tribal governments for the program. All decisions on funding will be made at the local level, with county commissioners and tribal governments placed in charge of distributing the grant funds to local entities to have the most impact.
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Fremont County is slated to receive $854,021.55, according to the Fremont County Commissioners at their December 22nd meeting. More information about applying will be released from the Commissioners after the first of the year pending President Donald Trump signing the relief bill extending this deadline. If that signature does not happen, the funds will need to be disbursed before the end of the
Gordon: Wyoming will boost nonprofits with $12.1 million in CARES funds By Greg Hirst on December 22, 2020
(Dan Cepeda, Oil City)
CASPER, Wyo Governor Mark Gordon has allocated more than $12.1 million in CARES Act funding for “nonprofit organizations that have provided public assistance or seen a decline in donations during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The governor’s office announced the unveiling of the Community Charitable Relief Program in a release on Tuesday.
“All decisions on funding will be made at the local level, with county commissioners and tribal governments placed in charge of distributing the grant funds to local entities to have the most impact,” the release said.