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Robert (Bob) Contreras, Coordinator for Grants and Government Affairs for Brown County, has provided an update on grants benefiting Brown County as shown below. Brown County currently has four approved grants totaling $1,107,535 which the county is using to improve roads, provide emergency water supplies, rebuild low-water crossings, and to defer costs associated with the coronavirus pandemic. In May 2020, Brown County applied for the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) and was eligible to receive $55 for every person who lived outside of an incorporated area; the grant allowed for 20 percent to be paid up front. With 12,868 people living in unincorporated areas, Brown County was eligible for $707,740. The county received $141,548 (20 percent) in May, 2020. In December, the county had to account for that amount and reimburse the state for any money remaining. That money could only be spent on a limited range of purposes. The county used it to purchase a variety of extensive pr ....
Grants for COVID relief, an emergency electrical system backup in May and a low water crossing upgrade are among grants received by Brown County. Bob Contreras, Coordinator for Grants and Government Affairs for Brown County, provided an update on these project grants. Brown County currently has four approved grants totaling $1,107,535 which the county is using to improve roads, provide emergency water supplies, rebuild low-water crossings, and to defer costs associated with the coronavirus pandemic. In May 2020, Brown County applied for the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) and was eligible to receive $55 for every person who lived outside of an incorporated area; the grant allowed for 20 percent to be paid up front. With 12,868 people living in unincorporated areas, Brown County was eligible for $707,740. The county received $141,548 (20 percent) in May, 2020. In December, the county had to account for that amount and reimburse the state for any money remaining. That mo ....