May 19, 2024
Funds

Knox County Schools makes budget changes after federal pandemic funds end

Federal pandemic relief measures brought in $178 million to Knox County Schools. The money paid for technology upgrades, tutors and career empowerment. But the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund expires this year, and school districts around the country have to make decisions about what programs to continue when only local and state taxpayers

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Loans

SBA loans offered to small businesses after Baltimore port disruption

The same federal agency that helped small businesses across the country stay afloat during the pandemic has set up shop about two miles from the site of the fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland to provide potential economic assistance to businesses in the state and the region. United States Small Business Administration Administrator Isabel

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Funds

What will it pay for?

When New Jersey received more than $6.2 billion in pandemic relief funding from the federal government three years ago, major projects like eviction and homelessness prevention programs and small business grants were at topped the list of programs to receive benefits. But not everything that is expected to receive money is so clearly connected to

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Investment

Old Algonac Elementary getting early $200,000 investment from county ARPA funds

The city of Algonac is poised to get $200,000 in COVID stimulus dollars administered by St. Clair County to help early redevelopment steps at the old Algonac Elementary School property. Last week, the City Council agreed to accept the amount in American Rescue Plan Act funds through County Commissioner Dave Vandenbossche from the county’s larger

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