Greene County Commission Approves More CARES Act Relief Fund Allocations

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The Greene County Commission has approved CARES Act Relief Fund grants for 53 more organizations.  Allocations that were approved Thursday total $2,663,377.20.

They include:

Education

• The Steeler Seaburn Memorial Scholarship Fund - $8,000 for scholarships for underserved.
• Summit Prep School - $7,000 for swivel cameras for classroom.
• St. Joseph Catholic Academy - $35,264 for building operations.
• Infinity Academy - $18,000 for payroll, rent, utilities, insurance and supplies.

Education total: $68,264.00

Nonprofit/Community organizations

• Community Partnership of the Ozarks - $376,762.80 for crisis intervention services, community centered transportation hub, O’Reilly Center for Hope and hotel shelter for homeless.
• SeniorAge - $90,222.75 for masks, hand sanitizer stations, single serve paper products, janitorial, air purifying system & client transportation assistance.
• The Arc of the Ozarks - $15,071.13 for PPE supplies.
• Greene County Ag & Mechanical Society - $100,000 for staffing.
• Springfield Symphony - $13,604.41 for payroll & streaming equipment.
• Doula Foundation - $80,355.95 for staffing, virtual contact and supplies.
• Discovery Center - $380,535.35 for emergency childcare program payroll and food.
• Council of Churches - $57,178 for food for the unsheltered.
• Shrine Building Association - $50,636.92 for utilities and repairs.
• History Museum of the Ozarks - $7,921.85 for laptops and supplies.
• Lutheran Family Services - $100,000 for direct client assistance.
• Springfield Faith Assembly of God - $13,207.49 for payroll, livestream, food, cleaning and housing assistance.
• Springfield Regional Arts Council - $14,857.33 for leaning, sanitization and Zoom license.
• Kids of Creation Preschool - $21,816 for PPE, supplies, Tablets and streaming.
• Care to Learn - $17,372.44 for payroll.
• Greater Springfield Dental Foundation - $25,000 for oral health grants.
• Gloria Deo Academy - $20,708.28 for PPE, Plexiglas, virtual & outdoor classrooms.

Nonprofit/community organizations total: $1,385,250.70

Taxpayer supported entities

• Willard Fire District - $54,000 for breathable air compressor.
• Greene County Sheriff’s Office - $443,173.41 for technology, medical staffing, testing, air scrubbers and full body scan.
• Logan Rogersville Fire District - $4,684.92 for payroll

Taxpayer supported entities total: $501,858.33

Small Businesses

• Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce - $536,660.89 for technology.
• Minorities in Business - $15,000 for payroll and webinar series.                              
• Greek Belly - $10,000 for payroll.                                                             
• Boz's Berry Farm, LLC - $10,000 for product/parking/seating improvements.         
• Rio Contracting, LLC - $10,000 for payroll.                                            
• Wickman Gardens - $6,929.32 for outdoor kiosk.                                                         
• KIM Commerce, LLC - $5,000 for operations.                                                                
• Village Pottery Café, LLC - $5,000 for supplies.                       
• The Complex, LLC - $5,000 for payroll.                                                              
• Pepe Productions - $5,000 for operations.                                                                     
• Lost Signal Brewing - $5,000 for payroll.                                    
• Michelle Hutton Loving Real Estate - $5,000 for payroll.                                            
• Before My Time Antiques - $5,000 for operations.                                                        
• Lindbergs - $5,000 for product.                                                                
• 5 Pound Apparel - $5,000 for inventory.                                                 
• Queen City Beauty Spa LLC - $5,000 for cleaning.     
• dellabeautyplus - $5,000 for operations.                                    
• St. Michaels - $5,000 for payroll.                                                                                      
• Tax & Financial Advisors, LLC - $5,000 for payroll.                                                      
• Law Office of Sativa Boatman-Sloan - $5,000 for payroll.                                           
• College Street Café - $5,000 for building maintenance and marketing.                  
• Jamerson Door Inc. - $5,000 for payroll.                                     
• Davalon, LLC - $5,000 for payroll and operations.                                                       
• dz9nr, LLC - $5,000 for new product development.                                                      
• Cheston Doran - $5,000 for operations.                                                             
• Catering Creations - $5,000 for rent/loan.                                                                      
• Samuel Cedars Weddings - $5,000 for rent, supplies and labor.                              
• Family Resolution Mediation - $5,000 for supplies.                                                     
• Obrey Production - $4,413.96 for camera equipment.

Small business total: $703,004.17

A 30-member volunteer group, the CARES Act Citizens Advisory Committee, meets in subcommittees to review applications by categories.  The subcommittee recommendations are taken to the full Advisory Council for a vote and then sent to the Greene County Commission for approval.

Learn more here. 

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