Governor To Use $47M In CARES Act Funding To Help People During Pandemic

Forty-seven million dollars of funding from the federal CARES Act will be used to provide Wisconsin residents will childcare, food, rental assistance, and other expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Governor Tony Evers made the announcement Monday.  The Out-of-School Support Grant Program will get 10 million to help state organizations providing care to school-age children.  Another 10 million will be used by the Wisconsin Rental Assistance Program to stop residents from being evicted.  The state’s Food Security Initiative gets 10 million and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program – or LiHeap – will receive 15 million dollars.  More money will be sent to the Keep Wisconsin Warm or Cool Fund, which helps people during energy-related emergencies.