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Utah County committee outlines plan for leftover CARES Act funds as second grant round closes
Summary
Mountainland Association of Governments reported the county’s CARES Act program awarded roughly $13.9M in round one and is in a second round; the committee recommends holding any leftover funds to accept city proposals allocated by population, while the county auditor cautioned about timing, accountability and the need for a formal interlocal amendment.
Michelle Carroll, representing the Utah County COVID‑19 Economic Recovery Committee and Mountainland Association of Governments, told commissioners the county’s CARES Act program started with a $20,000,000 allocation: about $15,000,000 for small‑business grants and $5,000,000 for nonprofit awards.
Carroll said the first round approved 774 businesses for about $8,900,000 and awarded $5,000,000 to 53 nonprofits, leaving roughly $6,062,000. The committee opened a second round for small business grants Oct. 2–19; Carroll reported 57 submitted applications totaling about $540,000 and about 120 pending applications collectively requesting…
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