August 6, 2020
By News Director Jared Atha
Gov. Kevin Stitt said Thursday that up to $250 million is being made available to cities and counties in Oklahoma to support coronavirus-related expenses.
The funding will be distributed based on a city or county’s population based on 2019 U.S. Census Bureau estimates with about $77 earmarked per capita, Stitt said in the news release.
The state received about $1.5 billion in relief funding with about $1.2 billion available as some $300 million was earmarked to cities and counties with populations of more than 500,000.
The press release stated that a letter was issued to cities and counties Wednesday providing additional instructions on how to file for the reimbursements based on U.S. Treasury guidelines. The letter included instructions on how local governments should register with the State in order to receive the funds and what qualifies as a reimbursable COVID-19 expense.
Based on the formula, locally the City of Elk City is eligible to receive just under $900,000, Clinton could receive just under $770,500, while Weatherford could receive just over $926,000.
Beckham County is eligible to receive just over $340,000, Custer County could receive just under $400,000, Washita County is eligible to get just under $255,000, while Roger Mills County could receive a little over $155,000.
