Greene County has approved CARES act relief fund applications to 35 different organizations. The money amounts to more than $6 million.

CARES act funding was awarded by the Federal government as an effort to fight COVID-19.

The largest allocations went to Public Schools in Springfield and Willard, as well as to Drury, Evangel, and Missouri State Universities.

Below is a comprehensive list of those who received funding.

Non-Profit/Community Organizations

• Springfield Little Theatre – $6,000 for supplies and personnel
• Ujima Literacy Program – $5,756.57 for community literacy, tutoring and previous expenditures
• Crisis Nursery for Isabel’s House – $123,500 for payroll and other categories
• Restoration of Hope Project – $21,010 staffing
• Ozarks Trails Council Boy Scouts – $73,180 staffing and participant assistance
• I Pour Life – $124,000 youth development programs, homelessness, video conferencing, and coaching and support services
• Help Give Hope – $5,000 for utility assistance
• Developmental Center of the Ozarks – $57,700 for payroll and other expenses
• Watershed Committee – $4,400 for vehicle and other operating expenses
• Family Violence Center – $32,580 for payroll, PPE and grab-and-go meals
• Foster Adopt Connect – $11,200 for staffing
• Ozarks Literacy Council – $6,000 for staffing
• Victim Center – $12,706.65 for staffing and computer equipment
• CASA – $17,523.84 for personnel
• Springfield Ballet – $1,984 for cleaning and technology
• The Beanie Brigade – $750 to distribute beanies to children undergoing cancer treatment
• The Air and Military Museum – $4,192 for operations
• Nightlight Christian Adoption Agency – $19,066.66 for payroll
• Consumer Credit Counseling Services – $160,804 for rent and mortgage assistance
• Catholic Charities – $306,321 for Rancho Motel renovations for homeless housing and mortgage and utility assistance
• Family Life Community Service – $129,676 for nutrition program
• Drew Lewis Foundation – $150,000 for housing, utility and food security
• The Kitchen – $97,682.14 for emergency shelter, technology, cleaning supplies and payroll
• Salvation Army – $28,105.50 for payroll and supplies.

Health Care

• Bobby and Betty Allison Ozarks Counseling Center –$25,074 for personnel
• Women’s Medical Respite – $20,000 for payroll and homeless services
• Jordan Valley Community Center – $328,395 for mobile clinic for vaccinations

Education

• Missouri College Access Network – $360,000 to restore educational attainment
• Baptist Bible College – $59,442.75 for PPE, payroll, maintenance and supplies
• Willard Public Schools – $344,472.51 for PPE, technology and supplies
• Missouri State University – $845,164.96 for COVID testing
• Evangel University – $326,027 Technology and PPE
• Drury University – $14,880.89 for supplies and communication equipment
• Ozarks Technical Community College – $401,000 for COVID testing, PPE and other social distancing equipment
• Springfield Public Schools – $1,180,518.06 for COVID related costs, supply expenses: masks, shields, health screening, remote learning equipment

This breakdown was provided by Greene County.