$47 million 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.
Wisconsin COVID-19 Statistics
Positive test results: 1,696 (134,359)
Negative test results: 6,864 (1,472,577)
Patients hospitalized: 56 (7,702)
Deaths: 4 (1,381)
