Spokane created a survey for citizens to respond to how to allocate CARES Act money. | Pixabay
Spokane created a survey for citizens to respond to how to allocate CARES Act money. | Pixabay
Seeking citizen feedback about how to allocate the $6.6 million in CARES Act funding, the city of Spokane created an online survey.
“As we continue to respond and recover from COVID-19 it is important we are listening to the needs and priorities of our community,” Mayor Nadine Woodward said in a Spokane City press release.
Respondents to the survey answered nine questions to rank established areas of need for housing assistance, childcare, COVID-19 response programs, homelessness and other costs associated with coronavirus response that won’t be provided by other relief sources.
“Hearing from our citizens is a priority and we want to make sure we can meet the tight deadline for getting the funds dispersed and into the community as quickly as possible,” Council President Breean Beggs said in the press release.
A portion of the funding may be used for operational expenses already incurred.
Spokane City Council approved a resolution last month that directs the city to seek reimbursement from the CARES Act funds for allowable city operational expenses that are not reimbursable by other federal funding programs.
If the city can obtain additional federal funding from other sources, community allocation will be impacted.
The city will apply for reimbursement for the benefit of community members, nonprofit organizations and businesses to mitigate the damage of prolonged economic stress, according to the press release.
The survey was available online until July 26 and responses were limited to one per person.
There is also be a request for a proposed program for organizations to apply for the funding sources on the city’s website.
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