Johnston, Ia- Governor Reynolds has reserved $60 million in federal aid for eligible Iowa cities and $40 million for counties to help cover expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“These funds can be used to reimburse for expenditures such as Covid-19 medical supplies and equipment — PPE, sanitizing products, testing supplies and ventilators,” Reynolds says, “other Covid-19 expenses such as payroll costs for public health and public safety personnel, emergency staffing and overtime medical transportation.”
Another $25 million in federal funds will be made available for local governments to be used as matching money for FEMA grants.