Several more organizations in Greene County will receive money through the CARES Act Relief Fund. The Greene County Commission has approved more than $10 million in funding for 59 additional applications.
Those who are receiving funding are:
Nonprofit/community organizations
- Lost and Found - $10,098 for technology upgrades, sanitary supplies and distancing needs.
- Diaper Bank - $5,000 for diapers.
- Kirby Wilcox American Legion - $4,446 for utility assistance, rent and after-school program.
- New Hope International Ministries - $10,000 for food and backpacks.
- Men’s Chorus - $3,463.99 for personnel and supplies.
- Habitat for Humanity- $20,000 for construction supplies.
- James River Basin Partnership - $10,000 for distance learning.
- Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks $60,000 for client assistance.
- Girl Scouts - $76,756.84 for staffing and technology.
- Connecting Grounds - $27,203.59 for supplies for a mobile outreach vehicle.
- Springfield Victory Mission - $26,700 for personnel and meals.
- United Way of the Ozarks - $235,319 for technology, supplies to agencies, PPE and staffing.
- Boys and Girls Club - $214,938 for personnel.
- The Gathering Tree - $137,500 for homeless quarantine.
- Good Samaritan Boys Ranch - $138,303 for staffing.
- Great Circle - $105,508 for payroll and supplies.
- Pregnancy Care Center - $109,279.72 for COVID related expenses, half or personnel.
- Abu Ben Adhem Shriners - $85,790 for COVID-related payroll.
- Pedalers Bicycle Museum - $3,325 for operations.
- Ronald McDonald House - $16,000 for meals.
- Big Brothers, Big Sisters - $44,403 for staffing and mentoring program.
Total: $1,344,034.14
Education
- Fair Grove School District - $89,804.85 for technology, PPE, furniture, staff and transportation supplies.
- Walnut Grove School District - $61,181 for payroll and technology.
- Summit Prep - $16,050 for wellness program.
- Strafford School District - $152,574.73 for technology, PPE and supplies.
- Dayspring Christian School - $63,007 for salary, sanitation and PPE.
- Drury University - $87,067 for Zoom subscriptions, student licenses for SPSS Inc., technology for distance classrooms and COVID-19 testing.
- Infiniti Academy - $3,470.59 for technology and supplies.
- Logan-Rogersville School District - $35,492.22 for daycare and food service workers.
- Republic Schools - $310,108.39 for PPE, technology and supplies.
- Ash Grove School District - $120,350 for technology, supplies and custodian.
- St. Agnes Catholic School - $10,000 for PPE.
- Redeemer Lutheran Church - $8,015.92 for cleaning supplies and PPE.
- Greene County Extension - $957.00 for shields, masks and scanning thermometer.
Total: $955,778.70
Taxpayer supported entities
- Greene County/Office of Emergency Management - $1,797,301.54 for PPE for 14 entities.
- Southwest Missouri Council of Governments - $3,463.93 for work station dividers, hand sanitizer and face masks filters.
- City of Republic - $26,263.39 for operations and payroll.
- Fair Grove - $1,246.45 for payroll and disinfectant.
- Ebenezer Fire District - $25,258.37 for utilities and PPE.
- Springfield Public Library - $31,542.09 for PPE and cleaning.
- City of Battlefield - $2,376.51 for payroll and PPE supplies.
- Greene County Clerk - $189,332.91 for COVID supplies, cleaning, automatic mail opener.
- Willard Fire District - $880.06 for PPE.
- Battlefield Fire District - $6,327.50 for reusable face masks and water bottle refill stations.
- City of Springfield - $2,170,227.41 for payroll and COVID-related expenses.
Total: $4,254,220.16
Health care
- Cox Hospital - $1,990,734 for reimbursements/front line health expenditures.
- Mercy Hospital - $1,435,871 for reimbursements/front line health expenditures.
Total: $3,426,605
Small business
- Blend Creative, LLC - $5,000 or payroll, rent and utilities.
- Dining By Design Gourmet, Inc. - $10,000 for payroll.
- Julie’s Chewies - $5,000 for payroll and operational expenses.
- Osborn’s School of Tae Kwon Do - $5,000 for rent, utilities and insurance.
- Locke & Stache Media, LLC - $5,000 for rent and payroll.
- 4 by 4 Brewing - $5,000 for label machine.
- Center for Music Therapy - $5,000 for supplies.
- Dance With Me-Savoy Ballroom - $5,000 for operations.
- Itty Bitty City - $5,000 for payroll.
- Adore Home Store - $5,000 – for payroll, supplies and rent.
- The Hill SGF, LLC - $10,000 for payroll.
- Georgia Mac’s - $5,000 for rent.
Total: $70,000
For more information, visit greenecountymo.gov and click on CARES Act Relief Fund.
