Charitable relief program now open

On December 30, Carbon County announced that they are now accepting applications for the Community Charitable Relief Fund, a program initiated by the Office of Governor Mark Gordon on December 21.

According to information provided by Carbon County Clerk Gwynn Bartlett, the program is designed to allow charitable organizations the opportunity to seek reimbursement of expenditures related to providing goods, services or payments to the public due the public health emergency caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Charitable organizations, in regards to the charitable relief funds, means a non-profit entity, including churches, that qualifies as tax exempt under 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Service. 

Additionally, expenditures eligible for reimbursement must have been made between March 19, 2020 and December 30, 2020. The expenditures also must have been made to: provide a good or service such as food, clothing, childcare, transportation, mental health and counseling services, legal assistance, temporary housing or tutoring assistance as long as the good service was provided at no cost; provide a direct payment to a person or family in Carbon County to cover costs such as housing, utilities, food, clothing or medical expenses related to or arising from the COVID-19 pandemic; and to cover the charitable organization’s operations costs of providing goods, services or direct payments to the public within Carbon County in a safe manner.

Rules and applications can be found at http://carbonwy.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=220. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on January 27. For more information or questions, contact the Carbon County Clerk’s Office at 307-328-2668.