Clarion County Treasurer Tom McConnell said Tuesday the county has received its $3.4 million in CARES Act funding.
The problem the county faces now is spending the money by the Dec. 31 deadline.
The CARES Act is administered by guidelines established by the U. S. Treasury Department. One of those restrictions mandates that the grant money be allocated and paid for by Dec. 31.
But those requirements may be changing. On Monday, labor attorney David Mitchell told the Northwest County Commissioners Association that Congress is working toward extending the deadline.
There is also the possibility the projects may not need to be paid for by the end of the year.
Other uses for the grant range from small business interruption to revenue replacement for non-profits that lost revenue during the shutdown.
The county has employed Maher Duessel for guidance for the COVID-19 relief block grant.