U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Friday the City of Hopkinsville received $38,973 from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act to assist the city’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.
McConnell’s office says the funding is part of the DOJ’s Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program, which allows local governments to support efforts to control the spread of COVID-19. It can be used for overtime pay for first responders and medical professionals, to address the needs of local jails, as well as to purchase personnel protection equipment such as masks, gloves, sanitizer, and other coronavirus-related priorities. Earlier this month, Christian County also received $58,000 from this same program.
To date, Christian County has received more than $10.6 million as a result of the CARES Act, co-sponsored by McConnell. That funding included $8 million for Jennie Stuart Health, $1.4 million for Hopkinsville Community College, $700,000 for testing and treatment at Pennyroyal Healthcare Service, $30,000 for the Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport, and $500,000 for local housing programs.
In addition, Kentucky has received $11 billion in federal funds from the CARES Act for relief to address urgent housing, transportation, healthcare, education, and economic development priorities. Of that amount, Kentucky families also received more than $3.2 billion in Economic Impact Payments from the U.S. Treasury.
