City council approves $9.5 million in federal COVID funds for 10 community-based projects

City council approves $9.5 million in federal COVID funds for 10 community-based projects

LAS CRUCES — The process to allocate millions in federal pandemic aid dollars hit a major milestone Tuesday, as the Las Cruces City Council voted to give 10 organizations a total of $9.59 million to carry out various community and economic assistance projects.

The council vote came nearly a year after the body initiated a competitive process to decide how to spend $10.37 million in American Rescue Plan Act money the city had set aside for nonprofits and quasi-governmental agencies. The funding is supposed to be used to respond to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on households and […]

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