By Reed Anfinson
Publisher
Swift County Monitor-News
Benson has received a $237,774 grant from the State of Minnesota as its share of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act.
Based on a population of 9,374, Swift County is receiving $1,136,857 in CARES Act funding as its state allocation.
In all, eligible cities of Swift County are receiving $416,104, and the five eligible townships in the county are receiving $34,650.
Those funds are part of the $841.5 million in funding under the act Minnesota received for distribution to counties, cities and townships. The funding was part of the $1.9 billion the state received under the act to deal with the impact of COVID-19,
Aid to units of government with a population of 200 or more was based on giving $75.34 per capita.