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Governor announces web page to track CARES Act spending

(File photo; Trevor T. Trujillo, Cap City)

Wyoming’s Governor Mark Gordon has announced the launch of a website tracking the state’s utilization of federal money through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES, Act.

The dedicated page has been added to the Wyoming Sense budget transparency website, showing how CARES Act funds are being distributed.

As of August 6, the Governor’s office reported allocating more than $710 million of the $1.25 billion in federal funds Wyoming was provided by Congress to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

During a Special Session in May, the Wyoming Legislature provided guidelines as to how that money can be spent, splitting the funds into three disbursements.

  • The first, amounting to $450 million, was available for allocation on May 25.
  • The second, amounting to $400 million, was available for allocation on July 15.
  • The third, amounting to another $400M, will not become eligible for allocation per legislation until September 15.

The CARES Act spending page breaks down spending into nine categories: Economic/Business Relief ($327.3M); Education Resilience ($110.5M); Broadband and Communications Infrastructure ($100M); Testing and Contact Tracing ($60M); Unemployment and Workers Compensation ($42.2M); Local Governments ($35.9M); Eviction Prevention and Support ($15M); State Agencies COVID Response ($12.2M); and Judicial and Legislative Branches ($7M).

The page, https://www.wyomingsense.gov/cares-act, includes additional details on each category, along with links and additional resources.

The Governor’s Office reports the page will be updated regularly as additional funds are allocated. 


The Wyoming Department of Health provides COVID-19 case, variant, death, testing, hospital and vaccine data online. The department also shares information about how the data can be interpreted. COVID-19 safety recommendations are available from the CDC.


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