Carbon County’s second round of COVID-19 Relief Block Grant applications opens today.

On Thursday, Commissioner Rocky Ahner said that the county will have approximately $1.2 million available to distribute from the CARES funding the county received for the grant.

Last week, Carbon County approved the distribution of $2.8 million from the $5.79 million it received.

This week, the county also approved an additional 40 applications that had been awarded grants but had been missing final paperwork. This distribution totaled $652,188.44. Fourteen additional first round applicants still need to send in signed agreements.

“It was a long process with many changes; but it feels good to be part of awarding businesses, municipalities and nonprofits of Carbon County well deserved money,” Ahner said.

Eligible entities can now apply for reimbursement of COVID-19 related expenses through Oct. 30. Grant awards will be capped at $100,000.

Priority will be will given to entities that have not previously been awarded CARES funding or grants.

For more information on the new round of grant applications, visit www.carboncounty.com and click on the COVID-19 Relief (Carbon) County Block Grant Portal.