Governor Kristi Noem is requesting the state’s allotment of nearly $1 billion from the federal government in coronavirus relief money.
Specifically, she’s requesting the state’s share of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. Congress is providing the money from the American Rescue Plan passed in March.
Sioux Falls, Rapid City and each county in the state will receive a share of the money directly from the federal government. Other cities and towns in South Dakota will have to request their share of the funding through the state.
Noem says she looks forward to working with the state legislature to find ways to use the money. Noem specifically calls out investing in water, sewer and broadband infrastructure.
The state will get half of the funding in 2021 and the other half in 2022.