CARES Act

Two Niagara County men have been indicted on charges they fraudulently took advantage of COVID-19 financial assistance programs.

Washington is putting billions of dollars into community colleges from two recent stimulus bills. That's going to help Erie Community College, which is…

New York state lawmakers held a special December session Monday to enact new protections for tenants unable to meet rent payments, due to pandemic-related…

The Erie County Back to Business Grant Program has issued its final report regarding direct financial assistance from the federal CARES Act through the…

People in danger of losing their homes, because they lost their means to make payments during the pandemic, will be able to apply for financial assistance…

With autumn officially arriving next Tuesday, Erie County lawmakers are proposing the use of federal CARES relief money to help establishments set up…

Erie County is putting $25 million into emergency child care. The money will pay for regular child care and new virtual learning centers. Part of the…

Publicly-funded schools across Erie County will receive an extra $15 million in federal funding for COVID-related costs before the end of 2020.In a…

Erie County legislators say they want to take a hard look at millions of dollars paid in overtime during the COVID-19 pandemic to salaried…

Some local hospitals are getting millions of dollars from the most recent stimulus bill for COVID-19 care, but Rep. Brian Higgins said more needs to…