Taking CARE: Using CARES Act Funds to Modernize Government

The federal government responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by enacting multiple laws, including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"), appropriating over $2 trillion for assistance and economic support.

OpenGov is bringing together a panel of customers to share how they are using and deploying CARES Act funding for mission-critical software to:

1) distribute grants, reopen restaurants and restart their economy
2) modernize budgeting and planning
3) expedite resident services with cloud-based ERP

We'll discuss how:

• The State of Idaho is defining reimbursable expenses to include upgrades to technology that enable its towns, cities, and counties to come back better and stronger
• Middlesex County, NJ uses CARES Act funding to invest in virtual workflow software that enables more efficient grants distribution to restart small businesses
• How you can modernize your government with Budgeting & Planning and ERP Suite upgrades