PRESS RELEASE
Treasurer Fitzpatrick Announces COVID-19 Related Expenditure Data Aggregated on Information Portal

Jefferson City, MO –Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick
today announced CARES Act expenditure data available through the Show-Me Checkbook
is also accessible on the CARES Act Funding
information portal. The interactive
“COVID-19 Related Expenditures” section of the portal utilizes technology
employed by the Show-Me
Checkbook to aggregate and single out spending data related to COVID-19 for
state agencies in one location. The data is searchable by fund, agency, object
code, vendor, and date, and can be viewed separate and apart from any
non-COVID-19 spending by state government. Data
is pulled from the State’s accounting system. The State has over 400 active
funds which collect, hold, and disburse its money. The information aggregated
on the COVID website is derived from a subset of those funds which were created
to receive federal relief funds related to the National and State COVID-19
emergency declarations and response. On
April 10, 2020, Governor Parson formed an informal working group, led by
Treasurer Fitzpatrick, to make recommendations for the use of federal funding
provided for COVID-19-related costs under the CARES Act. This advisory body is studying
and analyzing the federal relief available to Missouri, its citizens, and
businesses as well as identifying best practices and procedures to apply that
relief. The
working group’s next meeting will be held next week. Information about the CARES
Act and the working group can be found
at treasurer.mo.gov/COVID. ### Follow the Treasurer’s Office on Twitter,
Facebook, and Instagram @motreasurer.