American Rescue Plan

Hundreds of Oklahoma cities, towns and rural water districts applied for competitive grants to fund water and wastewater projects. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board has announced 76 communities across the state that are likely to receive that money and released a list that ranks all the applications by funding priority.

Hundreds of school counselors and mental health professionals will be hired by schools across Oklahoma for the next few years thanks to the American Rescue Plan. StateImpact’s Robby Korth reports on the state’s $35 million School Counselor Corps.