Resiliency Grant Program Launches for KCK Small Businesses
Published on December 17, 2021
Small businesses can apply for ARPA funds to address the pandemic impact on operations.
Kansas City, KS- The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS is looking to assist local KCK businesses through the new KCK Small Business Resiliency Grant Program. The grant is adopted by the Unified Government (UG) Board of Commissioners and was funded by the Unified Government’s allocation of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
The UG Resiliency Grant was created to help reduce the financial strain on local businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Grant funds can be used to help business continue to prepare for changes in the way consumers are doing business. This includes funding for upgrading websites for e-commerce, buildings, and physical plants remediation to comply with safety guidelines, software upgrades, professional service support (accounting, legal), etc.
The expenditure of these funds are subject to the eligibility requirements, rules and regulations set forth by the US Treasury Department and the US Office of Management of Budget (OMB). For more details go to: www.wycokck.org/ARPA
Program Overview
Local businesses wanting to apply for this grant are asked to submit the required documentation through the Economic Development’s online applicant registration form at KCK Small Business Resiliency Grant.
Grant applicants are for eligible to apply for up to $10,000 in funding, and if awarded are not required to accept the full amount of awarded funds. Priority will be given to businesses with fewer than 25 employees, but local businesses may have up to 100 employees. For a complete list of business, expense, and grant type eligibility requirements, please review the Small Business Grant Program Overview document.
All businesses who receive grant funds are required to complete a business intake and 2 hours of business technical assistance training to assist with resiliency, sustainability, and business planning.
Grant request applications will begin to be reviewed starting January 4, 2022. The grant application process will remain open until all funds are distributed.
“Small businesses are at the heart of our local economy,” said Unified Government Small Business Liaison Shaya Lockett. “These grants will provide much-needed assistance to help small businesses in KCK adopt new technology and tools to navigate the impacts of the pandemic on our economy.”
For questions, any application accommodations, including technical assistance about the Small Business Grant Program, please contact KCKGMSSupport@iParametricsDS.com or 1-913-386-7600. Phone hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm. For more information you may also visit our Small Business site.
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