COVID-19 LINKS
Local Resources
- CDBG_Emergency Response Application
- City of Garden City COVID-19 update page
- Finney County COVID-19 update page
- Finney County COVID-19 hotline-- (620) 272-3600
- FACE COVERING-DOOR SIGN
Business Reopening Resources
- A Guide for Safe Business Operations in Finney County- updated November 10, 2020
- Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas -Governor Kelly's guidance for reopening
- KDHE Resources For Business & Industry
- CDC Recommendations for Business & Industry
- Economic Impacts of COVID-19--Finney County (updated June 12, 2020)
State/Federal Resources
- Kansas Department of Commerce
- Kansas Department of Labor- Unemployment Benefit Information
- Childcare Provider Assistance- Kansas Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund
- Network Kansas
- Center for Disease Control
- Kansas Department of Health & Environment
- Small Business Administration
- Community Service Tax Credit Program-- applications are accepted through May 31, 2020 for eligible non-profit organizations
- US Department of Labor
- US Department of the Treasury- Assistance for Small Business
- COVID-19 Relief--Department of Treasury
- US Chamber of Commerce
- 1st Congressional District Rep. Dr. Roger Marshall- Coronavirus Resources
- USDA COVID-19 Rural Resource Guide
- COVID-19 Relief for Travel Industry
PUBLIC NOTICE OF FUND AVAILABILITY
Local small businesses are currently feeling the unprecedented pressures from the economic and health impacts of COVID-19. In order to help alleviate some of these pressures, the City of Garden City and Finney County have financial assistance (as available) for working capital through recaptured Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds under the Economic Development Category. Funds will be in the form of a short-term loan and must be used by existing businesses for working capital needed to retain jobs. Working capital is defined as salaries/wages, inventory purchase, utilities, rent, insurance payments, etc. Retained jobs must meet the 51% low-to-moderate income requirement of the CDBG/RLF program.
All applications will be submitted to the governing body for approval.
CDBG-CV PUBLIC NOTICE OF FUND AVAILABILITY
Local small businesses are currently feeling the unprecedented pressures from the economic and health impacts of COVID-19. In order to help alleviate some of these pressures, the City of Garden City has financial assistance (as available) for working capital through CDBG-CV Funds made available through a $132,000.00 grant provided to the City of Garden City by the CARES Act. Funds will be distributed to qualifying businesses on a first-come, first-serve basis in the form of grants with a maximum amount per grantee of $7,500.00 and must be used by existing businesses for working capital needed to retain jobs. Working capital is defined as salaries/wages, inventory purchase, utilities, rent, insurance payments, etc. Retained jobs must meet the 51% low-to-moderate income requirement of the CDBG-CV program.
Expenses already reimbursed in an approved and awarded City or County CDBG/RLF Program loan or accounted for in funding through the US Government’s Payroll Protection Program are not eligible to submit for consideration of this grant. Expenses not fully covered by one or both of these programs may be included in the grant application.
For assistance with the application, businesses may contact Finney County Economic Development Corporation at 620-271-0388 or Great Plains Development, Inc (City of Garden City Grant Administrator) at 620-227-6406.
Applications and more information on the program can be found on the City of Garden City COVID-19 resource page.
