Neosho County Coronavirus Relief Funds Information
Neosho County has worked diligently to design and implement a portfolio of recovery programs to most effectively utilize the $3,202,912 in allocated Coronavirus Relief Funds (“CRF”) made available to the County from the State of Kansas through the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act.
On September 4, 2020, the State of Kansas approved the County’s Direct Aid Spending Plan and provided approval for the County’s first set of reimbursement requests submitted by the County’s nonprofits and governmental entities. As part of the Direct Aid Spending Plan, the County was given approval to continue providing reimbursements for qualified, incurred expenses through its COVID-19 Reimbursement and FEMA Matching Program.
The County is excited to announce the launch of three new programs and the continuation of the COVID-19 Reimbursement and FEMA Matching Program designed to meet the most immediate recovery needs of our community while helping to rebuild a more resilient economy.
The County has partnered with the Chanute Regional Development Authority and contracted external consultants to provide grant management and program implementation support. The RDA will serve as the first point of contact for the COVID-19 Agency and Operational Relief Grant Program and the Household Emergency Relief Program and provide outreach and application intake support.
For a comprehensive overview of the portfolio of programs approved by the State of Kansas, please refer to Neosho County’s SPARK Grant Recovery Program Overview Presentation.
COVID-19 Agency Operational Relief Grant Program
As part of its strategy to rebuild the local economy, the County has established the COVID-19 Agency Operational Relief Grant Program is designed to meet the needs of the County's small businesses, nonprofit organizations and governmental entities.
The Program provides grants to cover eligible COVID-19 expenditures made or planned through year-end 2020, including costs associated with operating losses, costs of "business interruptions and disruptions," and expenses related to public health actions for small businesses and private nonprofits.
In addition to supporting small businesses and nonprofits, the County will provide governmental entities, political subdivisions, and municipalities such as cities, higher education institutions, and school districts with grants to address the impact of COVID-19.
For more information, please refer to the following program documents:
This grant has closed on October 28th, 2020.
COVID-19 Reimbursement and FEMA Matching Program
The reimbursement program is designed to make our community whole again through the provision of fund payments to qualifying private nonprofits, local governmental entities, and education Institutions to reimburse already incurred costs that were necessary and reasonable to respond to and mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On August 15th, Neosho County submitted Its first County and Subrecipient Reimbursement report of incurred COVID-19 related expenditures for the County and qualifying entities who had submitted eligible expenses through the County's Reimbursement Portal. This Program serves as a continuation of this activity, to ensure that the County and qualifying entities have enough time to submit expenses for costs Incurred from March 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020.
Under this Program, entities who have applied for FEMA reimbursements may use Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) payments to meet FEMA's 25 percent cost share requirements under the Stafford Act.
The current total allocation for the Program is 561,017.77 dollars and Is subject to change with additional amendments to the County's Direct Aid Plan.
Reimbursement Program Overview
Financial Information for Reimbursement
If you have any questions regarding this program, please send an email to spark@neoshcountyks.org.
Household Emergency Relief Program
As part of its strategy to support households impacted by the pandemic, Neosho County has established the COVID-19 Household Emergency Relief Program (hereinafter, referred to as the “Program”) designed to alleviate burdens on the most vulnerable individuals or households experiencing financial crises due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Program provides funding for residents to pay up to four months of past-due rent, mortgage and utility payments, as well as, funding to cover the increased rent, mortgage and utility burden due to financial hardships caused by COVID-19 for up to two months. Further, given concerns about the cost of broadband, the County will also aid with covering the cost of broadband installation and / or up to four months[1] of funding to cover broadband services for LMI households.
This Program alleviates burdens on the most vulnerable individuals or households experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 and to provide greater economic security to residents of Neosho County by:
§ Reducing the rent and utility burden on rental households and prevent homelessness for households impacted by COVID-19.
§ Mitigating the risk of homeowners foreclosing on their homes due to financial hardship caused by COVID-19.
§ Increasing the affordability of broadband access for Low and Moderate Income (LMI) households to improve access to telehealth, facilitate distance learning, and allow for remote work.
Interested Applicants may apply for the Program through:
1. Complete an application online through Neosho County’s Household Emergency Relief Program Web Application.
2. Schedule an appointment and apply in person by submitting an email to householdrelief@neoshocountyks.org or call the Chanute Regional Development Authority at 620-431-5222.
For more information, please refer to the following program documents:
The application period for the Household Relief Grant Program has closed. If you have questions regarding a submitted application, please contact the Program Outreach Coordinator via householdrelief@neoshocountyks.org or at 620-431-5222.
*Funding can be applied as backpay or toward future credit on the Applicant’s account.
Response and Recovery Grant Program
This grant program is designed to help nonprofits, governmental entities, community organizations, businesses and healthcare providers to respond to and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and propose recovery initiatives that are right-sized for targeted relief of the communities served. The County will prioritize program proposals that address Connectivity, Workforce Development and Childcare to help close these critical gaps in the community.
Interested Applicants should respond to the Notice of Funding Availability published below and submit the completed NOFA Exhibits to responserecovery@neoshocountyks.org. Once applications are submitted, eligible Applicants will be awarded funds based on application scores, subject to funding availability.
For more information, please refer to the following program documents:
RR Notice of Funding Availability
This grant has closed on October 28th, 2020.