Community Capital Fund (CCF) is administering the Shawnee Economic Recovery Assistance (SERA) grant fund.
Donor Name: Community Capital Fund
State: Kansas
City: Shawnee
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/25/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
The program provides a one-time $5,000 grant to assist with the cost of rent or mortgage payments to offset the loss of revenue due to capital and payroll expenses, low demand, supply chain disruptions, personnel and other challenges associated with the ongoing economic effects of the pandemic. The grant funds can be used to pay up to three months of commercial rent, lease, or mortgage payments.
The purpose of the SERA Grant Program is to provide financial relief to Shawnee small businesses directly and negatively impacted the COVID-19 pandemic. The individual grants will be funded through the $112,000 awarded to Shawnee, Kansas from the Community Development Block Grant through the Federal Housing and Urban Development department.
Funding Information
The fund will award up to $5,000 to small businesses in Shawnee, Kansas.
Eligibility Criteria
- Submit a completed application;
- Prove the business is legally operating and physically located in Shawnee, Kansas, and was in operating on July 1, 2021;
- Have 1-50 full time employees, or equivalent part-time employees, including the owner;
- Business must commit to retaining or creating jobs for low to moderate-income people;
- Must have an active City of Shawnee Business License;
- Businesses with multiple locations in Shawnee may receive assistance of each location. Businesses which previously received SERA funding are eligible to apply;
- Business cannot be nationally corporately owned, nor publicly traded. Local franchisees are eligible;
- Non-profits, and home-based businesses are not eligible;
- Businesses must demonstrate economic damages from business interruption caused by the COVID-19 public health emergency, excluding those costs covered by insurance or monies from any local, state and/or Federal programs in which your business currently has available to them;
- Strict prohibition of the “duplication of benefits”, which occurs when a person, household, business, or other entity receives assistance from multiple sources (local, private, State and/or Federal) for the same purpose (rent/lease/mortgage assistance) and the total assistance received for that purpose is more than the total needed.
For more information, visit Shawnee Economic Recovery Assistance (SERA) Grant Program.
