HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Financial help is on the way for nonprofits that have been hurt by the pandemic. Former City Manager John Deardoff was before the Reno County Commission to inform them about COVID-19 funds that will be available later this fall.
The funds will be available for nonprofits, private schools and day cares in Reno County. The information online will be available starting Sept. 8 with the application process starting Sept. 15. Applications can be filled out through Sept. 30.
“The review process and the allocation committee would sit down and look at each one of the applications, look at their eligibility and look at what they’ve submitted,” Deardoff said. “We’ll come up with a recommendation that we will bring to the County Commission for final approval.”
The funding will cover three different areas for nonprofits.
“Priority one is for reimbursable experiences that these agencies have already accrued up to the end of August for COVID-related things,” Deardoff said. “And then things they have to do at their facility to prepare for the future. And then finally, which I think is probably going to be a really important component, is going to be the revenue loss for some of these nonprofits.”
There will be a $25,000 cap per organization on the first two priorities and a cap of 25% or less of last year's total revenue. The funds would not only allow nonprofits to get funding for needed goods and services, they could also offset lost revenue due to losses from a decrease in fundraising.