‘Back to Business’ Grant Fund sees dozens interested with applications opening in October
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - At Tuesday’s Special Committee for Legal Review, city leaders moved closer to opening applications for the ‘Back to Business’ Grant Fund.
This fund was first introduced last week and they’ve had 77 interest applications sent in so far.
The City is planning to use $325,000 from the Violence Prevention and Intervention Fund for the grants.
The grant program has two parts: recovery and prevention.
Storefronts eligible must be located in Kansas City, Missouri, maintain consistent hours of operation, and have sustained physical damage due to a break-in or vandalism or plan to take steps to prevent incidents like these.
The recovery grant is for up to $3,000 per business for reimbursement for vandalism from July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025.
The prevention grant is for up to $5,000 per business to reimburse them for eligible security measures from July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025.
For repairs, this can include:
- Temporary window or door board up
- Window repair/replacement
- Door repair/replacement
- Graffiti removal/paint over
- Sign repair/replacement
- Gate repair/replacement
- Security systems repair/replacement
- Exterior light repair/replacement
- Mural repair
For security and prevention:
- Security cameras (equipment only, not monitoring services) - no less than 30 days for video recovery.
- Alarm systems
- Scissor gates
- Overhead doors
- Security lighting
- Locks
To apply, businesses must provide proof of insurance, copies of receipts, copy of KD incident report, photos of damages and repairs, and a TED Report.
The city is still deciding if businesses can get both grants as they would like to provide as much help as possible.
“I think we will see a high subscription unfortunately because a lot of people have been hit but Kansas City is a place that every business should feel comfortable operating,” said Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas. “We have great market demographics, we have a lot of people coming through we need to make sure it will be safe this is one step particular on the prevention side where we can do it.”
They plan for applications to be reviewed on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted.
This goes to City Council on Thursday and if ed, they plan for applications to open on October 7 and provide an update on the program at the beginning of November.
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