The city of Parsons and Labette County will both file for grants that would be distributed to local businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The state of Kansas will receive approximately $9 million in Community Development Block Grant funding under the federal coronavirus relief bill. Counties, cities and other localities will likely receive applications sometime next week. The maximum grant that will be allocated to any single municipality under the program will be $200,000. Jim Zaleski, the economic development director for the city of Parsons, said he’ll work with the city and county to file applications requesting the maximum of $200,000.
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