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Small Business Grant during COVID-19
CEDIK just released a grant RFP for downtown businesses in Southeast Kentucky during these tough economic times:http://cedik.ca.uky.edu/seky-stim-fund
The Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (CEDIK), in partnership with the Appalachian Impact Fund (AIF), housed at the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, and Invest 606 is soliciting applications from businesses to the new Southeast Kentucky Downtown Business Stimulus Fund. Eligible businesses are invited to apply for up to $3,000 in grant funds to support operations that have been hindered because of COVID-19.
Businesses in Bell, Clay, Estill, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knox, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry, Whitley can apply.
Eligible business types:
a) a business must be locally owned AND
b) a downtown business that falls under one of the following categories: restaurant or experience retail that includes the arts, tourism, accommodations, and entertainment.
Deadline to apply: Rolling, first round of reviews will occur on April 17th, 2020.
APPLY NOW >> https://bit.ly/2Rbh4oi
Questions: Contact Shane Barton, Downtown Revitalization Coordinator, shane.barton@uky.edu
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For assistance, please call the office at (606) 549-1430 Monday-Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm. For general questions, feel free to email our office at whitley.EXT@uky.edu
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If you have questions regarding a specific program area, please refer to the following list:
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Stacy White, agent - (606) 521-1705 or sjwhite@uky.edu
Family & Consumer Sciences
Matti Cornelius, agent - (606) 499-1803 or matti.cornelius@uky.edu
Reagan Weedman, program assistant - reagan.weedman@uky.edu
Fine Arts
Cortney Moses, agent - (606) 344-4353 or cortney.moses@uky.edu
Mawnie Belcher. program assistant - mawnie.belcher@uky.edu
4H Youth Development
Lisa Spaulding, program assistant - lisa.spaulding@uky.edu
Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
Cheryl Owens. program assistant - cherly.owens@uky.edu
SNAP Education
Andrea Munoz. program assistant - Andrea.Munoz@uky.edu
Staff Assistants
Ashley Eversole - ashley.eversole@uky.edu
Tina Noe - tina.noe@uky.edu
Custodian
Andrew Modica - andrew.modica@uky.edu
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We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Whitley County Office
4275 US-25W
P.O. Box 328
Williamsburg, KY 40769-0328
Phone: (606) 549-1430
Fax: (606) 549-9029
Email: whitley.EXT@uky.edu
Community Arts Center
428 Main Street
Williamsburg, KY 40769
(606)549-7373
Office Hours
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8:00 AM-4:30 PM
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