Paducah Businesses Must Resubmit Relief Requests

Small businesses that applied for the Paducah Small Business Relief Fund Wednesday morning between 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. are being asked to resubmit their applications due to unexpected email issues.

Paducah Public Information Officer Pam Spencer says the previously submitted applications were not received. You will receive an auto-reply message if your application is successfully submitted. 

To apply for the Small Business Relief Fund, visit http://paducahky.gov/news/covid-19-resources-and-information.  Download the form, complete it, and then email it to  wk-reliefgrant@kctcs.edu.  
 
This is a partnership among the City of Paducah, West Kentucky Community & Technical College, and the Community Foundation of West Kentucky.  Small businesses that are not a franchise or franchise-affiliated, with 25 or fewer employees and a brick-and-mortar presence within the Paducah city limits may be eligible to apply for the funds.  During this first round of funding, the first 75 eligible businesses will receive grants of $2000 each.  The Application which includes all of the guidelines will be available through April 10 at 4:30 p.m. 
 
The funds must be used for expenses limited to rent, mortgage, payroll, and utilities.  If you are a business and have questions about the application process, call the City of Paducah Planning Department at 270-444-8601. 
 
A second round of funding will be opened at a later date with funding based upon the amount of donations to the Community Foundation which will be matched by the City of Paducah up to $100,000.   If you would like to donate to the Small Business Relief Fund, contact the Community Foundation of West Kentucky or call 270-442-8622.