Grants will help North Missouri economy rebuild from COVID-19

Several CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) have been granted to councils of government and regional planning commissions across North Missouri. The $400,000 grants will enable them to assist businesses, local governments, and community partners as they recover and rebuild economically from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Green Hills Regional Planning Commission at Trenton will receive a $400,000 EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to respond to the coronavirus pandemic by supporting business owners and community partners to ensure economic recovery. Daviess County is among those counties served by the Green Hills agency.
Other $400,000 grant recipients located in North Missouri include Mo-Kan Development at St. Joseph, Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments at Maryville, Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission at Memphis, and Mark Twain Regional Council of Governments at Perry.
These entities, all EDA-designated Economic Development Districts (EDD), are some of the more than 850 existing, high-performing EDA EDD, University Center, Tribal, and Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grant recipients invited to apply for supplemental funding under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
The CARES Act, signed into law by President Donald J. Trump, provides EDA with $1.5 billion for economic development assistance programs to help communities prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic.