Fondo de Ayuda del Coronavirus del Condado de Seward Acto CARES

Seward County, Kansas is receiving $6,419,281.00 in Coronavirus Relief Funds ("CRF") from the State of Kansas through the Federal CARES Act. Seward County will use these funds to support its local communities to address their immediate health and economic needs and leverage these investments to create a better, stronger, future. 

Check back for information about these CRF funds, along with upcoming meetings, and opportunities for feedback. 

For more information or to submit questions, please email cares@sewardcountyks.org

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 8-7-20 Update

Seward County’s consultants, Iparametrics met with county staff on August 5, 2020 to discuss logistics and get staff input on preliminary recommendations for the direct spending plan prior to the Board of County Commissioner’s meeting which will occur on August 10 at 5:30 p.m. 

At that time, the consultants will present their recommendations for the direct spending plan and procedures for reimbursement of the CRF funds. 

On August 6, 2020, Iparametrics met via zoom meeting with local non-profits and political subdivisions in order to discuss how reimbursements for Covid related expenses can be applied for through a web-based portal. 

All non-profits and political subdivisions seeking reimbursement will need to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Authorization for Direct Payment Form. 

Those executed forms will need to be emailed to the county’s consultants Alexandria Harvey by emailing them to Alexandria.Harvey@metriceng.com

The consultants will assign an Organization ID for each entity once they have the Authorization for Direct Payment Form.  The Consultants will communicate the ID to the entity, so the reimbursement requests can begin to be inputted by the entity. 

It is understood that the MOU may not be able to be returned immediately as it will likely have to be approved the relevant governing body.

However, no payments will be made for reimbursements until an MOU is in place. The link to the MOU can be found on the left hand side of this page. 

Further, the reimbursement will need to be submitted by Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 5:00 pm.
    
After that is done, reimbursement can be applied for through the Seward County Reimbursement portal.   

Any questions may continue to be directed to cares@sewardcountyks.org


Update 8-3-20
The consultants from Iparametrics met with governmental entities, local leaders, non-profits, and businesses on July 27 through July 29. During the week of August 3, the consultants will take the information they received from the meetings and surveys to prioritize local needs and develop a direct spending plan for the CRF funds.  They will also be working on procedures to evaluate requests for reimbursements from governmental entities and local non-profits.  Following meetings with county staff, Iparametrics will then present its recommendations for the Direct Spending Plan and procedures for reimbursement to the Board of County Commissioners on Monday August 10, at 5:30 p.m.  Once the plan is approved by the commission, it will be submitted by August 17 to the State of Kansas for approval. Any questions concerning the CRF funds may continue to be directed to cares@sewardcountyks.org
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7/24/20 UPDATE

The County has engaged consultants, Iparametrics, to assist it with the handling of the CARES act CRF funds received from the state.  The County’s consultants will be in Liberal the week of July 27, 2020 in order to further analyze the local communities’ Covid related needs, in conjunction with the community needs surveys.  The public is encouraged to continue to fill out the online surveys, which can be found on the Seward county website at sewardcountyks.org.  On Monday, July 27, at 8:30 a.m. representatives from local political subdivisions will be meeting in Liberal with the consultants from Iparametrics at the Comfort Suites conference room at 2891 Centennial Boulevard.  This is followed by meetings between local non-profits at 10:30 a.m. on the 27th also at the Comfort Suites conference room.  The Board of County Commissioners will then meet at 5:30 p.m. in its chambers at the Seward County Administration building where an update will be given.  These all are open meetings and the public may attend.