The application process for the emergency grant closed on April 6, 2020; therefore, new applications are not being accepted at this time. The Economic Development Advisory Board and the City Commission will meet in a joint session on May 5, 2020 to discuss clarifying the criteria for grants, should they be offered in the future. If additional grants are offered, a notification will be published in the Official City Newspaper (Independence Daily Reporter) and posted on the City’s Facebook Page (City of Independence Kansas or @IndependenceKS) and Webpage (www.IndependenceKs.gov). -- Leonhard Caflisch, Mayor and Chuck Goad, Economic Development Advisory Board Chair