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The COVID-19 North Carolina Dashboard is updated each day at 11:00 am. Check here for current case counts in North Carolina

The State of  North Carolina COVID-19 Response page has COVID-19 information from across State Government

The Yancey County COVID-19 Small Business Relief Loan Fund is now open and accepting applications from Yancey County small businesses affected by the COVID-19 health crisis seeking financial assistance in dealing with the negative financial impacts of the pandemic on their businesses.

Funded through the Yancey County Economic Development Commission (EDC) with funds allocated by EDC and funding to be appropriated from Yancey County local governments the Yancey County COVID-19 Small Business Relief Loan Fund is a bridge loan program.

“The Yancey County Economic Development Commission is pleased to be partnering with the MAY Coalition to administer the application process for small businesses applying for assistance through this fund” said Yancey EDC Director Jamie McMahan. “MAY Coalition has a long and distinguished history of working to provide financial assistance to small businesses in our community for many years” added McMahan. “Qualified applicants will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis and will be funded as long as funds remain available for appropriation.”

Small businesses wishing to apply for bridge loans through this program may do so by contacting the MAY Coalition online via the following link:

http://www.maycoalition.org/yancey-covid19-relief-fund.html

Yancey County Establishes COVID-19 Response Fund to Support Non-Profit Organizations During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Details about the initiative to rapidly deploy resources to community-based non-profit organizations in Yancey County can be found in the document below:

COVID-19 Response Fund

Please consider donating to the COVID-19 Response Fund. All donations made to the Yancey County COVID-19 Response Fund are 100% tax deductible and 100% of all donations will be spent to complement the work and expand local capacity to address all aspects of the outbreak as efficiently as possible during this difficult time.

The application form  for non-profits is available in two formats shown below:

 NOTE:When completing the Word document fill in the information without altering the format of the original document.

 
Yancey County COVID-19 Response Fund Grant Application Form - Microsoft Word format 
       

Yancey County COVID-19 Response Fund Grant Application Form - Adobe PDF format