Frankfort Children's Museum Gets $100K Grant

FRANKFORT, IL — Frankfort Children's Museum, also known as KidsWork Children's Museum, was recently given some financial relief to the tune of $100,000 via a Small Venue Operators Grant handed out by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

The SBA is responsible for doling out more than $16.2 billion as part of the American Rescue Plan Act passed in March. So far, the SBA has awarded more than $8.4 billion in grants, according to the SBA website.

KidsWork Children's Museum's grant can be used to pay for a number of things, according to SBA's website, including:

• Payroll costs.
• Rent payments.
• Utility payments.
• Scheduled mortgage payments.
• Scheduled debt payments.
• Worker protection expenditures
• Payments to independent contractors.
• Other ordinary and necessary business expenses, including maintenance costs.
• Administrative costs.
• State and local taxes and fees.
• Operating leases in effect as of Feb. 15, 2020
• Insurance payments.
• Advertising, production transportation, and capital expenditures related to producing a theatrical or live performing arts production.

Of the $16.2 billion total that was made available, at least $2 billion was reserved for eligible Small Venue Operators Grant applications for businesses that have up to 50 full-time employees. Eligible applicants could qualify for up to 45 percent of the business' gross earned revenue, with a maximum amount of $10 million for a single grant.

For more information, visit the KidsWork Children's Museum website. The Museum is located at 11 S. White St. in Frankfort.

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