Commissioners make $1.25 million available for COVID-19 assistance

Have you been negatively impacted by COVID-19? If so, there are several assistance programs available through our community partners Tiffin-Seneca Economic Partnership, Fostoria Economic Development Corporation, Great Lakes Community Action Partnership, Tiffin-Seneca United Way and Seneca County DJFS! Our office made $1,250,000 available, to be administered by these partners to help as many people, nonprofits and businesses as possible. Programs available include financial assistance, food assistance, rent/mortgage assistance, utility assistance and more.

Resource List:

For information on Tiffin-Seneca Economic Partnership’s Seneca CARES Small Business Relief Grant Program, visit SenecaCARES.com. The application deadline for this program is Nov. 9.

For more information on Fostoria Economic Development’s grant program, visit https://fostoriaedc.org/ or email president@fostoriaedc.org.

For more information on Great Lakes Community Action Partnership’s assistance programs, visit glcap.org/covidrelief or call 1 (800) 775-9767. GLCAP is also offering COVID Relief assistance in Ottawa, Sandusky and Wood counties.

For more information on assistance programs administered by Tiffin-Seneca United Way, call their office (419) 448-0355.

For more information on programs offered through the Seneca County Department of Job and Family Services, call (419) 447-5011.

If you have any general questions about any of these programs, please contact the Seneca County Commissioners’ Office, (419) 447-4550.