KC small businesses to apply for 2nd round of PPP loans $284 billion up for grabs Starting on Monday, businesses can apply for the Paycheck Protection Program loans as $284 billion is up for grabs to help them survive during the pandemic. and last updated 2021-01-09 19:47:49-05 KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Starting on Monday, businesses can apply for Paycheck Protection Program loans, as $284 billion is up for grabs to help them survive during the COVID-19 pandemic. It's been a long time coming for several KC metro small businesses, including Mills Record Company and Wiseblood Books in Westport. "I'm absolutely going to apply for it," Judy Mills, who owns the record company, said, "because we talked about less revenue, because we've had to close, we have less hours now. We have to have less customers, so there's definitely been a loss of revenue. There's also been an increase in expenses."