New Business Grants Now Available!
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) will bring more than $7 billion to Washington State. The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners allocated a new round of funds to provide economic support to businesses and nonprofits located throughout Jefferson County. The funds are being administered by EDC Team Jefferson, and in partnership with the Jefferson Community Foundation and the Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship. Applications are now being accepted through March 11th.
Recipients are scored by the information they provide in the application, and then prioritized by a Grant Selection Committee comprised of members from each Commissioner District in the County. Grant awards will be up to $20,000. The priority of this grant program is to help underserved businesses and nonprofit organizations that received little to no funding in the previous grant rounds. It is also intended to provide grant funding to businesses that were adversely impacted by mandated closures.
Requirements for Eligibility:
- Active business (identified by UBI number or EIN number) physically located in Jefferson county.
- Documented reduction in business income or activity related to COVID-19 or as a result of state or local COVID-19 related public health measures.
Eligible applications will be reviewed based on the following priority criteria:
- Degree of financial hardship related to the COVID pandemic.
- Size of the business; number of employees.
- New businesses who were ineligible for prior COVID grants.
- Businesses that were overlooked or underfunded in the previous grant assistance funds.
- Businesses operating in a rural or low-income community and/or owned by someone from a historically underserved population (minority, veteran, tribal, or women-owned).
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