Roanoke Sun

City of Roanoke issued the following announcement on Jan. 21

ln response to the economic hardships experienced by microbusinesses resulting from the COVlD-19 pandemic, the City, in partnership with Freedom First, is launching a small business relief grant program utilizing the Community Development Block Grant - Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) federal funding. 

This is a grant program created in response to businesses that are at-risk of closing or laying off employees due to COVID-19, and its goal is to keep businesses open and retain or create jobs in the City.

To be eligible to receive a CDBG-CV Small Business Relief Grant, the business must be a for-profit small business in the City that will create and/or retain jobs for low-to-moderate income people in our region. CDBG-CV Small Business Relief Grants can be used to pay for a limited scope of expenses, such as:

• Working capital such as wages, utilities, rent, etc.
• Costs to comply with COVID-19 related CDC standards
• Other costs that will enable the business to reopen (as outlined in the program qualifications)

Applications and further details can be found at www.freedomfirst.com/small-business-relief-grant. Completed applications and program questions should be emailed to ffe@freedomfirst.com by 4 p.m. on June 1, 2022, or when funds are exhausted.

Original source can be found here.