Pamplin Media Group – West Linn offers fourth round of business grants
Local proprietors can receive up to $2,500 in funding from the city’s ARPA allocation.
The metropolis of West Linn options to distribute $75,000 to nearby companies in the coming months in a fourth round of grants to relieve COVID pandemic impacts.
The metropolis is accepting apps from community organizations with a West Linn license for grants of $2,500 and $1,000. Brick-and-mortar corporations are suitable for $2,500 and at-dwelling corporations are qualified for $1,000.
The Metropolis Council designated $225,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act for company guidance in 2022. The metropolis will adhere to this round of grants with two more, each individual totaling $75,000, later on this yr.
Although the current grants are for typical company requires, the upcoming spherical will especially assistance enterprises with advertising, technological aid and facade enhancements.
“This is for ongoing organization recovery help,” mentioned Alena Schnarr, West Linn’s company assistance and economic improvement coordinator. “Companies are sharing with us how they would use the funds and what’s going on with them.”
Corporations will have to utilize by 5 p.m. Could 31. Programs and far more facts can be found on line at westlinnoregon.gov/finance/enterprise-restoration-grant-spherical-4. The town aims to notify grant recipients of their award the 3rd week of June and distribute the resources by early July.
All West Linn firms are welcome to implement, which includes individuals that have earlier acquired funding. If the sum of candidates outpaces the amount of money the metropolis has to give, the city will prioritize which enterprises to give grants to centered on a range of factors such as which organizations previously have received grants from the city and how extensive the company has been in West Linn.
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