Seattle opens applications for small business stabilization grants
Seattle is opening up applications for grants to help small businesses across the city impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Businesses will be able to apply until Nov. 30 for the Small Business Stabilization Fund grants through the city's Office of Economic Development.
“Small businesses are the backbone of Seattle; they provide people with good-paying jobs and contribute to the cultural and civic life of our City,” Mayor Jenny Durkan said in a statement.
“The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn have impacted so many small businesses, and too many neighborhood favorites have had to close their doors for good. The Small Business Stabilization Fund is a critical way for the City to invest directly in small business owners during this unprecedented time."
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Seattle to award more $10,000 grants to hundreds of small businesses
The city of Seattle is accepting applications through the end of the month for $4 million in a new round of Small Business Stabilization Fund grants.
Demand is sure to be high. This spring, when the fund was launched to make $10,000 grants to small businesses hit hard by the pandemic, more than 9,000 businesses applied, and the Office of Economic Development awarded grants through drawings.
To date the city provided 469 small businesses with grants, and one recipient, Belltown art gallery Phylogeny Contemporary at 2718 Elliott Ave., has really benefited, said owner Lori Johns.
On Tuesday as she was preparing for the gallery's next exhibition, "The Land of Dissenting Boundaries," by La Vaughn Belle. Johns said she used the grant money to buy supplies for the show, which opens Nov. 28.
https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2020/11/10/seattle-to-award-more-business-grants.html