The Department of Commerce is awarding $2 million through the Community Development Block Grant – COVID Resiliency program.
This grant will enable cities and counties to address issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic when no other funds are available. This is a competitive CDBG grant with an application window that closes July 31st. Funding for the program was made available through the CARES Act. Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland says small businesses are the backbone of the economy, and they were hit hard by the pandemic.
Eligible activities for the CDBG program include upgrades to remain open and prevent future closures due to community illnesses and public health emergencies, technology, hardware, and software upgrades, e-commerce updates, professional development and training and other updates that can be directly related to resiliency improvements. A link to the application can be found here.
