{"id":2883,"date":"2020-08-02T15:53:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-02T22:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/?p=2883"},"modified":"2020-08-02T16:21:17","modified_gmt":"2020-08-02T23:21:17","slug":"business-oregon-announces-third-round-of-grants-to-serve-small-businesses-along-with-millions-in-new-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southernoregonbusiness.com\/business-oregon-announces-third-round-of-grants-to-serve-small-businesses-along-with-millions-in-new-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Oregon Announces Third Round of Grants to Serve Small Businesses, Along With Millions in New\u00a0Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Nathan Buehler
Business Oregon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Business Oregon announced the recipients of $5.5 million in grant funding through its Emergency Business Assistance Grant Fund, created by Governor Kate Brown and the Oregon Legislature to assist small businesses impacted by COVID-19. To date, the Fund was disbursed through three rounds of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) from applicants that will assist small businesses in Oregon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re using everything at our disposal to help small businesses across the state, and working with all of our local and regional partners to make it happen,\u201d said Business Oregon Director Chris Cummings. \u201cAs fast as we can get the resources in, we turn them around and get them out into our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This round solicited proposals from cities, counties, and Economic Development Districts (EDDs). These organizations are intermediaries that will in turn issue grants to local small businesses with fewer than 25 employees, among other parameters. The program also encourages efforts to provide access to sole proprietors and historically disadvantaged business owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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