The Washington State Department of Commerce received a $15 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to support collaboration among public, private and philanthropic organizations to support small businesses.
A press release from the Commerce Department specifies that this grant will support Safe Start projects and partnerships aimed at helping small business restart, rebuild and become more resilient. Grant funding will benefit various regional economic development partnerships. Under this grant, the Department of Commerce and its partners will develop and provide a broad range of support to help small businesses address key areas of need, such as prevention of COVID infection and transmission, connections to financial resources for immediate and future resiliency, and technical assistance to help manufacturers adapt for safe yet efficient operations. Some programs are already underway while others are still being developed.
For more information about this Community Small Business Resiliency Grant Program and other programs that support small businesses. Please visit the Commerce Department’s webpage at http://startup.choosewashingtonstate.com/links/crisis/covid-19-resources
