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The Mountain Small Business Grant Program announced by San Bernardino County Chair and Third District Supervisor Dawn Rowe during the March 28 Board of Supervisors meeting officially starts today with the applications available online. The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the program to help mountain businesses impacted by this season’s crippling snowstorms get back on their feet.
Under the Mountain Small Business Grant Program, mountain businesses and non-profits with 50 or fewer employees are eligible for a one-time $3,000 grant, and businesses with more than 50 but fewer than 500 employees can receive $15,000 to assist with recovery from the recent snowstorms.
To qualify, businesses must have been in operation prior to February 27 and have a brick-and-mortar location in the affected unincorporated San Bernardino Mountains that is used by employees and customers. Funds are intended to help businesses defray overhead costs such as rent and utilities.
Supervisor Rowe said, “The recent snowstorms had devastating impacts for many businesses in the mountains. These grants will help them to recover financially as they work to reopen to serve the community. I will continue working hard to obtain additional resources for our mountain businesses and residents.”
Many mountain businesses, like Steven Ayala, owner and coach at Apex Boxing and Fitness in Twin Peaks, were cut off from their customers or unable to work in their stores, shops and offices for weeks because they were blocked by snow or isolated by unsafe roads. The grants approved by the Board will help many of those businesses stay open, keep mountain residents employed, and contribute to the area’s economic recovery.
The application is now available at https://snowinfo.sbcounty.gov/.
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