Sam Low's eNewsletter
Snohomish County Council
3000 Rockefeller Ave., M/S 609
Everett, Washington 98201
8th floor, Robert J. Drewel Building
Phone: 425-388-3494
E-Mail: Sam.Low@snoco.org
Darcy Cheesman, Legislative Aide
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Today the Snohomish County Council passed an ordinance to direct initial CARES Act funds and an amendment explaining dollar amounts and where those dollars will be spent.
The Council has appropriated $73m of CARES Act funds with this ordinance. A breakdown of dollar amounts is below.
- $27m for economic stabilization
- $20m for public health/medical response
- $10m for the Snohomish Health District
- $10m for human/social services + housing
- $6m for essential government services
Small businesses and the many jobs they provide have been decimated. Getting grants out to them quickly and efficiently has been one of my top priorities. Below is information on the Small Business R3 Grant Program.
Snohomish County Small Business Relief, Recovery, and Resiliency (R3) Grant Program
The application can be found here. It should only take 30 minutes for an applicate to apply for grant funds. We are told that awards will be made within five weeks of the completed application. Qualifying businesses may be awarded up to $25,000.00 in grant funds. To qualify businesses must meet the following criteria.
- Be licensed to do business in the State of Washington.
- Be a business physically located in Snohomish County.
- Have 20 or fewer employees (including the business owner/worker).
- Be in operation for one or more years.
- Certify at least a 25% reduction in revenue attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Able to demonstrate that the business was a going concern before March 23, 2020.
This grant program focuses on small businesses that are critical to supporting our community’s economic recovery. Any funds received must be used to cover expenses that have not been previously accounted for and are incurred between March 1, 2020 and December 30, 2020.
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