AKRON, Ohio — Small businesses in Summit County are now eligible to apply for additional money granted through the CARES Act, according to County Executive Ilene Shapiro’s office.
“It has become clear that the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will likely be with us for some time, leaving many of our small businesses with uncertain futures,” said Shapiro. “This grant program has already made a difference for thousands of Summit County businesses. The additional funding will make a difference for many more and will hopefully relieve some uncertainty.”
Grants will be based on the total number of employees that each business has. The amounts are as follows:
- Businesses with less than two employees are eligible to receive $2,500
- Businesses with 2 to 10 employees can receive $5,000
- Businesses with 11 to 30 can receive $7,500
To be eligible, each business must be a for-profit business with its principal location in the county.
Businesses who were not chosen in the last round of grants will have priority scoring to for this round.
Eligibility requirements for the grant program can be found here.
Businesses can apply for the grants from Wednesday through Oct. 7 at 9 a.m. The Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce will announce which businesses were selected by Oct. 30.
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