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Town of Union Businesses Offered COVID Help
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The Town of Union is offering disaster relief grants to small businesses in the Town directly impacted by COVID-19 shutdowns.
The Town Community Development Block Grant-COVID Virus funds are available for qualified small businesses that are in distress from the pandemic. The money could be used to pay verifiable business expenses.
Funds of up to $125,000 are available to businesses that have fifty or fewer employees and businesses must have been in operation and profitable prior to the March 22 shutdown. Home-based or start-up businesses are not eligible.
Online applications can be found at www.townofunion.com/departments.economic-development.html.
For more information, contact Town of Union Economic Development Director Joseph Moodey at 786-2945 or by email at jmoody@townofunion.com.
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