SBDC GRANTS AGAIN AVAILABLE

A second round of grants from the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida will be available for eligible businesses impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. That’s because of an additional $300,000 contribution from Gulf Power through its economic development fund. Grant awards will be up to $5,000, and applications will be taken until 5 p.m. this Friday. Businesses must be a for-profit, privately held small business, established on or before January 1st, 2019, and must maintain a place of business in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Jackson, Washington, Calhoun or Bay counties. They also must have 11 to 29 employees and have had a reduction in sales revenues of 25% or more due to the loss of business income related to COVID-19.