ST. LOUIS 鈥 The city is launching a grant program to help small businesses recover from the pandemic, officials announced Tuesday.
The program will offer $5,000 grants to as many as 900 最新杏吧原创-based businesses on a first-come, first-served basis, paid for via federal coronavirus stimulus money.
鈥溩钚滦影稍 can not move forward from the pandemic if we leave our entrepreneurs and small business owners behind,鈥 Mayor Tishaura O. Jones said in a statement.
Applicants must have 25 or fewer employees, be current on all city taxes and demonstrate COVID-19 hardship. City employees and members of their immediate family are not allowed to apply, officials said.
鈥淭hese grant dollars will provide business owners with the ability to support their employees, better serve their customers and contribute to the economic growth of the neighborhoods in which they operate,鈥 said Neal Richardson, executive director of 最新杏吧原创 Development Corp., the city agency overseeing the grant program.
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Owners can apply either in person or online beginning 8 a.m. April 14. a full list of eligibility requirements on .
SLDC will host a virtual town hall meeting about the application process from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday.
