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PARKERSBURG The deadline to apply for assistance from Parkersburg’s COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund program has been extended to March 31.
Parkersburg’s administration and City Council established the program using $300,000 in funding provided by the C.A.R.E.S. Act through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
After the initial deadline in October, a total of 16 small businesses have been or are in the process of being awarded $111,188 in short-term working capital, according to a release from the city. That leaves a program fund balance of $188,444.
The program provides money to help businesses retain and create jobs for low- to moderate-income workers adversely impacted by the pandemic, including payment of rent, loans, wages, taxes and normal benefits for employees and normal operating costs and expenses.