Small business grants available for Marshall businesses (Source: Maranda Whittington) By Kaitlyn Gibson | May 7, 2021 at 8:11 AM CDT - Updated May 7 at 8:12 AM
MARSHALL, Texas (KSLA) - The Marshall City Commission approved the Small Business Grant Fund program to support local businesses that adapted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This program was approved in October 2020.
Marshall designated $138,536.00 of the COVID-19 funds to benefit local small business owners. As of May 1, the Marshall City Council has approved 36 small business grant applications for a total of $89,948.40.
The council will consider the approval of three additional small business grants on Thursday, May 13. If these applications are approved, the remaining available funds will be $41,087.60, allowing Marshall to award 16 additional grants of $2,500 each.