NORWICH For businesses in the Rose City, an opportunity to get some help is coming soon.
Beginning the first week of February, businesses in Norwich will be able to apply for part of the Community Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Office Small Business Assistance funds. The City of Norwich’s Development Office will be distributing the money to businesses in the city as a part of the second round of CDBG-CV funding.
There is a total of $219,569 available in funding for COVID-19 relief, and a business approved for the grant could receive up to $10,000. The money is expected to have a 30-day turnaround.
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NORWICH Officials with the Norwich Community Development Corporation took the first steps forward Thursday since announcing the death of its president and executive director Jason Vincent.
In a statement a day earlier, NCDC chairman Robert Buckley confirmed Vincent s death - he had been reported missing and the National Park Service said the body of a man fitting the description of Vincent was recovered in West Virginia on Monday - and extended sympathies to the family and friends. We are greatly saddened by the tremendous loss of his presence, guidance, and inspiration, Buckley said.
On Thursday, a special board of directors meeting was held to determined how existing projects Vincent led should be continued and how the organization could go about finding a new president. By the end of the meeting, a committee was formed consisting of Board Officers Rebecca Alberts, Bob Staley and Chris Jewell, and Board Members John Salomone, Jason Jones and Michael Rauh.