$150K in grants awarded to 15 Flint small businesses by GM, Flint chamber
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
FLINT, MI - General Motors and the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce have awarded $150,000 to 15 small businesses in Flint as part of the Moving Flint Forward Small Business Grant Program.
More than 80 local businesses applied for the grants that were announced back in Dec. of 2020. The applications were evaluated by a panel consisting of representatives from GM, the Flint & Genesee Chamber, the city of Flint, local grant-making organizations, community organizations, as well as a past recipient of the grant.
“We’re thrilled to extend our support of this innovative program into a second year,” said Terry Rhadigan, GM’s executive director of corporate giving. “The Moving Flint Forward Small Business Grant Program is successful because it helps small businesses build resilience and create inclusive and sustainable solutions to common problems.”