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The two-year state budget proposal crafted by House Republicans prioritizes one-time spending focused on helping students and businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic over the state debt paydown preferred by Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb.
The House GOP plan unveiled Thursday allocates $150 million to fund grants to school corporations, colleges and universities, community organizations, current or retired teachers, and pretty much any entity prepared to assist Indiana elementary and high school students overcome pandemic-related âlearning lossâ and help them return to grade-level achievement.
Similarly, the spending plan creates a $30 million Hoosier Hospitality Small Business Restart Grant Program to assist restaurants, hotels and transportation businesses with fewer than 100 full-time employees to carry on operations as the Hoosier State advances toward a post-pandemic economy.
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(Indianapolis, Ind.) - The Indiana House of Representatives recently advanced legislation that would establish the Hoosier Hospitality Small Business Restart Grant Program to support Indiana s jobs and economy, according to State Reps. Randy Lyness (R-West Harrison) and Cindy Ziemke (R-Batesville).
“Hoosier small businesses, especially those in the hospitality industry, were some of the hardest hit by the pandemic,” said Lyness, vice chair of the House Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions. “These funds will build on Indiana’s existing efforts to support local small-business owners and entrepreneurs who need it the most.”
House Bill 1004 would create Hoosier Hospitality Small Business Restart Grant Program
The bill would allow small businesses that have seen a 30 percent decrease in revenue to qualify for up to $50,000 in grant assistance.
Posted: Feb 2, 2021 3:44 PM
Updated: Feb 3, 2021 10:34 AM
Posted By: Meredith Hackler
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WLFI) - A bill at the statehouse is aiming to help small businesses by providing them with the opportunity for grant money. House Bill 1004 would establish the Hoosier Hospitality Small Business Restart Grant Program. The bill would allow small businesses that have seen a 30 percent decrease in revenue to qualify for up to $50,000 in grant assistance. Local State Representative Sharon Negele co-authored the bill. She says this bill is targeted to help small businesses that are struggling to get by.
INDIANAPOLIS – The House Ways and Means Committee today advanced legislation co-authored by State Rep. Sharon Negele (R-Attica) establishing the Hoosier Hospitality Small Business Restart Grant Program to support Hoosier