Palm Beach County received $260 million through the CARES Act.
$60 million of that money is available for businesses big and small through the county's Business Restart Grants Program.
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STARTING IN THE MORNING- GRANT MONEY IS UP FOR GRABSIN PALM BEACH COUNTY.BUSINESSES ARE ALREADY PUTTINGIN THE WORK NOW - TO MAKE SURETHEY'RE READY.
WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S TODD WILSONSPOKE WITH TWO OWNERAPPLYING<< (SOT 13:47:12) 2 SEC(PLEASE COVER SOT WITH VIDEOOF RESTAURANT) WOW THAT'SAMAZING.
(VO) THAT'S THEREACTION THE OWNERS OF SALUTEMARKET IN PALM BEACH GARDENSWHEN THEY HEARD THERE WASMILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CARESACT MONEY AVAILABILE TO HELPRESTART BUSINESSES, (SOT13:47:14) 7 SEC THAT OURCOUNTY IS STEPPING UP THATWAY, THAT OUR COMMUNITYLEADERS DECIDED TO INVEST THATMONEY INTO SMALL BUSINESSES.(VO) PALM BEACH COUNTYRECEIVED $260 MILLION THROUGHTHE CARES ACT.
$60 MILLION OFTHAT MONEY IS AVAILABLE FORBUSINESSES BIG AND SMALLTHROUGH THE COUNTY'S "BUSINESSRESTART GRANTS PROGRAM."FRIDAY THE APPLICATION PROCESSOPENS AT 8AM.
(SOT 13:47:25) 9SEC TODD:HAVE YOU BEEN GETTINGALL YOUR PAPERWORK IN ORDER?MICHELLE: ABSOLUTELY, WE WENTTHROUGH THE CHECKLIST AGAIN TOMAKE SURE WE HAVE EVERYTHING.BECAUSE THE FIRST COME FIRSTSERVE IS GOING TO MAKE IT ABIT CHALLENGING.
(VO) THEMONEY IS BROKEN UP INTO TWOCATEGORIES.
$50 MILLION GOESTO BUSINESSES WITH 25 OR LESSEMPLOYEES.
THE MAX PAYOUT FORTHIS DIVISION IS $25,000.
THEBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BOARDSAYS APPLICANTS NEED TOPROVIDE A COMPLETEDAPPLICATION, TAX RETURNS ANDPAYROLL REPORT - THAT'S INADDITION TO A COUNTY BUSINESSTAX RECEIPT AND A COPY OF YOURREGISTERED BUSINESS ONSUNBIZ.ORG.
THE REMAINING $10MILLION IS FOR COMPANIES WITH25 OR MORE EMPLOYEES.
AGAINTHE MAX PAYOUT IS $25,000 (SOT13:52:41) 5 SEC SO I'MABSOLUTELY HAPPY ABOUT TGRANT MONEY BECAUSE IT SEEMSLIKE I WASN'T ELIGIBLE FOR THEFEDERAL GRANT MONEY.
(VO) RYANJAEGER OWNS INTAGE CRAFTBARBERSHOP.
HE SAYS HE'SLUCKILY TO WEATHER THE STORMAND HOPES THIS OPPORTUNITYCOMES THROUGH.
(SOT 13:53:21)5 SEC EVERYBODY WAS KIND OFBLINDSIDED BY THIS WHOLESITUATION AND I'M HAPPYTHEY'RE HELPING OUT OURCOMMUNITIES.
(TODD'S TAG) THEAPPLICATION PROCESS BEGINSTOMORROW MORNING AT 8 AM BUTTHE PROGRAM RUNS UNTIL JUNE12TH.
I WAS TOLD BY THE COUNTYTHAT BUSINESSES SHOULD APPLYAS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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