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Rep. Filler: Clinton County businesses receive much-needed boost from COVID relief funding
RELEASE|December 10, 2021
Contact: Graham Filler

State Rep. Graham Filler today praised the efforts of Clinton County and the Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) to get grants into the hands of small businesses throughout the county that were hurt by COVID shutdowns.

This week, the county announced 107 Clinton County small businesses will receive grants from the Clinton County Small Business Relief Program. Grants range from $10,000 to $25,000 based on total employment and collectively total $1,640,000 funded by the county’s first round of federal COVID relief funding.

“I am proud of the way our community has come together during these tough times to support the small local businesses that have been hurt by the pandemic,” said Filler, of DeWitt. “I pray these funds will be a blessing for the family businesses that are still struggling and the many people they employ.”

In August 2021, the Clinton County Board of Commissioners voted to allocate federal relief funds for small business grants and selected LEAP to design and administer the program. The grant program was designed to assist small businesses negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with an emphasis on demonstrated negative impact due to the pandemic, business longevity, financial need and community impact.

Filler worked closely with local officials and businesses throughout the pandemic to offer support for those who were struggling. He conducted a tour of local restaurants to meet with workers and advocated for the safe transition to normal capacity limits. He also worked on the state level to approve hundreds of millions of dollars in grant funding for businesses forced to shut down during the pandemic.

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