{"id":10006,"date":"2020-12-02T15:27:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T23:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=10006"},"modified":"2020-12-02T15:27:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T23:27:17","slug":"free-webinar-for-small-business-grant-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/free-webinar-for-small-business-grant-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Webinar for Small Business Grant Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A free webinar tomorrow, Thursday, December 3<sup>rd<\/sup>, is available for small business owners interested in applying for $50 million in grant funding to assist with costs related to COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The webinar is 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm tomorrow and is being offered by the Washington Small Business Development Center. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/wsbdc.ecenterdirect.com\/events\/99271315\">Working Washington Grants (ecenterdirect.com)<\/a> to register for the webinar and instructions to participate via Zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will also be recorded and available to watch later on-demand at <a href=\"https:\/\/wsbdc.ecenterdirect.com\/events\">Washington State SBDC (ecenterdirect.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The webinar will discuss grant eligibility and prioritization, how to apply, what the grant pays for and what to have ready when applying for Round 3 Working Washington Grants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, Gov. Jay Inslee announced an additional $70 million for small business grants, $50 million of which is available for Round 3 of the Working Washington Small Business grants. The remainder is designated for funding for qualified businesses that applied in previous rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Businesses can apply for up to $20,000 in emergency funding through the Round 3 grant program. Funds can only be used to cover expenses or costs incurred due to COVID-19 and that were necessary to continue business operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/startup.choosewashingtonstate.com\/working-washington-round-3\/\">Round 3: Working Washington Grants | Startup Washington (choosewashingtonstate.com)<\/a> for more about Round 3 grants and to apply online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grants are prioritized for small businesses with annual revenues of $5 million or less in 2019 and businesses in the sectors that are most impacted by the recent public health measures or have experienced significant, cumulative impacts. Examples include full-service restaurants, fitness centers, bowling alleys and music and event venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Certain nonprofits may also be eligible if they have a primary business activity that falls into a similar category, such as a nonprofit full-service restaurant or nonprofit music venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help address the impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on small businesses, the Yakima City Council previously set aside more than $1.4 million in grant funds that to date have assisted more than 200 small businesses in the city limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/covid19\/\">City of Yakima response to COVID-19 | Media (yakimawa.gov)<\/a> for more about the City\u2019s response to COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Small-Business-Grant-Webinar-News-Release.pdf\">Small-Business-Grant-Webinar-News-Release<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Small-Business-Grant-Webinar-News-Release.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A free webinar tomorrow, Thursday, December 3rd, is available for small business owners interested in applying for $50 million in grant funding to assist with costs related to COVID-19. The webinar is 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm tomorrow and is being offered by the Washington Small Business Development Center. 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