County grants from ‘business relief’ funding total $426,000
Wed, 03/03/2021 - 4:02pm
When Wabasha County received about $426,000 from the State of Minnesota for COVID-19 relief, it decided to establish a grant program to provide direct payments to businesses and non-profits impacted by the pandemic.
Demand for the grants was more than double what was available.
According to Carolyn Holmsten, the county’s interim administrator, requests for grants totaled more than $860,000.
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