Over $200,000 in COVID relief grants distributed to downtown businesses

Over $200,000 in COVID relief grants distributed to downtown businesses
Posted on 01/19/2022
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Graphic: COVID resources for businesses

Over $200,000 in COVID relief grants distributed to downtown businesses

Thirty businesses in Renton have received or will soon receive $7,500 each (total of $225,000) to offset direct economic hardships due to COVID-19.

The money is part of a $600,000 grant program authorized last fall by Renton City Council. The money comes from the city’s American Rescue Plan fund allocation from the federal government.

Nine of the businesses received their grant checks before the end of 2021. The remaining grant recipients will receive their funds once the paperwork is complete.

Grant funds support the cost of business interruption due to COVID-19 resulting from required closures, voluntary closures to promote physical distancing or decreased customer demand. Expenses the funds can cover include:

  • Payroll

  • Rent

  • Utilities

  • Machinery and equipment (including advanced technology

  • Revamping, or conversion into, a virtual business

  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and/or sanitation supplies, equipment, and services

  • Modifications and changes temporarily or permanent to business operations

  • Marketing

This first round of funding focused on businesses downtown affected by both COVID and the Wells/Williams Conversion construction project. Planning is underway for another round of funding that will be city-wide.

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