Small Business grants

ACC Launches Second Round of Emergency Grants & Loans

By • Oct 13, 2020
News Break

Starting today, Athens businesses and nonprofits can apply for the second round of the Joint Development Authority Emergency Grant and Loan Program. 

 

Funded through the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government and the federal CARES Act, the Emergency Revolving Loan and Grant Program is designed to support small businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19.

Grants range from $750 to $14,385, and low interest loans range from $3,000 to $12,500.

Deadline to Apply for ACC Small Business Grants

By • Sep 29, 2020
Northeast Georgia Business Alliance

There’s still time for small business owners to apply for financial assistance from a partnership between the Athens-Clarke government and the Northeast Georgia Business Alliance Foundation. Mayor Kelly Girtz says these funds are for companies with one to 10 employees. 

Athens News Matters: ACC Mayor Kelly Girtz

By & & Kelly Girtz • Sep 25, 2020

Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz joins us to talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic is unfolding in Athens, and his call to Governor Brian Kemp for more help from the state.

 

 

Athens News Matters: Panel

By & Alexia Ridley & Blake Aued & Gwen O’Looney & Lee Shearer • Sep 25, 2020

Blake Aued, Gwen O'Looney, and Lee Shearer sit down to discusses the week in news and politics, including a new poll showing a tight presidential race in Georgia, and the decresing number of COVID-19 cases at the University of Georgia.

Deadline to Apply for Small Business Grants & Loans

By • Sep 21, 2020
Athens-Clarke County

Time is running out for small business owners in Athens to apply for local emergency grants and loans through the Joint Development Authority. The money is funded through the ACC Government and federal CARES Act..

“The deadline is coming up Tuesday, September 22nd at midnight. Just Google terms for the “Joint Development Authority” and it will come right up as a top result. You’ll have the application right there online, and there's also information you can access to call into the city to get help filling out the application.

 

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