Small business owners have until Sunday, October 4, to apply for grants through the second round of a program called Working Washington Small Business Emergency Grants (WWSBEG). The grants are designed to provide financial support and relief to small businesses and economic development nonprofits throughout Whatcom County. They are funded by the federal CARES Act – the Port of Bellingham, Whatcom County, and the City of Bellingham pooled their federal dollars for the fund.
The program, administered by the Port of Bellingham, will issue approximately $200,000 in general grants to small businesses, which are eligible to apply for grants of up to $10,000 each. This round of funding is designed to reach those businesses that have not applied for previous grant programs.
In addition to small business grant, the Port of Bellingham, Whatcom County and the city of Bellingham intend to pool an additional $270,000 in grants to nonprofits that focus on economic development within Whatcom County, according to a press release from the Port of Bellingham, the city of Bellingham, Whatcom County and the port’s Regional Economic Partnership.
“We recognize the vital work of nonprofits which provide support to our businesses and local economy in many ways. These grants are intended to reduce the financial pressure that has so affected them during Covid-19 so they can again focus on their primary objectives,” said county executive Satpal Sidhu. “I am very pleased that we are able to partner again with the port and city of Bellingham to effectively and collaboratively implement this grant program.”
For more information on the grant, visit portofbellingham.com/944/WWSBEG-20.
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