Kings County Board authorizes $6 million in small business grants

Applications for the funding will be distributed sometime in mid to late August, giving ample time for each business to prepare information and documents for submission. To qualify, a local business must:

• Maintain a current and valid business license (if applicable)
• Be a business that has been in operation prior to March 15, 2020, in Kings County
• Have 200 or fewer full-time employees and, 
• Must be able to demonstrate financial hardship or decrease in year over hear gross receipts attributed to COVID-19. 

Ineligible businesses include businesses with over 100 employees, non-profits, and businesses in the cannabis industry.

Please reach out to Kings County EDC – JTO front desk as they are compiling a list of those interested; notifications of application availability will be forthcoming (info.KingsJTO@co.kings.ca.us).