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Perfect: Senate District 43 awarded additional COVID-19 response funding

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Perfect: Senate District 43 awarded COVID-19 response funding

STATEHOUSE (April 20, 2021) — Senate District 43 was recently awarded funds to help communities continue to address the impact of COVID-19, said State Sen. Chip Perfect (R-Lawrenceburg).

Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) announced an additional 80 Hoosier communities will receive more than $18.6 million in federal grant funding to support mental health services, child care services, public Wi-Fi locations, food bank/pantry services, and grants and loans for small businesses to retain employees through the third phase of the COVID-19 Response Program. Lt. Gov. Crouch previously announced 112 grants to 62 communities in phases one and two of the COVID-19 Response Program, which totaled more than $20.9 million in funding.

In Senate District 43, the following communities were awarded funds:

  • Decatur County was awarded $250,000 to provide grants between $5,000 and $10,000 to small businesses with fewer than 50 employees located in Greensburg, Millhousen, New Point, St. Paul, Westport and unincorporated Decatur County.

  • Jennings County was awarded $250,000 to provide grants of up to $10,000 to eligible for-profit businesses to assist with job retention.

  • The town of North Vernon was awarded $250,000 to provide grants of up to $10,000 to eligible for-profit businesses to assist with job retention.

  • Ripley County was awarded $250,000 to provide $10,000 grants to assist any eligible business located within the county with less than 100
    employees that has been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses located on the Franklin County portion of Batesville are also eligible to apply.

"Small businesses have faced many unexpected hardships in the past year, making grants like these a necessary tool to help these businesses get back to their normal operations," Perfect said. "I'm grateful our small communities have the opportunity to rebuild their strength, and I look forward to seeing the positive outcomes these grants will have on our communities."

For additional information on the program, click here.

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