Facebook Grant Available for Sarpy County Small Businesses

How Facebook is helping area business and how you can apply.

COUNTY DATA CENTERLAUNCHED LASTYEAR.NOW FACEBOOK ISHELPING THECOMMUNITIESTHEY'RE DIRECTLYINVOLVED IN WITHCOVID-19 RELIEFGRANTS.THEY ADDED $100,000DOLLARS DIRECTLYTO THE MIDLANDSCOMMUNITYFOUNDATIONCORONAVIRUSRESPONSE FUND.TONEE GAY -EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR, MIDLANDSCOMMUNITYFOUNDATION 53:08"WHEN YOU RECEIVETHAT TYPE OFDONATION YOUBECOME HUMBLED,YOU GROW HONOREDAND THEN YOU'RELIKE WHAT CAN I DO.SO YOU STARTREACHING OUT TONONPROFITORGANIZATIONS ANDSAYING WHAT IS THENEED RIGHT NOW?"THE FOUNDATION ISUSING THIS MONEY TOHELP LOCAL NON-PROFITS INCLUDINGFOOD BANKS.52:50 "WE'RE GOINGTO CONTINUE TO GIVEBACK TO THECOMMUNITY BECAUSEWE KNOW THESENONPROFITS AREBEING HIT HARD ANDWE WANT TO MAKESURE THAT HARDSHIPIS LESSENED IN ANYWAY WE CAN." THESARPY COUNTYCHAMBER OFCOMMERCE RECEIVED$250,000 DOLLARS TOHELP SARPY COUNTYSMALL BUSINESSESAND OTHERBUSINESSESBELONGING TO THECHAMBER.KAREN GIBLER -PRESIDENT & CAO,SARPY COUNTYCHAMBER OFCOMMERCE 02:00"THE250,000 DOLLARS ISREALLY GIVING USTHE OPPORTUNITY TORESPOND TO THENEED OF THE IMPACTOF THE BUSINESSESFROM THE COVID-19CRISIS IN A MUCHQUICKER FASHION."STANDUP 01:09:52"SMALL BUSINESSESCAN START APPLYINGFOR THE GRANTSTARTING JUNE FIRSTRIGHT ON THE SARPYCHAMBER WEBSITE.BUT TO BE ELIGIBLEFOR THE GRANT,THERE ARE SOMEREQUIREMENTS."05:48 "ANY BUSINESSTHAT'S WITHIN SARPYCOUNTY IS ALSOELIGIBLE AND I DOWANT TO MAKE SURETHAT IT'S CLEAR THATIT'S 50 EMPLOYEES ORLESS." THE AMOUNTEACH BUSINESS CANRECEIVE WILLDEPEND ON HOWMANY BUSINESSESAPPLY.BUT THE MONEYSHOULD COMERELATIVELY SOON.06:18 "WE'RE REALLYHOPING THE FIRSTWEEK OF JULY THATTHEY CAN HAVE ACHECK IN HAND."SARPY COUNTYBUSINESS OWNERMARK MASON ISPLANNING ONAPPLYING, BECAUSEANY LITTLE BIT HELPSDURING THESE TIMES.01:01:47 "WE HAVESEEN OUR REVENUESLOW DOWN FROMOUR EXISTINGCUSTOMER BASE ASTHEY'VE BEENAFFECTED.YOU KNOW ITTRICKLES DOWN." ANDWHILE HISEMPLOYEES ARESTAYING BUSY ATCROSS POINTEINNOVATIONS, WITHLESS AND LESSPROJECTS COMING IN,THE MONEY TO PAYTHEM WILLEVENTUALLY STARTRUNNING OUT.01:03:12 "THE FACTTHAT THEY WANT TOGIVE BACK AND HELPSUPPORT THE LOCALBUSINESSES AND THESMALL BUSINESSES ISVERY ENCOURAGING."REPORTING INOMAHA, RUTAULCINAITE, 3NN.THE SARPY CHAMBEROF COMMERCE SAYSTHEY HAVE NOT YETDETERMINED IFALREADY RECEIVINGSTATE OR FEDERALSMALL BUSINESSGRANTS AFFECTSELIGIBILITY FOR THISGRANT.THOSE DECISIONWILL COME ONCE THECHAMBER HAS ANIDEA OF EXACTLYHOW MANYBUSINESSES WILLAPPLY.FOR MOREINFORMATION ONHOW TO APPLY VISITOUR WEBSITE AT3NEWSNOW.COM