The Seattle Metro Chamber, which serves as the King County Associate Development Organization, opened a new round of grant funding Monday to ensure that $580,000 in federal funding reaches King County small businesses and 501 (c)(6) non-profit business service organizations (i.e. chambers of commerce, direct marketing organizations, tourism bureaus).
Businesses with 20 or fewer full-time employees can apply for awards of $5,000, $7,500 or $10,000 through the program, called the Federal CARES Act Small Business Emergency Grant Program. The Chamber estimates that it will be able to make grants to 60-115 businesses/organizations within King County.
The Chamber is accepting applications through Monday, September 28 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific time. Full details about business eligibility and the application form are available at kingcountyado.com.
Priority will be given to applications that fall within these categories:
• Minority and women-owned businesses
• Most impacted industries including: Hospitality and Tourism, Retail, Air Travel, and Aerospace Industries, as outlined in the Greater Seattle Region Covid-19 Economic Impact Analysis
• Most-impacted cities, as outlined in the Greater Seattle Region Covid-19 Economic Impact Analysis
This funding is part of the $10 million that Washington state received for small business support from the federal CARES Act. Associate Development Organizations throughout the state are working to distribute their respective allocations of this funding.
