Bruce County business can now apply for a grant of $1,500 to offset the cost of COVID-19 safety supplies; a total of $250,000 is available.
Bruce County business owners looking to enhance safety are eligible to apply for the new Business Safety Supplies Grant, which can be used to purchase Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), hard surface disinfectants, hand sanitizers and methods to ensure physical distancing such as floor stickers.
Warden Mitch Twolan says in a statement, “On top of the significant financial losses that many local businesses have experienced due to COVID -19, there’s also the added strain of the cost to purchase additional safety supplies.”
The grants will be administered by the Bruce Community Futures Development Corporation (BCFDC) and the Saugeen Economic Development Corporation (SEDC).
Businesses can apply directly to BCFDC at bruce.on.ca or SEDC at sbdc.ca. Applications will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis until the $250,000 in funding has been distributed.
Back on May 12th, Bruce County Council endorsed a $1.75 million investment in grants and a loan to support local businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. This grant is part of Support the Bruce: Business Sustainability Fund,
For more information about the $1.75M Support the Bruce: Business Sustainability Fund and the Economic Task Force, visit brucecounty.on.ca/economictaskforce.