Which Stanislaus County businesses received $10,000 coronavirus grants? Here is the list
Stanislaus County has awarded $3.1 million in grants to help local small businesses struggling in the new coronavirus pandemic. The grants are for as much as $10,000 each and help businesses cover such expenses as rent, utilities and payroll.
The awards went to 300 small businesses and 44 independent contractors. The county received 551 applications. Businesses were not funded for such reasons as not having a business license, an address in the county and providing the required documentation.
The county is using $3 million from the $96 million it received from the roughly $2 trillion federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act as well as $150,000 from local business leaders to provide the grants.
Tammy Matthews, the owner of Janet’s Flowers in downtown Modesto, was one of the business owners who received a grant. She received $10,000.
“It was literally a lifesaver for us,” she said. “We were able to just breathe. ... It really came at a critical time for a lot of people.”
She used the grant to pay bills, including what she owed her suppliers.
She said she received a Paycheck Protection Plan loan from the federal CARES Act and spent a little of it.
But Matthews said she is reluctant to spend more because the loan has to be used within eight weeks, which she said simply is not practical for her when her business has not returned to what it was before the pandemic.
See the list of companies who received grants below. If on a phone, view in landscape mode. The categories are searchable.
This story was originally published May 19, 2020 at 6:16 AM.
