Small Business Relief Grants Now Open In Marietta

Andrea V. Watson
·2 min read

MARIETTA, GA — Cobb County businesses have a second chance to receive relief grants. The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Aug. 21.

Cobb County Government has extended its partnership with SelectCobb to offer a second round of applications for the SelectCobb Small Business Relief Grants. Eligible businesses can apply to receive up to $20,000 to $40,000 to use toward personnel, rent, utilities, and acquiring PPE. Submit an application online here.

Businesses that have received financial assistance from the Payroll Protection Program or Small Business Administration are now eligible for a grant.

Businesses can include both W-2 and 1099 employees toward their total number of employees.

Anyone who still has an application pending from Round 1 is asked to not apply again.
Additional information will be emailed this week regarding the status of applications.

The Small Business Relief Grant has been established to assist businesses of up to 100 employees with various operational and overhead expenses. The program will be funded by way of a portion of the County's disbursement of funding via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. These funds are intended to be used by communities to deal with the impacts of COVID-19. The Cobb County Board of Commissioners has allocated $50 million to be disbursed by SelectCobb to small businesses impacted by the pandemic.

APPLICATIONS
Each application will be reviewed by SelectCobb staff to ensure that all eligibility requirements are met. All eligible applications will then be reviewed by an independent committee responsible for selecting grant recipients.

The deadline for Round Two Application submissions is August 21 at 5 p.m. This is not a first come, first served application. ALL applications submitted by the deadline and meet the requirements will be considered.

Questions will be answered by the SelectCobb team at grants@selectcobb.com or 770-859-2364.

Submit an application online here.

This article originally appeared on the Marietta Patch