HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2020-09-04 Second Phase of Business Grants
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Friday, September 4, 2020
Media Contact:
Betsy Arnett, Public Information Officer
barnett@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2734
Second Phase of Leesburg CARES Act Grants to Local
Businesses Opens on September 8
Online applications will be accepted from noon on September 8 until 5 p.m. on
September 23, 2020.
Leesburg, VA (September 4, 2020) – At 12 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, the Town of
Leesburg will begin accepting applications for a second phase of business relief grants, using
federal CARES Act funding. The application period will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday,
September 23, 2020. To date, 176 businesses have been awarded grants through Phase 1 of the
program.
For Phase 2 of the grant program, the Town made several changes to the eligibility criteria,
including:
Lowering the revenue loss threshold from 25% to 15%.
Changing the grant award tiers to $1,000; $2,000; $5,000; $10,000; and $15,000.
Expanding the annual revenue criteria to include businesses with as little as $2,500 to
as much as $2.5 million in annual revenue.
According to Russell Seymour, Leesburg’s Director of Economic Development, “In the initial
phase of grants, the Town focused on helping the small businesses that did not qualify for
funding from Loudoun County. In this second phase, we are expanding the program to include
more businesses.”
The online application will be available beginning September 8, 2020 at
www.leesburgva.gov/CARESGrants. For more information, or assistance with an application,
please contact Melanie Scoggins, Business Development and Retention Manager, at
mscoggins@leesburgva.gov or 703-771-6676.
La versión en español de esta solicitud estará disponible a partir del 8 de septiembre de 2020
en www.leesburgva.gov/CARESGrants. Para obtener más información o asistencia con la
solicitud, comuníquese con Melanie Scoggins, Gerente de Retención y Desarrollo Comercial, en
mscoggins@leesburgva.gov o al 703-771-6676.
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