CITY PARTNERS LAUNCH THE PFLUGERVILLE CARES SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM

The City of Pflugerville is partnering with the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation (PCDC), and the Pflugerville Chamber of Commerce to launch the Pflugerville Cares Small Business Grant Program (Pflugerville Cares) to award $920,000 in grants to eligible businesses that have been financially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

A Pflugerville Cares training webinar workshop is scheduled August 12 at 10 am. Registration and information are available at the PCDC website. A recording of the training session will be made available on the website for those who cannot attend. The link to apply will be available at any of the City partner websites, but not be accessible until August 13. All applications must be completed prior to August 31 at 8 pm.

“We are pleased to work with the PCDC and the Pflugerville Chamber of Commerce to create awareness of this grant program for businesses adversely impacted by COVID-19,” said Mayor Victor Gonzales, City of Pflugerville. “We recognize that COVID-19 has impacted our community and especially local businesses. These grants are a way for us to work together and provide financial assistance to those who need it within our business community.”

Following grant award approval, all COVID Relief Funding (CRF) funding must be dispersed by the City of Pflugerville prior to October 31 according to the interlocation agreement with Travis County.

To be eligible for the grant, businesses must be physically located and operating in the City limits of Pflugerville, in business on or before March 1, 2020, and verify a 15% revenue loss due to COVID-19. Applicants who received funds from other COVID relief programs are ineligible.

To administer the program, the City of Pflugerville contracted with Business & Community Lenders (BCL) of Texas who will review applications and verify eligibility for grant awards. All business funding requests are reviewed by the BCL and will be based on first come, first serve basis. Funding for the program utilizes CRF funds under the CARES ACT allocated by Travis County to the City of Pflugerville.

To learn more about the Pflugerville Cares Small Business Grant Program visit pfdevelopment.com .