SOUTH BEND — Pacific County will be providing grant assistance for small businesses affected by the covid-19 pandemic. These small business grants will be allocated from Pacific County’s portion of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Information regarding grant amounts, eligibility, and the application timeline:

Grant award amounts

• Up to $10,000 per small business.

Grant Eligibility Requirements (must meet all requirements to qualify)

• Your small business must be physically located inside Pacific County, Washington; and

• As of March 1, 2020, your small business must employ no more than twenty (20) people; and

• Your small business must have been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; and

• You must provide a Form W-9 with your grant application.

Grant application timeline

• Friday, Aug. 14 at noon the grant-application period begins.

Applications will be available on the Pacific County website: co.pacific.wa.us

Please note that priority will be given to the first applications received, and to businesses that have not received previous funding/financial assistance due to the covid-19 pandemic.

• Friday, Aug. 28, at noon:

Grant applications are due – applications received after this date/time will not be considered.

• Thursday, Sept. 3 at 3 p.m. (or as soon thereafter as possible):

The Board of County Commissioners will approve grant awards at a special public meeting.

• Friday, Sept. 11 (or as soon thereafter as possible): The County Auditor will begin disseminating the grant awards.

How to submit your application

• Via Email (preferred): pplakinger@co.pacific.wa.us

• Via Standard Mail or in-person at the Pacific County Courthouse Annex: Pacific County General Administration

Attn: Paul Plakinger

1216 West Robert Bush Drive PO Box 6

South Bend, WA 98586