Austin Legacy Grants target the city s culture, but don t help every legacy business
Austin awarded more than 100 businesses with $20,000 apiece. All the recipients have operated for more than 20 years, but not all longtime businesses could apply. Author: Mike Marut (KVUE) Updated: 10:26 PM CDT May 21, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas Austin awarded more than $2 million to small businesses across the city in the first round of Legacy Grants.
Of 194 applicants, 109 businesses received $20,000 each. Divided by city council district, the downtown core had the most applicants. The grants targeted Austin s cultural industries: live music venues, bars, restaurants and arts organizations. It really was to look at our businesses that are really vital to the economy, businesses that have been that have been in business for a very long time and that we identify with the city of Austin and with their culture, Veronica Briseno, Austin s chief economic recovery offi