Alabama Covid-19 grant recipients say cash has covered holes caused by pandemic
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MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) Faced with a looming deadline to spend the money it got under a massive federal COVID-19 relief package, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey put together a pair of grants to help small businesses and other organizations.
The gifts were small $20,000 or less. That’s tiny compared to the budget even of most small businesses. But Mobile-area recipients say the money helped during a terrible year.
“We’re very grateful to Governor Ivey and the state of Alabama,” said Gina O’Brien Finnegan, director of development for the Mobile Symphony Orchestra. “It’s very helpful because this was – just between March and December, we’ve incurred more than $50,000 in extra expenses. So, that really helps us to pay for this in a time when other revenues are down. So for us, it’s a huge help.”