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(Wyoming) – The Wyoming Business Council announced today that all CARES Act dollars allocated to the Endurance Fund have been fully expended, dedicated to paying applications from entities that did not previously receive COVID-19 Business Relief Program (BRP) awards. Â
Atotal of 981 Wyoming businesses and nonprofits were paid $82.8 million from the Endurance Fund.The remaining applications in the queue are not able to be funded, and applicants have been notified via email.
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The Endurance Fund opened on Nov. 2 with $24 million allocated in unspent dollars from previous funds administered by the Business Council (Interruption, Relief, and Mitigation). The application period closed on Nov. 18 with 2,197 eligible businesses and nonprofits submitting applications for $215.7 million in requests.
The Wyoming Business Council announced on December 22nd the launch of the Thrive > Survive Campaign, featuring Wyoming stories where innovation, lots of elbow grease and working together have helped communities and businesses weather the pandemic, sometimes even growing stronger.
So far the Thrive > Survive Campaign spotlights resiliency stories from Laramie, Cody, Rock Springs, Gillette, and Lander at thrivewyoming.org. The Business Council plans to add more features in the coming months. Anyone with an uplifting story to share can submit their ideas on the website.
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âThe unprecedented challenges in 2020 have reinforced the necessity for Wyoming to go beyond just survival mode and figure out ways to thrive,â said Business Council CEO Josh Dorrell. âTo see people rally together, come up with creative solutions and really look out for their neighbors gives me a great sense of pride and excitement for the future. We need to tell our stories and learn the
The Wyoming Business Council announced today that all CARES Act dollars allocated to the Endurance Fund have been fully expended, dedicated to paying applications from entities that did not previously receive COVID-19 Business Relief Program (BRP) awards.
A total of 981 Wyoming businesses and nonprofits were paid $82.8 million from the Endurance Fund. Remaining applications in the queue are not able to be funded, and applicants have been notified via email.
The Endurance Fund opened on Nov. 2 with $24 million allocated in unspent dollars from previous funds administered by the Business Council (Interruption, Relief, and Mitigation). The application period closed on Nov. 18 with 2,197 eligible businesses and nonprofits submitting applications for $215.7 million in requests.
By Brendan LaChance on December 23, 2020
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CASPER, Wyo. The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) said on Wednesday that all funds allocated to the “Endurance Fund” have been paid out.
The fund provided $82.8 million in relief to 981 Wyoming businesses and nonprofits impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic using federal CARES Act dollars.
“The Endurance Fund opened on Nov. 2 with $24 million allocated in unspent dollars from previous funds administered by the Business Council (Interruption, Relief, and Mitigation),” the WBC said. “The application period closed on Nov. 18 with 2,197 eligible businesses and nonprofits submitting applications for $215.7 million in requests.”
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Wyoming was allocated a total of $1.25 billion in federal CARES Act dollars. About $420 million of that funding was provided to 8,578 businesses and nonprofits applying for the various COVID relief programs.