GRAND RAPIDS Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced a new plan targeting economic recovery in Michigan by offering grants to small businesses to provide higher wages for workers and pay for other overhead costs.
The plan, which Whitmer announced from the Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women headquarters Thursday, June 3, would use federal funds made available from the American Rescue Plan as well as money the governor has already designated in her fiscal year 2021-22 budget proposal.
The governor s office highlighted three main components of the plan better paychecks for part-time and full-time workers, support grants for small businesses and money for child care access at no-cost or low-cost options. The child care component was previously announced in Whitmer s proposed budget.