"Prospective applicants only have until midnight tomorrow, which is Friday, Jan. 15," Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito said. "So you have less than two days to submit your application for the current round. Like the first program, these grant awards will be up to $75,000 capped at three months of operating expenses. Grants can be used for things like payroll, employee benefit costs, mortgage interest, rent utilities and interest on other debt obligations.
"Visit empoweringsmallbusiness.org to learn more. Or if you're listening to this today and you know someone in your community who can benefit, ask them if they've applied. Please get the word out. Really important."