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Otero County opens applications for new small business COVID-19 relief
LA Junta Tribune
Additional help is on the way for Otero County businesses struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, as a new avenue to request that help opened Monday.
Otero County Economic Development Coordinator Danelle Berg said at the board of county commissioners meeting that a new COVID-19 relief grant program s application period just opened and that she is taking calls.
The grant is for businesses making less than $2.5 million in revenue annually. The bill provides $37 million in direct aid grants and annual fee waivers to struggling businesses, and also creates a grant program and allocates funds specifically for arts and cultural organizations as well as minority owned businesses, Berg said.
LA Junta Tribune
In the Monday Department of Human Services meeting, Otero County human services director Donna Rohde reported to the Board of County Commissioners on human services activities. Rohde also requested permission from commissioners to sign a merit letter and legal contracts, including for child welfare department activities.
Rohde said her department has approved 682 Low-income Energy Assistance Program applications so far. The Otero County Department of Human Services has received 840 applications with 137 more still pending. Rohde said LEAP applications fell short of last year s numbers by 66 households. In 2019, county human services processed 909 applications.
The Low-income Energy Assistance Program is a federally funded program that helps eligible families and individuals pay for a portion of their winter home heating costs.