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LEAP Accepting Applications for $11 Million Ingham County Sunrise Small Business Grant Program

Pure Lansing
June 29, 2021 8:00 AM

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Until July 30, 2021

LANSING, Mich. (June 28, 2021) — The Ingham County Sunrise Small Business Grant Program created by Ingham County in April 2021 using $11 million from the county’s first tranche of American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds will provide working capital grants to eligible Ingham County small businesses and nonprofits. The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) was selected to administer the program on behalf of Ingham County.

The grant application is now open and can be accessed on LEAP’s website at   www.purelansing.com/sunrise, along with additional vital information to help eligible businesses and nonprofits craft competitive applications and apply.

Applications will be open until 11:59 p.m. Friday, July 30, 2021.

“We are excited to be partnering with LEAP on the Ingham County Sunrise Small Business Grant Program,” said Ingham County Board of Commissioners Chair Bryan Crenshaw. “There is no question; small businesses are the backbone of our communities and economy in Ingham County. As we are emerging from more than a year of crisis, this support is critical to the recovery and sustainability of our businesses and the communities they support.”

Eligible small businesses and nonprofits include those with 100 or fewer total employees and workers at a physical location in Ingham County and fewer than 250 employees worldwide, with at least 50% of the workforce located in Michigan which continue to experience financial hardship as a result of COVID-19. Complete eligibility requirements are available at purelansing.com/sunrise/eligibility.

Critical to LEAP’s values and our region, the application process has been intentionally and collaboratively designed to address inequities in the economic impact of COVID-19 and subsequent inaccess to initial relief efforts for underrepresented communities, including Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC), women, veterans, people with disabilities and people who are LGBTQ+. To ensure these efforts are effective, LEAP has contracted with a large group of local diversity, equity, and inclusion partners to assist in designing the applications and review process.

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“The Ingham County Sunrise Small Business Grants will be a great boost to small businesses and nonprofits that are just starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel,” said Bob Trezise, president and CEO of LEAP (left). “This is once again an enormous organizational task, one that LEAP is proud to execute on behalf of Ingham County, but it can only be accomplished with the crucial partnership of county leaders and the many local economic development and diversity, equity and inclusion partners and organizations involved.”

The Ingham County Sunrise Grant Program will provide grants to small businesses and nonprofits within Ingham County in the following business categories:

·         Food and Beverage Service Establishments (restaurants and bars, food trucks, eateries, coffee shops, bakeries, catering, breweries, distilleries, wineries, tea shops, banquet facilities, and other food and beverage service providers)

·         Tourism and Hospitality Service Providers (events, entertainment, lodging and transportation providers and venues)

·         Retail, Goods, and Services (shops, boutiques, bookstores, hardware, health, and personal care services, exercise facilities, professional services, and other goods and services providers outside of prepared food or drink providers that fall into Food and Beverage Service Establishments)

·         Child Care, Early Childhood Education, and Activity Providers

·         Nonprofits (such as libraries, museums, churches, religious centers, philanthropic, social service and advocacy organizations)

·         Business Incubators and Entrepreneur Support Organizations (facilities and programs that provide private and/or shared working spaces, resources, and a network to help business startups and small businesses find success and grow)

Complete eligibility requirements, application scoring criteria, description of the review process, FAQ, and a list of organizations available to help applicants apply are available on LEAP’s website at www.purelansing.com/sunrise.

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About LEAP
The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP) is a coalition of area leaders partnering to build a stronger community for all—working every day to grow, retain and attract business to the Lansing, Michigan, region.

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