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LA County awards $3.6M to hundreds of small businesses hurt by federal immigration enforcement
A recent county report found that many small businesses across L.A. County have lost revenue and customers since ICE raids ramped up last summer.
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L.A. County awarded $3.6 million in the latest round of Small Business Resiliency grants to more than 850 businesses hurt by federal immigration enforcement.
About the grant: L.A. County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis introduced a motion in July to create the business fund to support economic recovery in response to the ICE raids. Grant funds can be used to pay for rent, payroll, equipment repairs, inventory and recovery expenses.
"Every worker taken, every family destabilized, means that there are fewer employees available to help our small business owners, and we have fewer customers that are showing up because of that fear," Solis said at a press conference Thursday.
Why it matters: A recent report from the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity and the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation found that many small businesses across the county have lost revenue and customers since ICE raids ramped up last summer.
Can you still apply? Applications are closed. Eligible businesses that were not selected are placed on a waitlist and notified if additional funding becomes available.
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