City of Huntington provides COVID-19 Mitigation Grant to businesses and non-profits

Applications opened for the $50,000 grant on on Dec.

14 and will remain open until funds are exhausted.

Right now -- the city of huntington recently recevied fifty thousand dollars in federal aid to give to local businesses and organizations plagued by the covid-19 pandemic.

Fox 55's mallory beard is live outside of the huntington city building .

Mallory.... how will this funding help both business owners and customers.

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Yes chris, this is the 3 covid-19 mitgation grant.the city of hunitngton just opened up applications on december four available to huntington small businesses and non-profits trying to keep their operations covid-proof ?

3 huntington business are getting extra incentive to keep their customers safe from covid-19.

Those awarded the mitigation grant will be reimbursed up to 25 hundred dollars for improvements they e made.mayor richar strick//city of huntington "we recognize that business owners just like leadership at local congregations and churches have had to make extraordinary adaptations in a difficult year."

Mayor richard strick says the grant will focus on gyms, restaurants, bars, and other businesses and ornganizations with a lot of activity.

Todd latta//parkview huntington family ymca, ceo "how do you exercise in the wintertime indoors...during a pandemic?

We've done everything since march to keep our facility as safe as possible."

The parkview huntington family ymca is one of the first organizations to receive the grant.

Ceo todd latta says he ordered twelve plastic partitions to keep gymgoers socially distanced.

But mayor strick says the grant isn't the only way huntintgton business owners can get help.

Richard strick//city of huntington, mayor "in addition to that, we have the making space initiative, which provides additional accomodations to maybe allow a little more flexibililty and creativity."

The making space intiative can help business owners who want to move their operations outside.

Latta says applying for the grant is at step in the right direction as many organizations try to keep their customers safe.

Todd latta//parkview huntington family ymca, ceo "one step at a time, i think doing something is better than nothing.

?mayor strick says retroactive applications must be submitted by december 31st, but the program will be available to applicants as long as funds last.