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County: Additional Micro-enterprise Grant Money May Be Available

By MONICA CALZOLARI
OTSEGO COUNTY

Michelle Catan, chair of the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, provided important updates at the monthly Otsego County Board of Representatives meeting on Wednesday, May 7.

Catan reported to her colleagues that Director of County Planning and Solid Waste Tammie Harris and Meaghan Remillard, director of finance and administration for Otsego Now, have approached the county to extend the Enterprise Grant and subrecipient agreement.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development provides grant money to New York State through Homes and Community Renewal. Otsego County applied for a grant to help small businesses and was awarded $300,000.00 in 2023.

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