More businesses to receive Aberdeen Small Business Grants

13 Aberdeen businesses will receive funding through the second round of Small Business Grants from the city.

Included among them, Aberdeen Office, Harbor Drug, Harbor Blooms, Rediviva, and Waugh’s which will all relieve $10,000 and other businesses which will see lesser amounts.

While they were removed from the first round of funding due to delinquency on local fees, Grand Heron was added into the second round.

In total, $77,600 was announced on Wednesday. 

BUSINESS NAME	CURRENT LICENSE	IN BUSINESS	B&O TAXES OWED	UTILITY FEES	BLDG FEES	DPBID FEES	IN CITY LIMITS	# OF EMPLOYEES	PROOF OF LOSS	ELIGIBILITY AMOUNT
Aberdeen Office	YES	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	8	Yes	$10,000.00
Andy’s Lock & Safe	YES	Yes	No	N/A	No	No	Yes	1	Yes	$1,171.00
Atwood Autobody	YES	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	1	Yes	$3,755.00
Bryan & Son’s	YES	Yes	No	N/A	No	No	Yes	3.5	Yes	$2,796.00
Cascade Driving School	YES	Yes	No	N/A	No	No	Yes	2	Yes
Crowley Marine	YES	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	5	Yes
Desert Sun	YES	Yes	Q.2-18, Q1, 2o	No	No	No	Yes	7	Yes
Dr. Todd Johnson	YES	Yes	No	N/A	No	No	Yes	11	Yes
Dunsire’s	YES	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	4	Yes	$1,560.00
Grand Heron	YES	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Volunteers	Yes	$2,253.00
Grays Harbor Stamp	YES	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	4	Yes	$10,000.00
Happy at Home	YES	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	7	Yes	$3,961.00
Harbor Accounting Tax	YES	Yes	No	N/A	No	No	Yes	1	Yes	$3,281.00
Harbor Blooms	YES	Yes	No	N/A	No	No	Yes	7	Yes	$10,000.00
Mount Olympus	YES	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	5	Yes
NW Collision	YES	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	8	Yes
Oceana Spa	YES	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	7	Yes
Rainier Lanes	YES	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	9	Yes	$8,823.00
Rediviva	YES	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	8	Yes	$10,000.00
Steinman Insurance	YES	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	5	Yes
Tap Room	YES	Yes	No	N/A	No	No	Yes	1	Yes
Tinderbox	YES	Yes	No	N/A	No	No	Yes	11	Yes
Waugh’s	YES	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	5	Yes	$10,000.00
									Total	$77,600.00

 

To qualify for the funding, the business must be; within city limits, have been in business for one year prior to March 1, 2020, in good financial standing, show they saw a loss of income due to COVID-19, and other requirements.

Eligible businesses could have received up to $10,000, although award amounts are based on the businesses gross revenue losses, Maximum award amounts were set at 30% of the loss amount.

This is the second round of grant funding.

City officials say they originally allocated $200,000 for the grant program. As of the latest grants, more than $155,000 have been designated.