With a budget of $500,000, the NEIdeas Program will award grants of $10,000 each to 30 small businesses. In addition, two businesses will each be awarded grants of $100,000. These are sizable grants that will help already existing small companies grow and create more jobs for Detroit and the surrounding area.
Qualifications
Applicants must have businesses that are at least three years old. Applicants for the $10,000 grants must have annual revenues under $1 million. Applicants for the two $100,000 grants must have businesses who gross between $1 million and $5 million in sales.
Deadlines
Application deadlines are as follows: June 5 for $10,000 grants and June 26 for $100,000 grants. All winners will be announced in the Fall. The new program is expected to make a significant impact not only for the small businesses who receive the grants but also for the economy. As Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan explained, "Receiving a strategic infusion of cash like this can be just the boost an existing small company needs to grow and create more jobs for our local economy."
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