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SD Grant Program Deadline Extended

SD Grant Program Deadline Extended

Representative Jean Hunhoff Photo: WNAX


A grant program set up by the South Dakota legislature for small businesses and healthcare providers has extended the application deadline to next Friday.

State Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says the applications have been slow so far…

Hunhoff says some of the other requirements to qualify have been backed down…

Hunhoff says the numbers show the lack of participation….

The legislature set aside four hundred million dollars for small businesses, and over one hundred million dollars for healthcare providers. The money was part of the one point two billion dollars the state got from the federal government for pandemic relief.

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