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DocuSign Envelope ID:2F13EA9D-6D15-4887-A37B-EO42FOC1B8A4 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM <br /> Guidelines <br /> PURPOSE <br /> The purpose of the Orange County Business Investment Grant Program (Grant Program) is to stimulate <br /> successful non-farm Business Investment development and expansion in Orange County(County). <br /> Farmers should complete the Orange County Agricultural Grant Application. <br /> By making economic development grant funds available, the County will be growing its entrepreneurial <br /> ecosystem and supporting existing Business Investment and early-stage venture growth, in order to <br /> increase jobs, opportunities and grow the commercial tax base in Orange County. <br /> Businesses receiving funding through this program will be encouraged to be good corporate citizens and <br /> encouraged to employ Orange County residents. <br /> The program will provide two types of grants: <br /> • Small Grants: Up to $1,500.00 <br /> • Large Grants: From $1,500.01 -$10,000.00 <br /> Orange County actively seeks to support and increase the participation of women and minority owned <br /> businesses in this grant program. Partner organizations are available to assist any applicant with the <br /> required documentation to submit the grant application. Please reach out to the Economic Development <br /> Department(edcmail(a)orangecountync.gov or 919-245-2325)with any questions, or for assistance <br /> getting connected with any of the partner organizations listed below. <br /> • SCORE Chapel Hill (Service Corps of Retired Executives) <br /> 104 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br /> (919)240-7765 <br /> https://chapelhiI1.score.org/ <br /> Chapel hiIIinfo(a)scorevolunteer.org <br /> • SBTDC (Small Business &Technology Development Center) <br /> UNC Chapel Hill, 1700 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd <br /> Suite 115/CB# 1823, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 <br /> (919) 962-0389 <br /> http://www.sbtdc.org/offices/unc/#sthash.UJQ*ZWOL.dpuf <br /> • The Small Business Center(Durham Technical Community College) <br /> The Chesterfield <br /> 701 W. Main Street, Suite 203, Durham, NC 27701 <br /> 919-536-7241 <br /> https://www.durhamtech.edu/small-business-center <br /> GRANT SUBCOMMITTEE <br /> The Grant Subcommittee (Subcommittee)will review all applications and make grant <br /> recommendations. The Subcommittee will be comprised of 5 members from the Orange County <br /> Economic Development Advisory Board. <br /> Revised 4/22 <br />