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New Round of Aaron Rodgers Small-Business Grants help 79 Butte County Businesses
Foundation: North Valley Community Foundation
Through the North Valley Community Foundation’s Aaron Rodgers Small Business COVID-19 Fund, the second round of funding will pay a total of $578,000 to 79 local businesses in Butte County, as they continue to respond to the impact of the epidemic.
Funds are left in the first round of grants. Combined with the first round of grants in March, the Aaron Rodgers Small Business COVID-19 Fund has helped 159 local small businesses with a total grant of $1,599,967.
In addition to donating $1 million to the Small Business Fund announced earlier in 2021, Rogers is also cooperating with NVCF and Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. Read the Entire Article
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