Large boat sails under suspension bridge at Wheeling, West Virginia (Getty Images)
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — A long-standing City of Wheeling program just received a major boost, and it’s good news for small businesses.
Senator Joe Manchin’s office recently announced that the City of Wheeling Small Business Facade Program will receive $500,000 thanks to a congressionally directed spending request secured by Manchin as part of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
The successful program was originally started under the Community Development Block Grant, but has recently been part of the general fund.
Wheeling has processed as many as 75 applications over the past few years
“We’ve always used the general fund money for this program, and now we’ll have the ability, thanks to Senators Manchin and Capito, to use $500,000 for the program, which will keep it sustainable for quite some time to come.”
Nancy Prager, Director of Community Development, City of Wheeling
Applications for the project can be found online at City of Wheeling website. Applications are received on a quarterly basis with the next deadline on 15 August.
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