Grandfather Community Foundation: The foundation initiated a grant program for small businesses in Avery County and surrounding counties.
https://www.grandfathercommunityfoundation.org/grants

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Each year GCF makes grants to local nonprofits in Avery County serving the hungry, those in need of shelter, and other social programs for children and adults.
Grandfather Community Foundation: The foundation initiated a grant program for small businesses in Avery County and surrounding counties.
https://www.grandfathercommunityfoundation.org/grants


Local governments in North Carolina located in areas impacted by Hurricane Helene can now apply for grants from the new Small Business Infrastructure Grant Program (SmBIZ), a $55 million dollar fund designed to rebuild the damaged infrastructure that small businesses rely on to operate and thrive.