Applications will reopen later this month for a new round of Manatee CARES Act funding for local residents, small businesses, nonprofit agencies and community organizations. The application opening dates are Monday, Oct. 19 - CARES Act Funding for Nonprofits (Community Health & Wellbeing), Wednesday, Oct. 21 - Recover Manatee Safety First Small Business Grant Program and Wednesday, Oct. 28 - Manatee CARES Housing Assistance Program. CARES Act funding in this round for nonprofit agencies is available to expand an existing program to provide food distribution, including special holiday food, to help residents to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. A separate $5,000 grant for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other items to reopen safely is also available to eligible nonprofits. Nonprofits may apply again even if they already received the $5,000 grant in a previous round.

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