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Aug 2020
Harrogate businesses take up reopening grants from the BID
A share of £14,000 in grants has been handed out to businesses in Harrogate town centre to help them reopen after the coronavirus lockdown.
Harrogate BID has offered a match-funded grant of £750 for vital equipment - and so far, 27 companies have taken up the offer.
The funds must be spent on signage, barriers, screens and other safety equipment. Sanitiser is not included on the list.
More than a quarter of the £20,000 of funding is still available, taken from the BID's annual income which comes from a levy on business rates paid by town centre businesses over a certain rateable value.
Harrogate BID acting chair Sara Ferguson said:
Submissions from levy payers must include a brief description of equipment already purchased, what they are in the process of buying, plus receipts, estimated delivery dates and expected costs. Grants are not restricted to retail and hospitality businesses.
Levy payers can apply for the funding by emailing info@harrogatebid.co.uk, and find out more by visiting the Harrogate BID website.
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