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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2024
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CONTACT:
Mathieu Cavell
Leon County Community and Media Relations
(850) 606-5300
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County Supports One of the First Local Businesses Through TEAM Leon Microgrants
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Leon County Government to recognize and celebrate the first TEAM Leon Business Assistance Program recipient |
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Leon County Government |
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Wednesday, May 29, at 10 a.m. |
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Bagigio's, 8954 Woodville Hwy |
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Leon County Government will recognize and celebrate local Italian restaurant Bagigio’s, one of the first recipients supported through the Targeted Emergency Assistance Microgrants (TEAM) Leon Business Assistance Program. Bagigio’s will receive $5,000 in direct financial assistance through the TEAM Leon program.
TEAM Leon provides financial assistance to households and businesses located in unincorporated Leon County (outside the City of Tallahassee limit) affected by the May 10, 2024, tornadoes.
The TEAM Leon program continues to process and distribute up to $1 million from the County's Catastrophe Fund to assist households and businesses in the hardest hit areas of unincorporated Leon County as the community continues to recover.
Launched on Thursday, May 23, Leon County Government’s TEAM Leon program received more than 1,200 applications within the first 24 hours of opening. |
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