Time is running out.
After originally receiving $2.4 million in CARES Act/SPARK funds, Allen County has to spend every remaining cent by the end of the year … or else return it.
Lisse Regehr and Becky Voorhies of Thrive Allen County were therefore on hand to continue a dialogue with commissioners about how best to spend the balance.
Most of the initial sum has already been strategically spent, but some possible options for using what remains include providing local small businesses and nonprofits with additional grant opportunities, even if the amounts are smaller than with previous SPARK subgrants.