Governor Stein Announces $13.8 Million for WNC Small Business Recovery Second Round of Grants
By Marge | Published 2025-11-12T19:03:44.391+00:00
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WNC -- November 12, 2025: Governor Josh Stein today announced a second round of funding totaling $13.8 million in grants to support the recovery of small businesses in Western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene.
The grants, awarded through the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Small Business Infrastructure Grant Program (SmBIZ), will fund 19 local recovery projects focused on repairing and rebuilding critical public infrastructure.The SmBIZ program, part of a $55 million initiative established by Governor Stein and the General Assembly, provides up to $1 million per project to local governments to restore damaged infrastructure essential to small business operations, such as water, sewer, sidewalk