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Lauren McLean
Mayor | Boise, ID

ARP: Boise Announced the Opening of the Boise Small Business Grant Program

Idea Category: Equity & Opportunity, Jobs and Entrepreneurship | Funding Source: American Rescue Plan

Mayor Lauren Mclean announced the opening of the Boise Small Business Grant Program. Mayor McLean helped lead the effort to appropriate $2 million in American Rescue Plan funds for the program, which aims to support over 250 small businesses with $4,000 mini-grants. The city is partnering with the nonprofit United Way to strategically target small businesses that were directly impacted by the pandemic but had difficulty accessing other relief funds.

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ARP: Boise ID, Provides Direct Assistance to Child Care Workers

Idea Category: Child Care | Funding Source: ARP

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ARP: Boise ID, Assists Renter Households

Idea Category: Housing | Funding Source: ARP

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ARP: Boise ID, Looks to Reduce Obstacles for Child Care Workers

Idea Category: COVID, Safety Net | Funding Source: ARP

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Boise’s Geothermal LIV District

Idea Category: Climate Change | Funding Source: ARP

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