Oceanside Chamber and MainStreet Oceanside Partner to Manage City of Oceanside’s Small Business Grant Funds The City of Oceanside recently contracted with the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce and MainStreet Oceanside to administer a Small Business Grant program funded with CARES Act revenue from the Federal government. While MainStreet is managing grant applications for eligible Downtown businesses, the Chamber is managing a citywide program. As of this writing, the Chamber had received nearly 80 grant applications from small businesses and is in the process of distributing close to $150,000 in grant funds. Eligible businesses include independently owned, consumeroriented businesses engaged in retail sales and consumer/ business services located in Oceanside that have been mandated by government action or decree to close or significantly alter their business activity due to COVID-19. continued on page 17
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