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CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT <br />Economic Development <br />Pandemic-related relief measures: <br />•Awarded 60 Small Business Emergency Assistance Grants ($5,000 grant) to <br />help businesses in the early days of the pandemic economic shutdown <br />•Awarded 138 Innovation Grants for Restaurants ($2,000 grant) to restaurants <br />to reimburse for costs of improvements to do business during COVID-19 <br />totaling $276,000 <br />•Administered $7.7 million in funds provided by the federal EDA to develop the <br />Recovery Revolving Loan Fund <br />•Expanded Utility Assistance Program and one-time relief clearing $3.1 million <br />in overdue utility bills for nearly 5,000 households (average relief of $631)