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FEMA opening center for recovery assistance [Video]
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FEMA opening center for recovery assistance [Video]

PRESSING NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. FEMA IS COMING BACK TO THE UPSTATE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH CLAIMS AND RECOVERY. THE GOAL THERE IS TO MAKE FILING A CLAIM AS EASY AS POSSIBLE IN THE WAKE OF HELENE. OUR NATE STANLEY JOINS US LIVE NOW WITH THE DETAILS. GOOD EVENING. HERE AT THE FREETOWN COMMUNITY CENTER. WERE STARTING TOMORROW. FEMA SAYS IT WILL HAVE A ONE STOP SHOP FOR YOUR RECOVERY NEEDS. GABRIEL GONZALEZ, A PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER WITH FEMA, SAYS HIS TEAM WILL BE IN GREENVILLE OFFERING SEVERAL SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS. THIS IS AN EXPANSION OF THE POP UP INSURANCE VILLAGE THEY HELD AT A HOME DEPOT LAST WEEK. WE CAN DO FROM OUR REGISTRATION INTAKE TO VERIFYING DENIAL LETTERS AND COUNSELING ON THE CASE. WE HAVE TRANSLATION SERVICES AS WELL. HE SAYS YOU SHOULD COME PREPARED WITH DOCUMENTATION OF YOUR SITUATION. ANY FORM OF ID? SECOND OF ALL, PROOF OF RESIDENCY. IT COULD BE A LEASE. IT COULD BE A MORTGAGE. DEED IS THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THEM ALL. I CANT STRESS THIS ENOUGH AS PICTURES FROM THE DAMAGES. IF YOU HAVE QUOTES FROM A CONTRACTOR DENIAL LETTERS FROM YOUR PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANY. IF APPROVED, FEMA SAYS THEY WILL BE PROVIDING GRANTS, NOT LOANS, TO THOSE WHO ARE FOUND ELIGIBLE. GRANTS THAT CAN CAP OFF AT $42,500. THE INITIAL ASSISTANCE OF 750 FROM THE SERIOUS NEED ASSISTANCE IS JUST THE BEGINNING, GONZALEZ ADDS. YOUR BANKING INFORMATION IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO GET YOUR MONEY QUICKLY. WE CAN DIRECT DEPOSIT YOU THE FUNDS, WHICH ONLY TAKES BETWEEN 4 TO 7 BUSINESS DAYS RATHER THAN PEOPLE THAT STILL PREFER TO RECEIVE A CHECK IN THE MAIL. AND GONZALEZ SAYS THAT THE CENTER WILL BE OPEN FROM 8 A.M. TO 7 P.M. ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS. BUT HE DOES EXPECT IT WILL BE HERE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS IN THE FUTURE. AND HE ALSO EXPECTS OTHER CENTERS TO BE OPEN UP TO BE OPENING UP IN OTHER LOCATIONS IN TH

City grant giving Albuquerque businesses money to rebuild [Video]
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City grant giving Albuquerque businesses money to rebuild [Video]

AND THE 80S. WELL, VANDALISM IS A BIG ISSUE IN ALBUQUERQUE AND BUSINESSES ARE SUFFERING, BUT THE CITY SAYS IT MAY HAVE A SOLUTION. JULIAN PETTUS SPOKE WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES ABOUT HOW THE CITY IS GETTING INVOLVED. THATS RIGHT GUYS. SO ITS CALLED THE WINDOW TO OPPORTUNITIES. GRANT. A WINDOW TO OPPORTUNITY. SPECIFICALLY, THE GOAL OF IT IS TO HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY VANDALISM, EVEN IF IT IS TO HELP WITH SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A BROKEN WINDOW. I FIRST MOVED TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. I BUILT THIS BUILDING ABOUT 20 YEARS, 25 YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS A GREAT LOCATION. ITS A GOOD LOCATION, BUT IN THOSE TWO DECADES, ROBERT GORMAN SAYS HES BEEN A VICTIM OF VANDALISM TIME AND TIME AGAIN. IVE HAD THIS WINDOW OVER HERE BROKEN, THAT WINDOW OVER THERE BROKEN, HE SAYS. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF PEOPLE SLEEPING ON HIS PROPERTY AND BREAKING WINDOWS, AND UNFORTUNATE TREND. MANY ALBUQUERQUE BUSINESSES ARE EXPERIENCING. IM FRIENDS WITH MANY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ACROSS THE CITY, AND DOESNT MATTER WHAT NECK OF THE WOODS WERE IN, WHAT PART OF THE CITY YOURE IN, THIS STUFF IS HAPPENING NOW. THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS STEPPING IN TO HELP WITH THE WINDOW TO OPPORTUNITY GRANT A REIMBURSEMENT INITIATIVE TO EASE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN. VANDALISM HAS ON BUSINESS OWNERS. WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF ISSUES THAT COME UP, AND YOU WANT TO KNOW THAT THE CITY IS AWARE AND AND RESPONDING, AND THIS IS ONE PROGRAM WHERE THEY ARE DOING THAT. THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE SAYS 34 BUSINESSES HAVE APPLIED FOR THE GRANT, AND SO FAR THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE OUT MORE THAN $12,000 TO REPAIR DAMAGES. ALTHOUGH PEOPLE LIKE GORMAN APPRECIATE THE ACTION BEING TAKEN, HE BELIEVES MORE CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT THESE CRIMES FROM HAPPENING. BE BETTER IF WE COULD AVOID THE PROBLEM ALTOGETHER AND OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE SOME BUSINESSES THAT NEED THE ASSISTANCE MORE THAN OTHERS, RIGHT NOW, THERE IS STILL $100,000 IN ASSISTANCE FOR BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOOKING TO GET SOME HELP. IN ALBUQUERQUE, JULIAN PARRAS, BACK TO YOU. THREE BUSINESSES WIL

This is Our Home: Duxbury [Video]
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This is Our Home: Duxbury [Video]

THIS TIME OF YEAR, WE TEND TO SEE A LOT OF VISITORS IN OUR REGION. AND IT’S NO WONDER… SINCE WE’RE SURROUNDED BY NATURAL BEAUTY. BUT A LOT OF WHAT MAKES VERMONT SO UNIQUE… MIGHT NOT BE HERE TODAY… IF IT WEREN’T FOR THE FOLKS WHO ARE DETERMINED TO PROTECT OUR MOUNTAINS, FORESTS, AND WATERWAYS. I SPOKE WITH A FEW OF THEM… ABOUT WHAT INSPIRES THEIR STEWARDSHIP… IN TODAY’S THIS IS OUR HOME. LOOKING UP AT THE ICONIC PEAK OF CAMEL’S HUMP… YOU’LL KNOW YOU’VE MADE IT TO DUXBURY VERMONT. VERMONT’S THIRD-TALLEST MOUNTAIN… IS PRACTICALLY IN SHERRY WINNIE’S BACKYARD. FOR SHERRY, IT’S FOR SHERRY, IT’S THE PERFECT PLACE… TO EMBRACE THE OUTDOORS. AND IT INSPIRED HER TO START THE BUSINESS SHE RUNS OUT OF HER HOME TODAY. MAKING ORGANIC TRAIL BARS, FRESH FROM HER KITCHEN. LOCALLY AND ETHICALLY SOURCED.

Making the most of federal funding and mastering post-award compliance. [Video]
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Making the most of federal funding and mastering post-award compliance. [Video]

So youve been awarded a federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant to support your R&D efforts; what now? Join experts Candi Avery and Jen Keller of Clark Nuber, a venerable accounting and consulting firm, for essential insights into navigating the complexities of grant management. Youll learn about practical strategies for compliance with government regulations, necessary tools to optimize your grant, how to identify and avoid pitfalls, and tips for steering your project toward success.