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The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program was established by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act, and amended by the American Rescue Plan Act. The program includes over $16 billion in grants to shuttered venues, to be administered by SBA’s Office of Disaster Assistance.

Eligible applicants may qualify for grants equal to 45% of their gross earned revenue, with the maximum amount available for a single grant award of $10 million. $2 billion is reserved for eligible applications with up to 50 full-time employees.

As President Joe Biden signed the PPP Extension Act of 2021 into law today (March 30th), extending the Paycheck Protection Program an additional two months to May 31, 2021, and then providing an additional 30-day period for the SBA to process applications that are still pending, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, said:

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SAM also provides door-to-door service within the City of Sandy and medical transportation for qualified individuals. 

Please note, social distancing and masks required on all public transportation.

City of Sandy to Reinstate Past Due Processes, including late fees and shut offs. 

In March 2020, the City of Sandy suspended late fees and water service disconnections for non-payment of past due balances.  Since that time, late notices have been mailed monthly to past due accounts as a reminder of the current balance due. This suspension ends on April 1, 2021, and the normal billing process will resume for all customers.

After April 1, 2021, the past due process will resume as follows:

Travel Oregon has announced their Competitive & Recovery Grants Program. The grant program provides competitive funding for projects that work to enhance and expand the visitor experience over both the short and long-term, with an emphasis on outdoor, distanced, and COVID-19 safe experiences. Requests up to $100,000 will be accepted, depending on project type. See the list of eligible project types in the full guidelines. Projects must be completed by Nov. 30, 2021. 

The Oregon Department of Transportation is working to replace existing non-compliant ADA curb ramps at intersections on Hwy 26 in Sandy.

The schedule for the week of April 26th includes:

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law, which provides additional relief for the nation’s small businesses and hard-hit industries for programs the SBA is currently administering and adds new efforts. Specifically, the new law includes: