The Supervisors Authorize JEDCO $25K Budget to Continue the Small Grants Program
25 May 2023
news, economic development
The name of the program may not be the most creative nor the most original ever conceived — even JEDCO Executive Director Jeff Davidson acknowledges that — but the Small Grants Program has proven itself to be a big asset to the economic development efforts in Jasper County’s small town communities.
Davidson provided a review of the program to the county board of supervisors on May 16 so officials could decide whether they wanted it to continue.
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