Apply for The Good Growth Grant

Ready to grow your business?

Application period Jan 1 - Feb 27, 2026

Business Name(Required)

Business Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Business Phone(Required)

Business Email(Required)

Website

Applicant Contact Info

Name(Required)

First Last

Title / Role(Required)

Phone

Business Overview

Brief Description of Your Business(Required)

Products / Services Offered(Required)

Years in Operation(Required)

Number of Employees(Required)

Grant Request

Amount Requested (up to $1,000)(Required)

Describe specifically how funds will be used(Required)

How will the grant help your business innovate or grow?(Required)

Provide a basic timeline showing how the business intends to complete its project in the next 12 months.(Required)

Provide a basic budget for the project. If the total cost is more than $1000, please list a source where the remaining funds will come from. For example: the business, building owner, bank, family member.(Required)

Please describe any other improvements, growth or innovation that has been achieved by your business in the last one to three years.(Required)

What are your business priorities and goals in the next one to three years?(Required)

Please share how your business serves the community and/or Putnam County(Required)

If you plan to improve signage or physical appearance of a building you do not own, do you have owner permission to make these changes.(Required)

Yes

If permits are required, have you started that process?(Required)

Yes

Do you certify the business meets the requirement of $300,000 or less in annual sales.(Required)

Yes

Supporting Materials(Required)

Upload a PDF of at least one cost estimate from a business vendor for planned improvements.

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 2 GB.

Applicant Signature(Required)

Date(Required)

Prioritization of Applications

Applicants with a ready-to-execute plan will be prioritized. A ready-to-execute project is one that can begin immediately upon approval. This means:

Having a detailed budget with pricing from specific suppliers or contractors identified.
A basic timeline showing the project can be completed within one year from grant award.
Description of how your business has proactively reached out to seek any needed permits or permissions required to complete the project.

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Apply for The Good Growth Grant

Ready to grow your business?

Application period Jan 1 - Feb 27, 2026

Applicant Contact Info

Business Overview

Grant Request

Prioritization of Applications

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