WYNNE — The Wynne Economic Development Corporation is informing businesses about the new grant cycle for the Renew Wynne grant program.
“The Renew Wynne grant is a grant dedicated to improving he overall quality of life in the City of Wynne,” said Lexi Gahr, Director of Community Engagement and Operations for the Cross County Chamber of Commerce and Wynne Economic Development Corporation. “We had many recipients last year. This year, it’s a new grant cycle. We’ve had a few who have come in to get applications, but we just want to remind you that the Renew Wynne grant is open for a new year. If you go to wynneedc.com, you can find the application or come by the office and we can print one out for you as well.”
The WEDC office is located with the Cross County Chamber of Commerce inside the Bill Thomas Tech Center in Wynne. Gahr explains more about the grant.
“It is for profit industrial or commercial real estate like owners, operators or tenants with the owner approval. If you get on our website, you can see the guidelines for it. You can see the application for it,” she said. “The maximum grant award per project will not exceed $15,000, but it is a 2:1 matching grant.”
Gahr said there is one request for those who apply.
“We do ask that you try to use local vendors when able to for your project. You’ll see on the application where you have to write down your quotes that you receive,” she said. “Again, we’re not requiring that you do, but we do ask that you do try to use those local vendors.”
There is no deadline to apply. The application period will end when the funds earmarked for the Renew Wynne grant cycle this year are depleted.
