Leon County Small Business Assistance

If you have been impacted by COVID-19, you may be eligible to receive direct assistance through Leon County’s Leon CARES program. The Leon CARES expenditure plan, approved by the Board of County Commissioners in July 2020, uses federal dollars to fund essential public health and safety expenditures related to COVID-19 including enhanced testing and contact tracing, direct assistance to individuals experiencing financial hardship, a variety of human service needs, critical economic relief to the local business community, and direct COVID-related costs incurred by the County, Constitutional and Judicial Offices, and the City of Tallahassee.

If your business has been impacted by COVID-19, you may be eligible to receive direct assistance through Leon County’s Leon CARES program. Leon CARES provides federal funds to meet critical community needs related to COVID-19.

What will this program do for me?

Assists Leon County small businesses with COVID-19 expenses such as employee wages, vendor bills, rent, utilities, promotion, and safety costs.

Eligibility for Leon CARES Assistance

• Eligible Expenses for Small Business Assistance:
• Employee wages
• Rent
• Promotion
• Receive up to $8,500 (one-time)
• Vendor bills
• Utilities
• Employee/customer safety costs

Applying is easy!

Simply visit the Leon CARES Act Portal here or contact our Office to speak with a Business Consultant at 1-850-599-3407.