Marysville businesses who have suffered financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic are invited to apply for new Marysville CARES Business Rent Relief Grants approved by the City Council Tuesday evening. Application deadline is June 14.

“Marysville businesses, the backbone of our economy, have been hard hit over the past few months,” Mayor Jon Nehring said. “While these are not huge grants, we want to do what we can to support our local businesses through this very difficult time.” 

Rent relief grants of up to $4,000 per applicant are available to businesses that meet these criteria: 

• Located within Marysville city limits, 
• No more than 25 employees, 
• Negatively impacted by COVID-19, 
• Current on business licenses, and
• In business since on or before Jan. 1, 2020.

Find more information and the application form at www.marysvillewa.gov/businessrentrelief. 

The city will award up to a total of $250,000 in federal CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act funding distributed through the State of Washington.