County approves $1.5M for small business grants

Commissioners Court on Tuesday allocated $1.5 million for the Bexar County Micro-Business Grant Program. The grant funds will be administered through San Antonio-based lender LiftFund to businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic, similar to grant and loan program that Bexar County funded in March. David Marquez, director of economic and community development, said this new grant program will use funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Commissioner Justin Rodriguez said…