Summit County Covid-19 relief fund to grant $5 million to small businesses

The Summit County Covid-19 Small Business Emergency Relief Grant program is taking applications until 9 a.m. on Friday to award $5 million to local small businesses during its second round of grants. The program is designed to help small businesses — especially disadvantaged ones — survive the disruption, closures and other stresses caused by the ongoing pandemic. It already granted $1.5 million to 311 businesses in April during its first round of grants. Grant recipients ranged from restaurants…