Chamber NOW July 30, 2021
Pike Chamber News & Opportunities Weekly
2021 Pike County Fair
July 30 - August 7
Funds Doubled for Small Business Grant Programs
County Set-Asides End July 31, 2021

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine reminded Ohio business owners that grants are available through the Ohio Department of Development (Development) to help small and medium-sized businesses recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

A total of $310 million is being offered across four grant programs to help new businesses that opened in 2020, food and beverage establishments, entertainment venues, and lodging venues. To ensure the grants are spread throughout the state, each program has a set-aside amount of funding for each of Ohio's 88 counties. If businesses in a county do not deplete the county’s allocation by July 31, the remaining funds will become available to businesses statewide...

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Pike County YMCA
Youth Soccer League

Sponsorship Opportunities
Contact Chris 740-708-3344
PCDAPRC Meeting
Pike County Drug Prevention and Re entry Coalition
Thursday, August 5
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Pike County Outreach, 306 Bridge Street, Waverly, Ohio 45690
Community Event
Tuesday, August 10
5:00PM - 8:00PM
Pike County YMCA
400 Pride Drive - Waverly
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP: COACHING EMPLOYEES 
 
Wednesday, August 25th
1:00 – 3:00pm
OhioMeansJobs Career Center
941 Market Street, Piketon

Due to limited seating registration is required. To register, please contact  
Adam Days at adays@pikecac.org or (740) 289 – 2371.  

Apply for the Next Round of TechCred
Starting August 1st

Lt. Governor Jon Husted, who serves as Director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, announced that Ohio businesses looking to upskill their workforce can begin applying for the tenth round of TechCred on August 1st. The application period will close on August 31st.

Learn more about the program by visiting TechCred.Ohio.Gov.

Questions about TechCred? Contact the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation at Workforce@OWT.Ohio.Gov.

SELF-EMPLOYMENT:
FROM DREAM TO REALITY
SMALL BUSINESS CLASSES BEING OFFERED

Begins - Tuesday, September 14

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8th Annual Kiwanis
Apple 5K Run/Walk
Saturday, September 25
A.I. SCHOOL
September 28 - 30
Jackson Ag Research Station
Jackson, Ohio
Pike County Visitors Guide
USDA to Provide Pandemic Assistance to Livestock Producers for Animal Losses
Farm Service Agency Will Begin Taking Applications for Indemnity Program July 20 - September 17

Visit farmers.gov/plip for a copy of the Notice of Funding Availability and more information on how to apply.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has designated a new priority area in Ohio focused on improving and creating northern bobwhite quail habitat. Private landowners and producers can apply for funding through the NRCS’ Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Interested landowners in the selected townships are encouraged to contact their local NRCS service center, ODNR private lands biologist or Pheasants Forever biologist to learn more...
Wellness Wednesdays Facebook Livestream