Orange County

Orange County small business owners face deadline to apply for CARES Act program

Paper applications for FL unemployment benefits are now available (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) (Joe Raedle)

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County small business owners are facing a deadline Friday to apply for the county’s CARES Act program.

Orange County’s CARES Act for Small Business Program will not accept any new applications past 5 p.m.

As part of the Federal CARES Act, the county received $243 million in coronavirus relief funds.

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Officials said business owners who have already started the application process will not be kicked off the system, but are urged to submit as soon as possible.

Click here for the application.

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Katlyn Brieskorn

Katlyn Brieskorn, WFTV.com

Katlyn Brieskorn is a Digital Assignment Editor at WFTV. She joined Channel 9 in July 2019.

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