The Ebensburg Main Street Partnership was awarded a $43,000 state grant to help offset the economic impact of the COVID-19 shutdowns that were ordered by Governor Tom Wolf. The partnership is a nonprofit organization, and the grant funding will help to defray technology costs incurred for remote work as well as other operational costs incurred by businesses due to the shutdowns. The grant is being awarded through the COVID-19 Relief – Supporting Elm and Main (SEAM) program, and it is aimed at providing financial assistance to community revitalization organizations in older and historic downtowns, commercial districts and neighborhoods. Announcing the grant was Democrat State Senator Frank Burns, who says he has helped secure more than $200 million in state grants, investments and financing for projects and programs large and small, for the people and communities he represents.
