Saint Paul GISIn March 2020, Mayor Carter announced the Saint Paul Bridge Fund to provide emergency relief for families and small businesses most vulnerable to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was funded through $3.25 million dollars from the Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority along with contributions from philanthropic, corporate and individual donors. Through these additional contributions, the fund provided $4.1 million to families and small businesses in Saint Paul. Data previously shared in this space included only the 380 recipients funded through "Phase 1". This dataset includes all three phases that were ultimately rolled out through the Bridge Fund for Small Business program. Nearly 2,000 unique applications applied for a small business grant of $7,500 36% were from ACP50 areas (Areas of Concentrated Poverty where 50% or more of the residents are people of color) The applications were reviewed in order of a random number assigned at application close. Of these applications: 633 small businesses were awarded a $7,500 grant 36% of applications in the city were from ACP50 areas 86% of applicants in the city cited they were ordered closed under one of the Governor's Executive Orders This is a dataset of the small businesses that applied for the Bridge Fund and includes: Self-reported survey responses Award information Geographic information Additional information about the Saint Paul Bridge Fund may be found at stpaul.gov/bridge-fund .ArcGIS FeatureLayerhttps://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/f212cc64514f4a3a947142b9f551e000_0engCity of Saint Paul GIS DataPublicBridge Fund Small Business Dataset [Minnesota--Saint Paul]Web servicesMinnesota--Saint PaulMinnesotaLast Modified: 2022-05-24