ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County closed the micro-grant application portal Thursday evening after receiving a large response from home-based small businesses, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said.The county began accepting applications on Monday for its micro-grant program for home-based businesses and four days later had received 1,200 applications.
The program was founded by $3 million from the county’s portion of the federal CARES Act money.The grants ranged from $1,000 to $3,000 but the average grant so far has been $2,500, according to the county.Due to high demand, the application portal closed at 6 p.m.