ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – On Friday, Orange County will close the application process for small business owners to apply for coronavirus financial relief and then on Tuesday, it will open the portal for its new eviction diversion program.Local small business owners have until Friday at 5 p.m.
to get their documentation in order and apply for a $10,000 CARES Act grant to help offset some of their coronavirus-related expenses and revenue losses.Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said already, the county has paid out a total of $45.7 million in the form of 4,500 grants.“Our mission has been to distribute $65 million to Orange County small businesses and we are on track to reach that goal with the remaining applications to be processed,” Demings.