County seeks $200,000 state grant for economic development programs

A county representative serving as cochair of the CEO board presented a proposed budget to apply for a state 'Rural County PART A' grant totaling $200,000. The request would allocate $10,000 for a Placer.ai subscription to analyze visitor spending patterns, $20,000 to the Small Business Development Center (including up to $20,000 in administrative costs), $68,400 toward an economic-development professional whose assigned projects must be reported to the state, and $81,600 for small-business grants.