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Kern Biz facade program selects 23 small-business projects for grants totaling $200,000; awards require six-month completion

5969847 · October 22, 2025
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Summary

The Board received and filed a report announcing 23 selected projects across county districts that will receive facade-improvement grants (up to $10,000 each) from the pilot Kern Biz program; the program leverages $63,670 in business matches for a combined $263,670 investment.

The Kern County Board of Supervisors received and filed the report on awardees for the Kern Biz Facade Improvement Grant Program, a pilot initiative that provides one-time grants of up to $10,000 to small-business owners to improve storefronts, lighting, signage, ADA access and security.

Program details and awards: The county allocated $40,000 per supervisorial district (total…

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