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Commissioners approve $200,000 in rural-county grants to 17 local businesses
Summary
Carbon County commissioners approved distribution of $200,000 in 2026 Rural County Grant funds; 34 applications were received, 17 projects were funded and the program is a 50/50 reimbursement match requiring businesses to pay up front and submit proof for reimbursement.
The Carbon County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the county’s 2026 Rural County Grant awards, allocating $200,000 in funding from the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity to support local businesses and projects.
Shani Wilson, the county’s program administrator, told commissioners the program operates as a 50/50 reimbursement match and that this year brought the highest number of applications on record. “It is a 50 50 match,” Wilson said. “So we’re contributing 200,000, and the businesses are also contributing 200,000.” She said 34 applications were submitted, the combined requests totaled just under $900,000, and the county-funded board approved 17 projects with four receiving their full request.
Wilson listed awardees and award amounts, including Positive Pathways ($5,000), Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness/USARA ($19,750), Jones & DeMille ($25,000), Clark’s Home Fire Safety ($30,000), Helper Brewing ($25,000) and Sandstone Psychology ($15,000), among others. She said the board prioritizes spreading funds across different industries and sizes of businesses to maximize long-term community benefit.
Wayne Miller, a member of the community economic development board, praised the mix of awards and emphasized the local economic impact: “We’ve been able to help large businesses and also small businesses, people on Main Street,” he said. Commissioners moved and seconded approval of the award list and the motion passed.
Next steps: awardees will complete their projects, submit proof of payment for reimbursement, and county staff will process the payments according to the grant’s reimbursement rules.
