Warren County businesses can now apply for a grant to help them recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Ogden Newspapers Inc., the parent company of the Times Observer, has established a $1 million fund to help local businesses get back to full strength by subsidizing local marketing efforts through matching advertising dollars.

“We know businesses and workers here are hurting; we’re hurting, too,” Times Observer Publisher Robert Patchen said. “But if we can pull together as a community, we can weather this. Here at Times Observer, we want to do everything we can to help everyone get through the pandemic and get back to work. With these matching grants, we can help local businesses tell their story as they rebuild.”

Businesses operating in the Warren market can apply for a grant of up to $15,000 today at ogdennews.com/community-grant. Applicants will receive a response to their application within one to two business days. The fund is open to all locally-owned-and-operated businesses impacted by the coronavirus, Patchen said, whether or not they are current Times Observer advertisers. Grant money can be used for local print and online advertising in the Times Observer and at timesobserver.com between April 1 and June 30, 2020.”

“It’s amazing to see a program come out like this from the Times Observer and Ogden Publishing. At a time when many businesses are in need of extra support, and being able to continually market themselves is of upmost importance, this type of an effort can allow them to do that,” said John Papalia Director of Operations & Tourism at Warren County Chamber of Business and Industry. “We, at the Warren County Chamber of Business and Industry, are extremely grateful for this type of grant program being made available to the business of our community. We are blessed to live in a community that can come together in these tough times, and we are extremely fortunate to have the Times Observer here to help continue to work with and support the businesses and the residents of Warren County.”

“A community newspaper is only as strong as the community it serves,” said Robert Nutting, CEO of Ogden Newspapers. “As a family-owned business operating for almost 130 years, we have learned that the only way to pull through the hard times is to stand with your partners and customers. We are proud to offer this assistance to the local businesses that form the backbone of the communities where we publish.”

For more information and to apply, visit ogdennews.com/community-grant.

Ogden Newspapers operates more than 40 daily newspapers across the country, plus a number of weekly newspapers and a magazine division.