FlintNOW, Huntington Bank and The Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce today announced that 30 Flint businesses would receive grant money totaling $269,500 from the Moving Flint Forward (MFF) Fund. The grants mark the first round of disbursements from a $1 million contribution made by Huntington Bank to the MFF Fund as part of a $25 million economic development program launched in March by Huntington Bank and FlintNOW. A list of the recipients is enclosed.
The MFF Fund was launched to address the immediate and long-term business development needs resulting from the Flint water emergency. Huntington Bank in partnership with FlintNOW made the first donation to the fund of $1 million.