Commerce board delays consideration of funding to support RI Rebounds

Updated at 3: 48 p.m.

Marc Larocque

01/10/2022

THE R.I. COMMERCE CORP. board of directors is set to vote on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, on the establishment of RI Rebounds Small Business and Impacted Industry Program, and whether to authorize additional funding for project management, program support vendors, technical assistance providers, and outreach and marketing vendors to support the effort. / COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP. — THE R.I. COMMERCE CORP. board of directors on Monday delayed until Jan. 14 a vote on the establishment of the RI Rebounds Small Business and Impacted Industry Program, and whether to authorize additional funding for project management, program support vendors, technical assistance providers, and outreach and marketing vendors to support the effort. / COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP.

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp.’s board of directors was poised on Monday to put federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to work to help small businesses through the RI Rebounds initiative, before delaying the vote until Jan. 14. The board, which is chaired by Gov. Daniel J. McKee, was due to meet at 5:30 p.m.…