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New Bedford officials are extending the deadline for applications to the city's Vacant or Abandoned Property Rehabilitation Program to Dec. 30, as no proposals have yet been submitted.

Federal grant money is available to help struggling New Bedford businesses and for entrepreneurs wanting to start a new business.

An improvement program for New Bedford's commercial areas is getting a $1.5 million cash injection in the city's first investment of federal ARPA COVID relief funds approved by the city council on Thursday.

The Small Business Association has just announced the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, giving hope to businesses that took a tremendous hit over the past year.