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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new program was launched to assist hundreds of small businesses across Tampa Bay that are still recovering from Hurricane Milton.
The Glazer family, owners of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, announced a new program, “Glazer Family Small Business Fund,” to assist those affected by the hurricane.
Following Hurricane Helene in September, a $1 million donation was made. Then after Hurricane Milton hit just one month later, the family made an additional $1 million donation.
The Glazer Family Small Business Fund will donate money to participating chambers, which will distribute individual grants of up to $5,000 to hundreds of small businesses heavily impacted by Milton.
The chamber will review applications and select recipients through nonprofit organizations at the chambers, including; The Tampa Bay Chamber, North Tampa Bay Chamber, South Tampa Chamber, St. Petersburg Chamber, Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber, Manatee Chamber, Greater Plant City Chamber and Amplify Clearwater.

“What makes Tampa Bay and our entire region so special is our resiliency and ability to come together during trying times such as these,” Buccaneers Owner and Chairman of Tampa Bay Buccaneers Foundation and Glazer Vision Foundation Darcie Glazer Kassewitz said. “We recognize and appreciate the profound role that small business plays in making our region so unique. That is why we have spent the past month working with leaders at eight of the local chambers of commerce to develop a plan for my family to support small business owners across Tampa Bay and West Central Florida.”
Additional details and an online application form will launch in the coming weeks, the Glazer family said.