Floyd family attorney Ben Crump
MINNEAPOLIS – George Floyd’s family is ready to take applications from businesses for grants funded by money from their wrongful death legal settlement with the city of Minneapolis.
Floyd died in May 2020 after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes. His family won a $27 million settlement from the city in March 2021 and set aside $500,000 for grants to businesses in the neighborhood where Floyd died.
Floyd family attorney Ben Crump says businesses can begin applying now and continue to apply until the money is distributed. Grants will be awarded in the amounts of $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000, although larger grants may be considered.
Businesses can apply at www.theward8fund.org.
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