The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador released details yesterday on a Pandemic Relief Grant that will benefit households in isolated Labrador Communities impacted by COVID-19.
A grant in an amount of $250 will be issued to 1,213 households in nine communities, Nain, Hopedale, Natuashish, Makkovik, Postville, Rigolet, Mudlake, Black Tickle and Norman Bay.
One-time funding in an amount of $331,000 is being provided by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and administered by the Labrador Affairs Secretariat.
The five Inuit Community Governments, the Mushuau Innu First Nation, the local Service District of Black Tickle, the Mud Lake Improvement Committee, and the Norman Bay Recreation Committee have compiled list of eligible households in their respective communities and each of them will be responsible for issuing the Pandemic Relief Grants.