ESCANABA — The areas served by the Daily Press — Delta, Schoolcraft and northern Menominee counties — can now apply for a grant to help them recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Ogden Newspapers, Inc., the parent company of the Daily Press, has established a $1 million fund to help local businesses get back to full strength by subsidizing local marketing efforts though matching grants.

“We know businesses and workers here are hurting; we’re hurting, too,” Daily Press Publisher Corky DeRoeck said. “But if we can pull together as a community, we can weather this. Here at the Daily Press, we want to do everything we can to help get everyone get through the pandemic and get back to work. With these matching grants, we can help local businesses tell their story as they rebuild.”

Businesses operating in the Daily Press readership area can apply for a grant of up to $15,000 today at ogdennews.com/community-grant. Applicants will receive a response to their application within one to two business day.

The fund is open to all locally owned and operated businesses impacted by the coronavirus, DeRoeck said, whether of not they are current Daily Press advertisers. Grant money can be used for local print and online advertising in the Daily Press and on www.dailypress.net between April 1 and June 30, 2020.

“A community newspaper is only as strong as the community it serves,” said Robert Nutting, CEO of Ogden Newspapers. “As a family-owned business operating for almost 130 years, we have learned that the only way to pull though the hard times is to stand with our partners and customers. We are proud to offer this assistance to the local businesses that form the backbone of the communities where we publish.”

For more information and to apply, visit ogdennews.com/community-grant

Ogden Newspapers operates more than 40 daily newspapers across the country, plus a number of weekly newspapers and a magazine division.