COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, EL PASO COUNTY, September 23: Exponential Impact received a $400,000 American Rescue Plan Economic Adjustment Assistance grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to advance the Survive and Thrive Program. The $400,000 award is matched by $74,650 in local investment to support Exponential Impact in developing Survive and Thrive to advance El Paso County’s economic recovery and future stability following the COVID-19 pandemic. Exponential Impact’s Survive and Thrive Program emerged in March 2020 as a rapid response recovery effort to support businesses that were struggling with the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through previous iterations of the program, including Survive and Thrive: Propel COS Grants offered in partnership with the City of Colorado Springs, the Survive and Thrive program has grown and evolved to match the needs of the small business community in Colorado Springs and El Paso County. “We are gra...