WINNIPEG – The new Manitoba Bridge Grant will provide $5,000 upfront to businesses, not-for-profits and charities directly impacted by the latest COVID-19 restrictions.

Premier Brian Pallister says an additional $5,000 to each organization will be made available should these public health orders remain in place into the new year.

He also announced that the $6,000 Gap Protection loan payment made available to business in May is now a grant and no longer has to be repaid.