The Dalles Mayor Rich Mays says a meeting is planned for next week to determine how to distribute funding set aside for small businesses to help them through the COVID-19 pandemic.  Mays said they have a $200,000 grant from the state that the City has matched, adding he would like to have seen the money get out quicker than this, but details have to be taken care of for that to happen, including the establishment of eligibility requirements.  Mays noted the funding is more important than ever as businesses operate under the current two-week “freeze’ parameters.