{"id":5440,"date":"2022-02-22T11:43:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T16:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.collierlegalaid.org\/?page_id=5440"},"modified":"2022-11-15T13:45:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T18:45:55","slug":"sblr-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.collierlegalaid.org\/sblr-project","title":{"rendered":"SBLR Project"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Landing Hero” _builder_version=”4.16″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#161e5b 0%|#519fe8 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#161e5b” background_color_gradient_end=”#519fe8″ background_image=”https:\/\/www.collierlegalaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/coding-background-texture.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” custom_padding=”100px|0px|100px|0px” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”top” animation_intensity_slide=”2%” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_margin=”|||” custom_width_px=”1280px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_font=”|on|||” header_font_size=”42px” header_line_height=”1.3em” background_layout=”dark” custom_padding=”|||” header_font_size_last_edited=”off|desktop” text_text_shadow_style=”preset1″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n

Small Business Legal Resources and
Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Project<\/h1>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_text_color=”#d4ccff” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.9em” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]FREE LEGAL SERVICES FOR YOUR BUSINESS OR NONPROFIT
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SBLR Project<\/span><\/h2>\n

To fight the Covid-19 pandemic, Legal Aid Service of Collier County\u2019s Community Economic Development (CED) Unit is able to provide free legal services to eligible small businesses and nonprofits through the Small Business Legal Resources and Covid-19 Relief and Recovery (SBLR) Project. Under SBLR, eligible clients create or retain low-income jobs, have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, and face legal or economic barriers that could be removed through the legal services offered. SBLR Project attorneys can further arrange for the services of qualified Certified Professional Accountants (CPAs) to comprehensively address the legal and financial issues that will enable job creation or the retention for low-income employees.<\/span><\/p>\n

 
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What’s Here?<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#00598F” divider_weight=”4px” disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”40px” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||10px|” animation_style=”zoom” animation_direction=”left” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#8585bd” text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”1.9em” header_font=”||||||||” header_4_font=”|700|||||||” header_4_font_size=”16px” header_4_line_height=”1.9em” animation_style=”zoom” animation_intensity_zoom=”6%” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]\n

WHAT THE SBLR PROJECT IS<\/h4>\n

FREE LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED<\/h4>\n

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA<\/h4>\n

ONLINE APPLICATION<\/h4>\n

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SBLR Funding<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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FINANCED IN PART BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) AND COLLIER COUNTY COMMUNITY AND HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION. THE NATIONAL OBJECTIVE TO BE ACHIEVED UNDER THIS GRANT IS LOW-TO MODERATE JOB (LMJ) CREATION AND RETENTION.<\/p>\n

The objective of the SBLR Project is job creation and retention for employees who were formerly of low to moderate income through free legal services to businesses who have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”5px|0px|38px|0px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_3″ saved_specialty_column_type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.collierlegalaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/countylogo-300×82.jpg” title_text=”countylogo-300×82″ url=”https:\/\/www.colliercountyfl.gov\/” url_new_window=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”4.16″ width=”150%” max_width=”200%” custom_margin=”18px|0px|0px|-67px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|14px|false|false” animation_style=”zoom” animation_direction=”left” animation_delay=”100ms” animation_intensity_zoom=”20%” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_3″ saved_specialty_column_type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.collierlegalaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Equal-Housing.jpg” title_text=”Equal Housing” url=”https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/fairhousing” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px|9px|false|false” custom_padding=”0px|34px|99px|3px|false|false” animation_style=”zoom” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_3″ saved_specialty_column_type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.collierlegalaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/HUD.png” title_text=”HUD” url=”https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|||-11px||” custom_padding=”|36px||||” animation_style=”zoom” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Features” _builder_version=”4.16″ use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”#161e5b 0%|#519fe8 100%” background_color_gradient_start=”#161e5b” background_color_gradient_end=”#519fe8″ background_image=”https:\/\/www.collierlegalaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/coding-background-texture.jpg” background_blend=”overlay” custom_padding=”100px|0px|100px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Become an Expert” _builder_version=”4.16″ animation_style=”zoom” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_intensity_zoom=”6%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”36px” header_2_line_height=”1.3em” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||20px|” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” header_font_size__hover=”30px” header_font_size__hover_enabled=”30px” header_letter_spacing__hover=”0px” header_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”0px” header_text_shadow_style__hover=”none” header_text_shadow_style__hover_enabled=”none” header_text_shadow_color__hover=”rgba(0,0,0,0.4)” header_text_shadow_color__hover_enabled=”rgba(0,0,0,0.4)”]\n

Free Legal Services Provided<\/h2>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#00598F” divider_weight=”4px” disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”40px” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||10px|” animation_style=”zoom” animation_direction=”left” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-58px|auto|-3px|auto||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Essentially, SBLR attorneys act as corporate or in-house counsel for clients addressing legal needs within certain practice areas. The SBLR Project offers a wide range of free legal and accounting services to achieve these goals including, but not limited to:<\/span><\/p>\n

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