PRAM – Artère en Chantier program.This program allows businesses in the midst of major underground infrastructure work to receive financial help from the city in order to continue attracting customers and investors.The city received 131 applications under the program and awarded a total of $6.5 million in grants.“It’s a very big difference for a small businesses between a loan and a grant,” said Rabouin. “Because a loan they will have to pay back.”The city along with Plaza Saint-Hubert’s Merchants Association, Desjardins, and La Ruche also launched a financial campaign to help businesses along the stretch during the pandemic, called Solidaire avec la Plaza St-Hubert.For every $20 voucher purchased by a customer at the Plaza, the city.