CONCORD, NH — Hundreds of millions of dollars will soon be accessible to Granite State residents, business, child care facilities, hospitals, nonprofits, and others to help fight the economic collapse due to the new coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Chris Sununu announced Friday that $595 million of the $1.25 billion allocated to New Hampshire will be dispersed — including $400 million for small businesses to pay bills, mortgages, and taxes. The governor thanked the Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery members and Jerry Little, its director, for contributing countless hours and being available to bounce off ideas.

“They are a terrific team,” Sununu said, “It’s an absolute honor to work with them.”

During the course of unveiling all of the expenditures, Sununu admitted he tweaked some of the recommendations — including doubling the amount of money to nonprofits, from $30 million to $60 million. He said the tweaks were made because, while