The Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority board Thursday agreed to commit up to $3.9 million to boost small-business development in the Erie area.

The initiative, which the authority calls Ignite Erie, centers on three programs:

- Inner-city small business development.

ECGRA will commit a total of $150,000 over three years to fund one nonprofit, authority or other community development group, headquartered in Erie County, with the ability to tap into what the authority calls the unrealized potential of inner-city markets and entrepreneurs.