NEWBURGH- The Newburgh City Council announced that twenty local small businesses will receive direct cash grants of up to $10,000 through its Small Business Grant Assistance Program. The twenty businesses represent the city’s diverse mix of arts, personal service, hospitality, cultural, and lifestyle brands that positively contribute to each of the city’s four wards.
City Manager Todd Venning said, “The City Council strongly supports our local businesses – they are the foundation of our City’s unique and diverse neighborhoods. Giant corporations took most of the COVID-19 federal assistance while local small businesses were passed over. The City Council’s Small Business Grant Assistance Program will create a small measure of economic justice by redirecting ARPA funding to those most affected by COVID-19 losses – our City’s local small businesses.”
In May of this year, the Newburgh City Council announced the launch of its Small Business Grant Assistance Program backed with a $200,000 allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. Dozens of city businesses applied to receive up to $10,000 direct cash grants to offset Covid-19 related losses. Following a rigorous review and scoring process, twenty qualifying local small businesses were selected for grant awards. Added consideration was given to women, minority, and veteran owned businesses and micro-businesses that employ 10 or fewer people.
Newburgh City Council Small Business Grant Assistance Program winners:
- Ms. Fairfax at 105 Liberty Street
- The Wherehouse at 119 Liberty Street
- Broadway Coffee Shop at 125 Broadway
- Orchard Valley CrossFit at 1 South Colden Street
- APG Pilates at 87 Liberty Street
- Newburgh Brewing at 88 South Colden Street
- Allyse Pulliam Photography at 70 Johns Street
- Newburgh Mercantile at 75 Broadway
- M. Lewis Boutique at 110 Liberty Street
- Heart and Soil LLC at 4 Clark Street
- Casa de Fxdes Barber Parlor at 126 Liberty Street
- Anna’s Restaurant at 491 Broadway
- Economy Cleaners at 567 Broadway
- Roeshawn Strong/Phanatiks Entertainment at 109 Liberty Street
- Gavilan Bar & Restaurant at 778 Broadway
- Don Fernando Peruvian Restaurant at 362 Broadway
- Blacc Vanilla Cafe at 179 South Street
- Crow District at 197 South Street
- Siginuk Studios at 84 Clinton Street
- Mama Roux at 96 Broadway
