Delaware County hospitality business can apply for grants between $5,000 and $50,000 starting March 15 at 8 a.m., writes Kennedy Rose for Philadelphia Business Journal.
Applications will be accepted until April 12 to 3 p.m. Here is the link to apply.
The county has received $6.4 million in funds from the COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program, or CHIRP.
Businesses must be in the hospitality industry and must have fewer than 300 employees.
Hospitality businesses eligible include hotels and motels, bars, cafes, restaurants, sandwich shops and other limited dining facilities.
Full eligibility requirements can be found at the application link.
Priority will be given to businesses closed under Gov. Tom Wolf’s pandemic disaster designation.
You can find out more at the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce.
The grant program was created by the state in 2021.
Delaware County’s portion is part of a statewide $145 million block grant initiative through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Corp.
The five-county Philadelphia region received nearly $41.5 million for the program, with funding allocations based on population.
In Delaware County, the program will be administered by the Economic Development Oversight Board under the county’s Commerce Center.
Read more at Philadelphia Business Journal about the CHIRP grants.
