Important message regarding Suffolk County
Small Business Assistance Grant Program

Greetings,

Suffolk County would like to inform you that the pre-application period has opened for the Suffolk County Small Business Assistance Grant Program. The Pre-application can be found on the Business Recovery Unit Page (BRU) of the Suffolk County Webpage. Businesses with up to 10 employees will be eligible for a maximum grant of $5,000, while businesses with 11 to 50 employees will be eligible for a maximum of up to $10,000 in grant funding.

The program is designed to assist struggling small businesses that have been negatively impacted by the pandemic. Eligible businesses include gyms, hair salons and barber shops, nail salons, restaurants, bars and taverns. This new safety net will ensure that small businesses in Suffolk County have access to a financial lifeline at a time when many are adjusting or repurposing their operations to comply with the state’s COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines. Businesses must be located within one of the participating Consortium municipalities to be eligible for funding pursuant to federal requirements (consortium municipalities are listed in the attachment). Funding is limited.

The pre-application period will be open for 30 days, commencing on December 17, 2020 and ending on January 16, 2021. Once the pre-application period had closed, the Application portal will then open for those whose pre-applications have been approved. Opening date for the Application portal is TBD, but is anticipated to be within a week of the close of the pre-application period. Applications will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. Please ensure your business's application is complete on submission – incomplete applications will not be reviewed, and will be moved to the end of the line of submissions.

Best,

Steven Delligatti
Community Engagement Manager
Suffolk County
Dept. of Economic Development and Planning
100 Veterans Memorial Highway, 11th Floor
Hauppauge, NY 11788