New York State COVID relief grants: See which Long Island small businesses received $111 million in funding
New York State Sen. Anna Kaplan, with local and business officials, discusses an $800 million COVID relief program in the state budget while in Mineola in Aprl 2021. Credit: Howard Schnapp
New York State’s marquee pandemic-relief program for businesses awarded $111 million in grants to nearly 4,600 on Long Island in 2021-22, according to a Newsday analysis of state data.
Most of the beneficiaries of the COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program were the smallest businesses, employing 10 or fewer employees, based on the data from Empire State Development, which was obtained under the state's Freedom of Information Law.
Many of the businesses were owned by women and members of minority groups.
Search the data to see who benefited from the grant program. Read more here.
James T. Madore writes about Long Island business news including the economy, development, and the relationship between government and business. He previously served as Albany bureau chief.
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