
Town Supervisor Ciaran Hanna announced the creation of the Town of Perinton Recovery Grant Program (RGP), dedicating $200,000 to assist local small businesses and non-profits with COVID-19 related expenses and recovery assistance. Supervisor Hanna directed a portion of the Town’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) economic stimulus and recovery funds to establish the RGP. The program will provide approved applicants up to $7,500.
The Town has partnered with the Fairport Foundation, a 501(c)3 established in 2011 to support the Fairport Perinton business community, to administer the program and evaluate applications. Applications will be scored based on the following criteria:
- Pandemic impact on revenues.
- Applicant’s COVID Pivot.
- Applicant’s future plans.
The deadline to apply is Monday, May 16, 2022. Awards will be announced and dispersed in June.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Currently own and operate a small business or non-profit within the limits of the Town of Perinton.
- Business has 100 or fewer employees and is independently owned and operated (Small Business as defined in Section 131 of the Economic Development Law, NY).
- Business/Organization established before March 1, 2021.
- Have incurred unexpected expenses since March 1, 2020, due to COVID-19.
- Have experienced a loss in revenue due to COVID-19.
- Only paid expenses with clearly itemized receipts as proof of payment.
- Business is not suspended or debarred from the use of Federal funds.
COVID-19 Small Business Recovery Grant Application
Available to small businesses and non-profit organizations located in the Town of Perinton and Village of Fairport.Please contact the Supervisor’s Office at 585-223-0770, or email RGP@perinton.org, with any questions.
No person or business shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefit of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with Town funds on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, sex stereotyping, transgender status, and gender identity), national origin (including limited English proficiency), age, disability, or political affiliation or belief.