SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Industrial Development Agency (SIDA) board of directors on Wednesday approved 52 grants and one loan to small businesses and nonprofits to help them with pandemic-related expenses.
SIDA is providing a total of $308,000 dollars in assistance to businesses and nonprofits located in or doing business
SIDA in late July initially announced it would allocate $175,000 for the loan and grant program. After receiving applications totaling more than $500,000, the Board increased its allocation by an additional $133,000.
The City’s news release didn’t provide specific dollar amounts on the grants and loan that SIDA approved. When it announced the program, SIDA indicated it would provide grants of between $500 and $10,000 to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) or to acquire and install fixtures to prevent the spread of the virus. The program would also provide loans of between $3,000 and $25,000 for any purpose related to responding to the coronavirus crisis.
SIDA approved applications for purchases including face masks and shields, thermometers, clear plastic dividers, touchless faucets, and air purification filters for furnaces.
“The pandemic affects our lives every day, and it continues to take a steep toll on small businesses and non-profits. Many are in jeopardy of closing their doors, which would be devastating to our City,” Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh said. “The response to SIDA’s offering is an indication of the need that exists. I want to thank SIDA for increasing its commitment to help more small businesses and non-profits get through this very difficult time.”
Funding recipients
SIDA awarded grants to 28 businesses and 24 nonprofits. SIDA also awarded a loan to the Volunteer Lawyers Project, a Syracuse nonprofit that provides legal assistance to people in needed.
The grant recipients include:
AMC Painting Solutions LLC
Anything But Beer
Band Personal Care Protection
Cellphone Expo
Central New York Jazz Arts Foundation
Chiodo Plumbing & Heating
CNY Dental Arts PLLC
Discovery Center (The MOST)
Dunbar Center
Everson Museum
Force
Funk ‘N Waffles
Gypsy Freedom
Heritage Bread Company
Housing Visions
Huntington Family Center
InterFaith Works of CNY
J B Brady Inc. d/b/a Brady Systems
Laci’s Ventures LLC DBA Laci’s Tapas Bar
Learning Disabilities of CNY dba LAUNCH
LiteracyCNY
M Lemp Jewelers Inc.
Mom’s Diner
Musical Associates of Central New York (Symphoria)
MZHoque Enterprises
NE Community Center
Pamela McAlpine
Partners In Learning Inc.
Personal Fitness Programs Inc
Redhouse Arts Center Inc.
Salt City Coffee LLC
Samaritan Center Inc.
Scratch Bakehouse
Sky Armory
Southside Fitness LLC
SubCat Studios
Surf City Enterprises of Syracuse
Sweet Praxis
Syracuse Center for Peace and Social Justice
Syracuse Area Landmark Theatre
Syracuse City Ballet
Syracuse Cooperative Federal Credit Union
The Cora Foundation (Art Rage)
The Reading League
The Westcott Inc.
Volunteer Lawyers Project of Onondaga County, Inc.
Westcott Community Center
Yankel & Company Catering (Today’s Special)
Yvette Edwards
Zip Networks Inc
125 East Water Street LLC (The Evergreen Restaurant)
500 West Onondaga Street, Inc.