Dauphin County Commissioners award $17 million in COVID-19 recovery grants to municipalities, small businesses and nonprofits

HARRISBURG, PA (October 21, 2020) Dauphin County Commissioners Jeff Haste, Mike Pries and George P. Hartwick, III today awarded a total of $17 million in grants to municipalities, businesses and nonprofits that applied for help with coronavirus-related expenses through the county’s COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program. Funding for the grants is part of the $25.1 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act money the county received from the state earlier this year.

The grant funding was allocated as follows: $11,768,107 for 20 municipalities, $3,977,266 for 190 small businesses, $1,066,411 for 57 nonprofits and $150,000 for the regional tourism industry. The county is maintaining about $7.5 million of the CARES funding for technology equipment and upgrades, as well as other COVID-19-related costs.

“This critical funding will help lessen the financial burden and keep the doors of many businesses and nonprofits open,” said Pries, who oversees the county’s Office of Community and Economic Development (DCED), which administers the grant program. “It will also help local governments with the unanticipated costs associated with coronavirus, from purchasing personal protective equipment and technology for remote work to covering police and first responders’ salaries.”

A population-based formula was applied when determining grant allocations for municipalities.

Businesses located in the county with less than 100 employees – or companies in the tourism industry with less than 500 workers – were eligible to apply for up to $35,000, or 25 percent, of operating expenses, whichever was less. Nonprofits were eligible if they delivered services in the county. Although businesses and nonprofits that received a Paycheck Protection Program or Economic Injury Disaster loan could still apply, the amount of funding previously received was considered in awarding grants.

“The small business community, the backbone of our economy, has sustained a massive blow in recent months,” said Haste. “Restaurants, hotels, salons and other small businesses have been hit hard by state’s shutdown and continued restrictions, leaving many struggling to recover.”

The COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program was made available through an online application process and administered by the county’s Department of Community and Economic Development. The Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC, and Susquehanna Accounting and Consulting Solutions acted as independent third-party underwriters for the small business and nonprofit grant applications.

“Making payroll and monthly bills has been a struggle for many business owners and nonprofit leaders,” said Hartwick. “This grant funding will help ease the burden, save local jobs and get business back on track during this unprecedented time.”

To help with restoring the regional economy, the commissioners also awarded $10,000 and $20,000 grants to more than 70 businesses throughout the county in May and June as part of a separate program funded by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program awards are as follows:

DAUPHIN COUNTY CARES MUNICIPAL GRANT AWARDS

AMOUNT

City of Harrisburg

$2,831,271.50

Conewago Township

$856.57

Derry Township

$1,450,889.45

East Hanover Township

$4,586.51

Elizabethville Borough

$9,000.00

Halifax Borough

$59,487.50

Highspire Borough

$23,118.85

Hummelstown Borough

$260,768.20

Londonderry Township

$51,203.09

Lower Paxton Township

$2,609,043.00

Lower Swatara Township

$512,687.06

Middle Paxton Township

$3,585.28

Middletown Borough

$551,302.36

Millersburg Borough

$114,828.41

Penbrook Borough

$172,849.44

Royalton Borough

$52,725.00

South Hanover Township

$2,463.92

Steelton Borough

$342,595.86

Susquehanna Township

$1,273,609.10

Swatara Township

$1,441,235.62

TOTAL*

$11,768,106.72

*Municipal grant agreements approved in separate board action total this amount.

 

 

 

ALLOCATION TO DAUPHIN COUNTY TOURISM DMO

AMOUNT

Visit Hershey Harrisburg

$150,000.00

TOTAL

$150,000.00

   

DAUPHIN COUNTY CARES SMALL BUSINESS GRANT AWARDS

AMOUNT

110 West, LLC

                 3,535.82

1400 N 3rd Enterprises Inc.

               10,177.48

2012 Harrisburg Investment, LLC DBA Hilton Harrisburg

               32,000.00

2nd Street Ventures LP dba Arooga's Draft House & Sports Bar

               32,000.00

44 Hummelstown Associates LLC

               32,000.00

6791 Enterprises Inc

               32,000.00

7510 Inc (DBA Skyline Family Restaurant)

               28,517.91

ABCJ LLC Café Fresco

               32,000.00

Active Medical, Inc.

               32,000.00

Advanced Nutritional Supplements LLC

               13,584.74

Alchemy Salon ltd

                 3,647.68

All NK Hershey LLC

               32,000.00

All-American Supplyhouse, Inc.

                 4,436.24

Alphabet Express Inc

               32,000.00

ALVARO BREAD AND PASTRY SHOPP

               11,330.00

Anderson Audio

               32,000.00

Appalachian Brewing Company, Inc.

               32,000.00

Aquatic Facility Design, Inc.

               21,901.60

Areya Management LLC

                    343.20

Arooga's Franchising LP

               32,000.00

Artsy Nails LLC

               24,240.75

Athans Inc

               32,000.00

Au Bon Lieu of Harrisburg, LLC

                 2,899.68

Automatic Bowling Centre, Inc.

               32,000.00

Barbara A Beleski Incorporation

               20,536.10

Be Encouraged Barbershop

                 4,635.50

Bella Sera Boutique, Inc.

                 1,518.00

BENNETT LAND DEVELOPMENT

               12,420.00

Big Ming Inc

               32,000.00

Bill Maloney Men's Wear Inc

               22,918.25

Bill's Restaurant

                 4,891.06

BOYER SWIMMING POOLS, INC

               18,461.70

Brian Ray Mummau Carpentry Inc.

                    622.50

Brisenas,  Inc. (DBA Roxy's Cafe)

               23,303.11

Bruce Larson Racing/Stoney Creek Barn

                 3,740.50

Captain Jacks Snacks LLC

               32,000.00

CD Medical/Wellness LLC

               21,073.00

Celestino Pizzeria LLC (DBA Gabriel's Pizza)

                 7,138.00

Central Penn Buy and Sell

               32,000.00

CH Wilmington LLC

               32,000.00

CHIGGY Enterprises, Inc.

               32,000.00

CHRS HOLLOWAY

                 2,140.75

City House BB

               22,115.75

Colonial Dollar

               11,379.50

Color Bar Beauty Salon Inc.

                 4,905.50

Crave and Co., LLC/ DBA The Vegetable Hunter

               14,689.82

Crawdaddys Restaurant  Crawdaddys 306 LLC.

               32,000.00

Cristina's Home & More Cleaning

                 9,322.25

Crystal Clear Window Cleaning

                    296.61

Cue-nique Inc

               15,888.43

D & K Auto Body Shop & Sales

                 3,724.75

DDR Media, LLC

                 4,565.93

DevChand Hospitality Inc

               32,000.00

DG Angelopoulos Inc (DBA - Four Aces)

                 5,234.60

Dhara Investment LLC

               32,000.00

DIDANA INC

               32,000.00

DIGGS MEDIA

                 7,133.25

Dinnah Mitro PT

                 2,844.00

District 1014, LLC

               30,360.00

Doctor Roof Roofing

                 2,957.50

DSIA BARAL JEWELERS LLC

               13,190.09

East Financial Services

                 2,213.00

Edward O Swartz and Associates Inc.

               32,000.00

Eisenhower Inc.

               32,000.00

El Saidy (Pan Tree Restaurant)

               17,355.50

EROBERTSLLC DBA I AM THAT I AM

               32,000.00

Escape Room Hershey

               32,000.00

Evanilla LLC

                 5,233.00

F&M Designs, Inc.

               32,000.00

FEJ Inc (DBA - Uptown Cafe/Grill)

               12,579.52

FH East LLC (Grill 22)

               32,000.00

Fit 4 Ever 365

                    940.00

Fresa Bistro LLC

               32,000.00

Fresco CC, LLC

               32,000.00

Get Air Management

               32,000.00

Get The Picture Corporation

               25,546.84

Global Development Goup

                 4,106.25

God Chocolate, LLC

               32,000.00

GPS SOLUTIONS, LLC

               14,800.00

Harrisburg Golf Simulator

               16,692.25

Harrisburg Improv Theatre LLC

                 5,971.25

Harrisburg Millworks LLC

               32,000.00

Harrisburg Senators

               32,000.00

Hershey Dental Associates

               32,000.00

HHCP MANAGEMENT LLC DBA CROWNE PLAZA HARRISBURG

               32,000.00

Hollys Embroidery

                 3,987.85

Hospitality Partners 1, LLC

               32,000.00

Hotel Hale, Inc. t/a: Wooden Nickel Restaurant

               24,386.99

Howard Johnson Hershey

               32,000.00

IK Second St Associates, LLC

               32,000.00

Indiju 2 Dental PC    DBA: Williams Valley Dental

               32,000.00

Indiju Dental      DBA: East Chocolate Dental

               32,000.00

Invica, LLC

                 7,110.95

JDR3 Associates LLC dba Eco-Green Drycleaners

               25,682.05

JL Garcia Inc d/b/a/ El Sol Mexican Restaurant

               32,000.00

Jones' Corner, Inc

               14,156.00

Kane Hospitality LLC

               32,000.00

Karen's Catering, LLC

               32,000.00

Kenbar Associates, LLC

               32,000.00

Kindness Counts Learning Center, LLC

                 7,198.00

Knead Broad Street, LLC

               21,015.17

Knock Knock, Inc.

               32,000.00

Koffi Suites Factory

               32,000.00

L & S auto carriers LLC

                 8,610.50

LA NAILS HARRISBURG INC

               27,114.00

Latino Connection LLC

               17,596.00

Law Office of Kathryn Waters

                 8,866.00

Layne Enterprises, Inc

               32,000.00

Let's Pretend

                 7,621.00

Linglestown Eagle Hotel (DBA - Eagle Hotel)

               26,290.68

Linglestown Hospitality Associates LLC

               32,000.00

Los Tres Cubanos Inc

               21,919.00

LRSS LLC

               13,213.25

M&H, LLC

                 9,724.00

M&Sons LLC

               13,302.00

M.L.G. Enterprises, Inc.

               32,000.00

Maa Annapurna LLC

               32,000.00

Mangia 743 LLC

               31,763.48

Mangia Qui, Inc.

               32,000.00

Market on Market

               32,000.00

Melodys Music LLC platinum skillz recording

                 1,650.00

Messner Publications, INc.

                 7,758.50

Mitra Production Aesthetics, LLC

                 2,135.50

MJR Equipment Inc.

               32,000.00

Morris Jr LLC

               13,200.00

Mountain Laurel Catering & Events

               32,000.00

Mr Gs Place

               32,000.00

Murray Associates Architects, P. C.

               32,000.00

Neapoli LLC (DBA The Roadhouse Cafe)

               20,971.53

Newman home improvements

                 4,100.00

Nguyen's Apartments

                 4,167.00

NÅ«Born Skin

                    669.45

OK Cafe Inc. (DBA - Jazzland)

                 9,996.64

Onabella, Ltd

               32,000.00

PAC Entertainment, Inc.

               32,000.00

Paper Moon Flowers and Events

               12,150.00

Perry Media Group LLC

               21,434.00

Phillis Enterprises, Inc. dba B.R.P. Entertainment

               29,275.00

PHIST Martial Arts

                 7,997.79

Platinum Health & Fitness Club LLC

               32,000.00

Princess Nails

                 6,628.00

Progress Grill Inc

               32,000.00

Ptosh, Inc.

               18,906.94

Purcell Krug & Haller

               32,000.00

Reliable Backline, LLC

               32,000.00

Richelle Leigh Collection

                 4,841.66

Roach transportation llc

                 7,400.00

SaltEfx Therapy, LLC

               13,886.09

Santanna Banana Co

               32,000.00

Schenks' Pastry & Ice Cream Shoppe LLC  t/a Schenk's Bakery

               20,042.07

SHREE NAND LLC  dba Travelodge

               32,000.00

Silvers Family Dental Care

               32,000.00

Simply Turkey and More

               32,000.00

Skocik Chiropractic, PC

               32,000.00

Sonia Management Inc-

               32,000.00

Soul Burrito, LLC

               22,244.08

Sports City Athletics, LLC

               27,661.75

Staybridge Suites Harrisburg, Inc.

               32,000.00

Steeltonhair

                 7,740.00

Stock's on Second, Inc.

               32,000.00

studio441 hair design

                 4,516.75

Suites at Stocks, Inc.

                 8,354.90

Suleshwari Maa LLC

               32,000.00

Sunny Days LLC

               10,454.85

SUNRISE MOTOR INN LLC

               32,000.00

Super 8

               32,000.00

Szeles Real Estate Development Co, LP

               26,000.00

Tecport Hospitality LLC

               32,000.00

The Inn at Westwynd Farm, Inc.

               32,000.00

The Midtown Tavern

               32,000.00

The Sentinel Group, Inc.

                 1,943.47

The Shear Edge

                 3,165.25

The Vineyard at Hershey

               32,000.00

Three Brothers Trattoria LLC

               32,000.00

Todd Presswork Corporation

               19,145.50

Tom Sawyer Harrisburg, LLC

               32,000.00

Travel Champs, Inc.

               32,000.00

Triple Diamond Inc

               32,000.00

Ud Mulligans, LLC

               32,000.00

unforgettable images unisex salon

                 4,999.50

UPPER ECHELON TRUCKING LLC

               17,900.00

Uptown Family Dentistry

               32,000.00

Urban Churn LLC

               13,059.25

Urban Snob LLC

                 1,818.00

VLC Group LLC

               22,970.93

Waterford Ventures dba Arooga's Grille House & Sports Bar

               23,921.55

What If Of Hershey Inc

               27,879.09

Wildwoods Inn Hershey Road

               11,925.45

World Flooring Inc. (DBA - World Flooring)

                 6,325.48

worrelllogisticsllc

                 8,414.00

TOTAL

$3,977,266.05

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
   
   

DAUPHIN COUNTY CARES NONPROFIT GRANT AWARDS

AMOUNT

AACA Museum, Inc.

               32,000.00

African American Chamber of Commerce of Central PA

                 4,600.00

Art Association of Harrisburg

                 6,760.00

Beacon Clinic for Health and Hope

               15,833.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region, Inc.

               31,079.00

Boys & Girls Club of Harrisburg

               32,000.00

Camp Hebron, Inc.

               32,000.00

Capital Area Soccer Association

               18,863.00

Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Association

               11,769.00

Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank

               32,000.00

Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz

                 5,378.00

Chinese Cultural & Arts Institute

               19,953.75

Christian Recovery Aftercare Ministry, Inc.

               32,000.00

CONTACT Helpline

               27,157.50

Dauphin County CASA

                    253.00

Dauphin County Library System

               32,000.00

GAMUT THEATRE GROUP, INC.

               32,000.00

Goodwin Memorial Baptist Church

               19,480.00

Gratz Agricultural and Horticultural Association

               14,417.00

Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Harrisburg Area

               29,467.00

Harrisburg Area Riverboat Society

               25,839.00

Harrisburg Area YMCA

               32,000.00

Harrisburg Bible Forum Inc.

               32,000.00

Harrisburg Symphony Association, Inc.

               32,000.00

Historic Harrisburg Association, In.

                 7,294.00

Historical Society of Dauphin County

                 8,865.00

Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg

               32,000.00

Joshua Group

               32,000.00

KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA

               12,306.00

Left Out Organization Program (LOOP)

                    630.00

Linglestown Baseball Association

                 2,011.00

Lower Dauphin Communities That Care

                    300.00

Lykens Valley Children's Museum

                 2,518.00

Market Square Concerts

                    876.00

Middletown Public Library

                 8,675.00

Middletown Youth Club

                 1,635.00

Millersburg Area Art Association, Inc.

                    107.00

Millersburg Ferry Boat Association

                 1,950.00

Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art

               32,000.00

Northern Dauphin Christian School

               30,376.00

Open Stage of Harrisburg

               28,192.00

Pennsylvania DUI Association Inc

               32,000.00

Pennsylvania Head Start Association

               21,214.00

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Pennsylvania

               32,000.00

Shades of Greatness, Inc.

                 3,162.00

Shalom House

               13,394.00

Someone To Tell It To, Inc.

                      36.00

Sound Community Solutions, Inc

               32,000.00

St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church

               17,552.00

Stop the Violence Ministry

                 4,127.00

The American Literacy Corporation

                    200.00

The Julian Dorsey Foundation

                 1,842.00

The National Civil War Museum

               32,000.00

The Nativity School of Harrisburg

               32,000.00

The Program, “It’s About Change”

               28,300.00

The Rabbi David L. Silver Yeshiva Academy of Harrisburg

               32,000.00

Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts

               32,000.00

TOTAL

$1,066,411.25