City Of Norfolk Awards 90 Businesses Coronavirus Relief Fund Grants

Press release from the City of Norfolk:

Posted on: October 14, 2020

NORFOLK VA – The Norfolk Department of Economic Development received $2 million in CARES Act funds and created a CORE grant program for small for-profit businesses and nonprofits physically located in the City of Norfolk affected by COVID-19. Priority is given to minority and women-owned businesses. Applicants are required to demonstrate that they were operational pre-COVID-19, and that they are suffering negative impacts from COVID-19 closures. Funds are meant to reimburse businesses for the costs of business interruption caused by required closures due to COVID-19.To better assist applicants, Economic Development is offering individualized application support. Below, are the results from Round 2. Applications were accepted from September 2, 2020 - September 13, 2020. The Round 3 application period is open from October 7, 2020 - October 18, 2020. Grant rounds will continue until designated CARES Act funds are depleted. For more information, please visit our website www.norfolkdevelopment.com.

$5,000 Micro-grants for companies with 5 or fewer employees

35 Companies (by Business Legal Name): $195,000

• Advanced Electrolysis Inc.
• Affordable Pressure Washing 757
• Bettina's Blissful Home Daycare
• Coast DIY Bar
• Coastal Virginia Community Development
• Elegant Occasions by Krista
• Eyebrow Center
• Eyeconic Events LLC
• Eyeconic Events LLC
• Fuel Sports Performance, LLC
• Graceful In-Home Care Services
• Grand Rental Station
• Great Elite Services
• Health and Relaxation Station Corp
• Hillian Enterprises
• Intuitive Arts Life Coaching Services, LLC
• Istanbul gyro and kebab
• J & G Real Estate LLC
• Kate Fiore Floral Design
• Kingdom Cleaning & Janitorial Services Inc.
• Laurence Dickerson Bragg, Attorney at Law, PLC
• Light Sword Martial Arts
• Lorak Jewelry, Inc.
• Lucky Dawg Trucking
• Military Circle Mart & Gift
• Ms. Maureen Brown, LLC
• NYFO
• Pop Culture Gourmet Popcorn
• Purely Sunnah LLC
• S'mores Amore
• Sandler Training
• Serendip, LTD
• Theresa Cyrus
• trinstar inc
• Valid, LLC

$15,000 Small Business Grants for companies with 6 – 25 employees

34 Companies (by Business Legal Name): $510,000

• Applied Pressure, LLC
• Auntie Anne's Soft Rolled Pretzels
• Bar-Q
• Breathe Yoga Center LLC
• Brows & Meows
• Cafe Stella
• Cinnabon
• Cookie's Cakes & More
• Deadline Digital Printing
• D'Egg
• Dominion Soccer Academy
• DRG Bookkeeping
• Elite Culinary Staffing LLC
• Envision Family Services, LLC
• Fleet Printing Services
• Gangadhar corporation
• Genghis Khan Mongolian BarBQ Restaurant
• Ghent Fit Norfolk
• Granby Bistro & Deli
• Granby St pizza
• Groomed for Greatness Learning Center
• Hisway Consulting Services
• Kcm Barber School
• Little Dog Diner
• Martins SoulFood LLC
• Moe's Southwest Grill
• Netarus, LLC
• P and P Junk Removal and Demolition Services, LLC
• Peoples Pharmacy LLC
• Primm Advertising
• Prince Ink
• Southern Eats
• Superior Float Tanks
• The Birch

$25,000 Small Business Grants for companies from 26 to 50 employees

9 Companies (by Business Legal Name): $225,000

• 25 Enterprises, LLC
• A Touch of Loving Care, LLC
• Internal Life Homecare LLC
• McKown Pressure Wash Painting and Contracting
• MJ's Tavern
• Omar's Carriage house
• Security Storage & Van Co of Norfolk, VA Inc
• Smartmouth Brewing Co.
• Stripers Waterside

$15,000 Nonprofit Grants for companies with 50 or fewer employees

8 Companies (by Business Legal Name): $120,000

• Norfolk Festevents, Ltd.
• Norfolk Pearls Foundation of Virginia Inc.
• The Elizabeth River Trail Foundation
• Todd Rosenlieb Dance
• Virginia Children's Chorus
• Vivuli LLC
• Volunteer Hampton Roads
• Young Life

This press release was produced by the City of Norfolk. The views expressed here are the author’s own.