Fairfax County Awards Thousands in PIVOT Grant Funding To 83 Herndon Businesses

HERNDON,VA — Fairfax County Department of Economic Initiatives awarded more than $16 million in PIVOT Grant funding to 1,016 county businesses affected the by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The grant funding was targeted to assist sectors that were most adversely affected by the pandemic. Grants ranging from $1,500 to $207,000 were awarded to business in the hotel, food service, retail and personal services, and arts and culture industries. Grant recipients reported their average loss of revenue between 2019 and 2020 was 40 percent.

“We know that the impacts to our community of this pandemic will last for years, that is why we have to continue to implement programs and opportunities to support our recovery and build a more resilient community," said Jeffrey McKay, chairman of the Board of Supervisors, in a release.

McKay went on to say that the goal of the Pivot grants was to help the businesses to weather current and future economic shocks.

"It’s the key to future growth," he said. "In response we instituted a three-pronged approach to helping our small businesses — stabilization with the RISE grant and microloan programs, return to health with the PIVOT grants, and our next program, Fairfax THRIVE, will focus on growth and getting businesses to the next level."

PIVOT is the third business recovery program the county instituted to help businesses bounce back from the negative effects of the pandemic. Along with the Microloan program and the RISE Grant program, the county has distributed more than $70 million to the local business community.

Of the 1,016 Fairfax County businesses to receive PIVOT Grant funding, the following were from the Herndon area:

Arts Organizations, Museums and Historical Sites

• Arts Herndon ($10,000)
• Reston Community Players ($10,000)
• Reston Community Orchestra ($5,000)
• Lopez Studios, Inc. ($10,000)
• Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art ($10,000)
• Reston Museum ($10,000)

Food Services and Food Trucks

• Anatolian Bistro ($18,000)
• Anitas New Mexico Style Mexican Food Inc. ($18,000)
• Breakers Billiard Cafe, Inc. ($18,000)
• Carpool ($18,000)
• Central Park Cafe ($18,000)
• Charred ($18,000)
• Cold Stone Creamery ($18,000)
• Dulles Guapo Inc. ($18,000)
• Essan Thai & Sushi ($18,000)
• Glory Days Grill of Reston, LLC ($18,000)
• IHOP 3637 ($18,000)
• Kabobi By The Helmand ($18,000)
• Mauri Indian Restaurant ($18,000)
• Pho Dulles 75 ($18,000)
• Red Kimono ($18,000)
• Silver Spoons Caterers ($18,000)
• Super Pho ($18,000)
• Tonsu LC ($18,000)
• Veloce Deli ($18,000)
• Wined and Dines ($18,000)

Lodging

• Dulles Suites ($101,200)
• Fairfield Inn & Suites Herndon ($101,200)
• Hampton Inn and Suites, Herndon ($38,400)
• Homewood Suites ($43,600
• Hyatt Place Herndon Dulles Airport East ($60,400)
• Hyatt Regency Dulles ($126,400)
• SpringHill Suites Herndon Reston ($54,000)
• Westin Washington Dulles Airport (Fairfax County) ($125,600)

Retail, Services and Amusements

• 1 Stop Shop ($12,000)
• 24 Wellness LLC ($12,000)
• Acclaim Dental Group ($12,000)
• Ahoratek ($12,000)
• AMC Dental SPA ($12,000)
• American Health & Wellness Center, P.C. ($12,000)
• Armen Zarookian DMD Family and Cosmetic Dentistry ($12,000)
• Art Threading & Spa ($12,000)
• Balanced Bodies Pilates ($12,000)
• Bargain Loft ($12,000)
• Beyond Biomechanics LLC ($12,000)
• Bundle of Roses ($12,000)
• C&C Business Corporation ($12,000)
• Calvert Rejuvenations ($12,000)
• Choi's Hair Studio ($12,000)
• Clean Mart Dry Cleaners ($12,000)
• Elden Family Dental ($12,000)
• Eliza Beauty Salon ($12,000)
• Escape Room Herndon ($12,000)
• Espirit Vital, LLC ($12,000)
• Facial Zen, LLC ($12,000)
• Fox Mill Cleaners ($12,000)
• Herndon Family & Cosmetic Dentistry ($12,000)
• Herndon Therapy ($12,000)
• Illusions Hair Salon ($12,000)
• Ismile Dental Care ($12,000)
• Kat's Grooming ($12,000)
• KC Barbershop LLC ($12,000)
• Kenneth Qiu DMD PC ($12,000)
• Muss Family Dentistry ($12,000)
• Nova Weekend Warriors ($12,000)
• NUsed Fashions LLC ($12,000)
• Palanchock Eyebrows Threading LLC ($12,000)
• Pine Wellness ($12,000)
• Pinky Nails & Face ($12,000)
• Pinot's Palette Dulles ($12,000)
• Rejuvenations Massage Therapy LLC ($12,000)
• Reston Avenue Cleaners ($12,000)
• Royal Floors Inc. ($12,000)
• Salome Hair Studio ($12,000)
• Sidia's Hair Studio ($12,000)
• The Cinnamon Tree ($12,000)
• The Dry Clean Center ($12,000)
• The Health Advantage Yoga Center ($12,000)
• Three Cees Car Wash/Oil & Tune ($12,000)
• Vapor Cafe LLC ($12,000)
• Village Cleaners ($12,000)
• Vine Dental, Sun Park DDS PC ($12,000)
• Vivian Nail Spa ($12,000)
• Vo Kim Nail ($12,000)
• White Hart Massage ($12,000)
• Worldgate Cleaners ($12,000)