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# Businesses Finally Get The Sandy Relief They Want: Grants!
- URL: https://bklyner.com/businesses-finally-get-the-sandy-relief-they-want-grants-sheepshead-bay/
- Published: 2013-01-25T18:15:55.000Z
- Updated: 2013-01-25T16:25:36.000Z
- Author: Ned Berke
- Tags: #API-Imported

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In the days and weeks after Superstorm Sandy, we spent a lot of time talking to local businesses about their rebuilding efforts. And, almost unanimously, what we heard was that the[ forms of financial relief available to them were not sufficient](/checking-in-on-brighton-beachs-businesses-post-sandy/). Every option was a loan, although a few weeks after the storm, the mayor unveiled a[ $10,000 matching grant](/small-businesses-get-a-hand-from-new-5-5-million-grant-matching-program/) for those who received a loan through the city’s Small Business Services.

What did businesses want? The kind of relief homeowners were getting: grants that didn’t need to be paid back, and would help cover the giant financial hole that these businesses – which largely did not have flood insurance – faced.

Now the mayor has unveiled a new Small Business Assistance Grant Program to help small businesses that suffered physical damage from Sandy. It’s up to $5,000, which is just a drop in the bucket for what many of these businesses spent out-of-pocket to get up and running again. But every penny counts.

Eligibility information and FAQ can be found [here](http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/nycbiz/downloads/pdf/summary/financing/SmallBusinessGrantFAQ.pdf?ref=bklyner.com). The application is [here](http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/nycbiz/html/summary/grant%5Fprogram%5Fapplication.shtml?ref=bklyner.com). More information and links to other Sandy recovery programs for businesses can be found [here](http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/nycbiz/html/home/home.shtml?ref=bklyner.com).