COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program
closedEmpire State DevelopmentNYSmall Business
Updated: Dec 5, 2025
Summary
New York’s $800 million Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program provides flexible grants of $5,000–$50,000 to help small and micro-businesses and for-profit arts organizations cover COVID-related operating expenses like payroll, rent, taxes, utilities, and PPE.
Benefits
Who Can Apply
Eligible Locations
Small and micro-businesses and for-profit independent arts and cultural organizations located in New York State that meet the program revenue and loss tests.
Eligibility
New York State small and micro-businesses, and for-profit independent arts and cultural organizations, that began operating on or before March 1, 2019; have 2019 or 2020 gross receipts between $25,000 and $500,000; show at least a 25% drop in gross receipts from 2019 to 2020; are currently viable and in substantial compliance with laws; and did not receive certain other large federal COVID business grants (with limited PPP/EIDL allowances).
Full Description
Verification & Details
Program portal shows the grant is closed; core parameters are well documented but some implementation details may have changed over time.
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