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Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced the first four recipients of the "Reviving Rockland Restaurants Grant Program" on Thursday, March 24.
The program reimburses businesses between $5,000 and $25,000 for past or future expenses of eligible outdoor dining equipment.
Cornetta’s Restaurant and Marina in Piermont, Diddy’s Soul Food and Lounge in Suffern, Lynch’s Restaurant in Stony Point, and AquaTerra Grille in Pearl River have all reached the contract phase of the grant program, receiving funds ranging from $17,000 to the maximum $25,000, Day said.
"Restaurants stepped up and did everything in their power stay open for business through the pandemic and we are committed to doing whatever we can to help them," County Legislature Chairman Jay Hood Jr. said. "This grant will remain open until the funding is exhausted. We encourage all restaurants to apply as soon as they can.”
Day said the grant program is using $500,000 from the Federal American Rescue Plan Act funding. Applications can be downloaded here.
Eligible businesses include:
- Restaurants
- Food stands
- Food trucks
- Bars
- Saloons
- Lounges
- Taverns
- Bakeries
- Delis
- Cafes
- Breweries
- Wineries
- Other similar places of business.
Officials said eligible expenses include, but are not limited to:
- Tents
- Heat lamps or other electric heating equipment
- Additional tables and chairs for outdoor dining
- Market umbrellas
- Plexiglass shields
- Tarps
- Patio fencing
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