More Than 200 Businesses Receive HoCo RISE Business Relief Grants
HOWARD COUNTY, MD — More than 200 Howard County businesses have received grants in the first round of funding issued by the HoCo RISE Business Relief Grant Program. Howard County officials allocated $5.7 million in CARES Act funding toward the grant program to provide financial assistance to businesses in targeted sectors that have been most impacted by the coronavirus and plan to reopen. New grants supporting local childcare businesses and the hotel industry have been established, too.
“All of us are trying to get by and move forward. I applaud those making sacrifices in the hope that we will make an impact and save lives, including Howard County small businesses. The first 203 recipients of these grants provide jobs, value and support to our community, and we want to ensure that they too are able to survive,” said Howard County Executive Calvin Ball. “These grants address immediate needs and ensure businesses have the funds, resources and support to adapt to safety and regulation changes."
In this first round of grants, there are 85 storefront retail, 44 farms and 74 restaurants receiving funding. Unlike other local grant programs in the region that have been based on a first-come, first serve model for any business, the Howard County grants have specific targets to pinpoint small businesses as recipients.
The application window has been reopened for a limited time for the first-round of HoCo grants now through July 18 with an 11:59 p.m. deadline. Business owners can learn more information and apply online at http://www.hceda.org/c19grants/
The business grants include:
A Storefront Retail Assistance Program providing $2.7 million to locally owned small retailers and service merchants in commercial space who have been forced to close because of the governor’s non-essential business order.
An Agriculture Assistance Program providing $800,000 in total grant assistance to support local, full- or part-time farms affected by the decreased demand by local restaurants as well as a drastic decline in commodity prices.
A Restaurant Assistance Program providing $2.0 million to locally owned restaurants for support for accommodations required to reopen outdoor or indoor service and customer access.
The two new grant programs supporting the childcare and hotel sector are now open to receive applications for a $2,500 grant. The Howard County Economic Development Authority (EDA) is working directly with the department of community resources and services to direct mail the application link to more than 400 certified in-home and center-based childcare providers in the county. This program would provide $1 million to the childcare sector in Howard County. The EDA is also working directly with Visit Howard County to direct mail the application portal to the 48 accommodation providers in the county.
“Howard County’s Economic Development Authority business grants through the Cares Act have provided a lifeline to the true small businesses attempting to stay alive during the pandemic,” said Jay Winer, managing partner of Historic Savage Mill. “Historic Savage Mill and all its sole proprietor small businesses thank County Executive Ball for great communication and caring for its small businesses throughout this process. It gives us all a fighting chance to save the heart of small business in our own backyard.”
The following are those retailers, restaurants and farms that received a grant:
Skin Care Institute LLC
RS Custom Tailors Inc
Bra La La, LLC
Art of Hair The Salon
Classic Interiors LLC
The Forget- Me - Not Factory, Inc
robco8 llc
Crystal Kochis Hair Art LLC
Sweet Suds LLC
Hair Color Express Dry Bar, LLC
Friendship Barber Inc.
GLAMOROUS HAIR LTD
Poppy and Stella LLC
Natko Inc
Feet First Sports Inc.
Beauty Is Preference, llc
Caplans Estate Services LLC
BET TWICE, INC
Krav Maga Training Center
Maryland Indoor Play, LLC
YG Inc.
Retropolitan Ltd
Silver Arrow
Rose Red Tattoo LLC
DeVaHair Studio, LLC
Oak Tree Hair Salon LLC
Main Street Oriental Rugs, Inc.
Clips & Cutz
Van Nails Salon, Inc.
SEASONS & REASONS eNTERPRISES USA, Inc
Ellie Jo, INC
WCT MARTIAL ART, INC
Salon Tusey Inc
Faces by Brandi, LLC
Tropical Tan Inc.
Inspire Salon LLC
M&R Turf Valley, LLC
Yoga Revelation LLC
Ecosse LLC
Little Moon Salon, LLC
Ax Salon LLC
Shoemaker Country llc
Helen A&A Nails LLC
Nails & Tan Vision Spa
Jina Kim
Sheerly Hairific, LLC
KANG KYUNGAH
Spring Water Designs LLC
Tobacco Etc- Howard County,INC.
Lavender Nails & Spa Fu & Lily LLC
Hair Talk by Andy Inc
Forever Young Hair Studio
Impressions Hair Studio LLC
Barber & Styling
Hulya's Aesthetic & Wellness
Edward Arthur Jewlers, Inc
CHONG & KYONG CORPORATION
Premiere Touch Therapeutic Massage
Dr. G Laser and Med Spa
Vedic Spa
Comics To Astonish Inc
Luna's Day Spa
Second Edition Books and Music
Permanent Cosmetics of Maryland LLC
Pen Boutique Ltd
CELLULAR AMERICA INC
Everett and Sons Sales inc.
Massage Associates
SCARVESME INC
Skinsational Scents, LLC
The Columbia Rock School
Rev Hair Studio LLC
Xsight, LLC
Shea Radiance
IO Workshop - Melong Ling, Inc.
Recharge LLC
The Little Gym of Columbia
J & S Hong Enterprises, INC. West Forty Cleaners
Envy, LLC
CAFE EZ LLC
J Smith Solutions LLC
IKKYU INC
You Pizza of Clarksville, Inc.
BIPPY'S II LLC
Bolder LLC
Ellicott Distilling Company LLC
Min Bros Inc
Georgia Grace LLC
GONGCHAHOWARDCOUNTY LLC
Nottingham's, LLC
Sushi Nari LLC
Kelsey's , INC
CEBREROS AND EADES LLC
B. G. BELL ENTERPRISES, LLC
Ernesto's Tex Mex LLC
Bon Fresco II LLC
Thai Aroma, Inc.
A & y pizza inc
MI & YONG INC
ZEN ASIAN GRILL LLC
KESKIN INC
Anna &Young LLC
MYSAVIOR INC
HA JE INC
CJJ SONS INC
Bi Bi Caferteria Inc
Coal Fire Pizza, LLC
HGJ LTD
Newport Consulting Group LLC, DBA Decadent
Pachanga Cocina Mexicana Inc.
Common Kitchen and Marketplace, LLC
Green Grapes, Inc
RANAZUL LLC
RUSTIQ BAKERY & CAFE LLC
Mid-Atlantic Eateries, Inc. Eggspecation
Misteka, LLC
SLURPIN RAMEN LLC
Cafe Bagel Inc
k Pocha Inc
The Weckers, Inc.
Sidamo coffee and tea number 2
AIDA Bistro, LLC
Klobys Smokehouse, LLC
Redberry Cafe Inc
DAE JANG GEUM, INC
HOI LLC
Cake Wala / Seven Hills Sai LLC
PATIANA INC
Emily Land, Inc.
IS MANNA, INC
Calcutta Inc
YETNAL HOUSE LLC
4B&T LLC
JAK Family Enterprises Inc.
JAY GANESH INC
My Farina Inc
Daall House Inc
Happy Fish LLC
The Steel Merchant LLC
WIBS LLC
Union Jack of Columbia LLC
District Juicery LLC
Asean Bistro Inc.
Arirang hill carry out
Tersiguel's Inc
Shapar Pond Vineyard LLC
Mary's Land Farm LLC
Royal Hollow Farm
Jericho LLC
HoCo Beef LLC
J David Mullinix and sons inc
Benjamin T Warfield
Haybuster
Andrew J Bauer
EARTH FIRST FARM LLC
Axioso LLC DBA Aurora Glen Farms
Hensing's Hilltop Acres
Ritter Farm LLC
Midnight Farms Inc
Penn Oaks Winery
Frank’s Produce & Greenhouses, LLC
Stanley Grain and Fertilizer LLC
Rural Rhythm Farm
Just This Side Of Paradise Farms LLC
Hidden Lane Farm, LLC
Merry Acres Farm
Clark's Elioak Farm
Gorman Farm LLC
Chanceland Farm, Inc.
Bowling Green Farm, Inc.
Bill Dove Farms
Sharp Farms, LLC
BBR Farms
The Sunflowers of Lisbon
Patrick Family Limited Partnership II
Patrick Family Limited Partnership
THERAPEUTIC & RECREATIONAL RIDING CENTER, INC.
Boettner Farm
Carroll Mill Farm
Love Dove Farms
MAPLE DELL FARM Inc.
Porch View Farm LLC
Mark b martin
Greenway Farms
TLV Tree Farm
Pleasant Prospect Farm Inc.
Manor Hill Farm
BLTeas, LLC
This article originally appeared on the Columbia Patch
