Reply
Hundreds of Montgomery County restaurants, 50 in Lower Merion, were awarded MontcoStrong 2021 Restaurant Grant Program funding. (Shutterstock)
LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, PA Dozens of restaurants in Lower Merion Township have been awarded grant funding to help them get through the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 600 restaurants countywide have now received some $6 million total in funding.
Of those several hundred, 50 are in Lower Merion. Each received $10,000 through the program.
Subscribe
A full list of Lower Merion awardees is featured below. This grant program, like all of our grant programs to-date, is just one part of what we can all do to support small businesses and their workers, said Montgomery County Commerce Department Director David Zellers. Let s all stay vigilant, shop local, and mask up so we can get to better days ahead.
Rich Cholodofsky | Tribune-Review
TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.
Westmoreland County will hand out nearly $4 million in grants to local restaurants and other hospitality businesses struggling to remain open during the coronavirus pandemic.
The money comes from the $145 million Pennsylvania Hospitality Industry Recovery Program approved by state lawmakers and Gov. Tom Wolf. Westmoreland is slated to receive $3.95 million.
Restaurants, taverns and hotels are among the businesses eligible for the grants.
“These are businesses that are hurting,” said Commissioner Sean Kertes. “This is going to help sustain those businesses until things can get back to normal.”
These 600 Montco Restaurants Have Received $6M Total In Relief - Norristown, PA - Awardees of the county's funding program have received $10,000 each, and more could be on the way.