Centre County Hospitality Businesses To Receive $1.8 Million In Relief Funding
Credit Matt DiSanto / WPSU State officials traveled to State College Wednesday to highlight relief funding that aims to help businesses get back on their feet as the pandemic subsides. Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program (CHIRP) will distribute $1.8 million to 86 Centre County businesses this summer. The average grant is worth about $21,000. Nearly 110 businesses applied for grants over a three-month span this spring. To qualify for the funding, each needed to experience at least a 25% revenue loss throughout the pandemic. Steve D’Ettorre, deputy secretary of Pe...
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