Small businesses, nonprofit groups and the owners of multi-family buildings that suffered flood damage from Hurricane Irene are eligible for up to $20,000 apiece under a new $21 million state program, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway) reminds residents.
“Months after Hurricane Irene, many of the people who do business in southern Queens and Rockaway are still recovering from the destruction,” Goldfeder said in a prepared statement. “FEMA attended to the needs of homeowners immediately after the storm, but small businesses and nonprofit organizations were left holding the bill for thousands of dollars in damage.
The grant, administered by the Empire State Development Corporation, is designed to help small businesses and nonprofit organizations get back on their feet with the rebuilding and restoration of offices that were damaged by the storm.
To be eligible for the grant, an entity must have sustained direct damage from Hurricane Irene. Rebuilding and restoration projects are not eligible for the grant if they have already been covered by other federal, state or local programs.
“As your assemblyman, I know firsthand that many businesses and not-for-profits are still struggling to get back on their feet as they make costly repairs,” Goldfeder said. “In a time when many of our local businesses and community organizations are hurting, spending extra money to recover from a natural disaster is the last thing they can afford. I was proud to make this money available and am now excited to see it in the hands of those businesses and organizations that need it.”
Applicants can obtain information by visiting assembly.state.ny.us/goldfeder, emailing floodrecovery@esd.ny.gov or calling (518) 292-5340. The forms may be completed online, but an original, signed application must be sent to: Empire State Development, Attn: Hurricane Irene-Tropical Storm Lee Flood Recovery Program, 30 South Pearl St., Albany NY 12245.
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