46 Oswego Businesses Affected By COVID-19 Receive Grants

Oswego IL

18 December, 2020

1:39 PM

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OSWEGO, IL — The Village of Oswego on Wednesday announced that it would award grants to 46 businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic and related shutdowns. Funding for the grants is provided by the Local CURE Economic Support Program, administeredby the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and funded through theFederal CARES Act. Through a competitive process, Oswego received $250,000 of approximately $3.96 million distributed to communities in the region. Each business will be awarded between $500 and $15,000. The amounts awarded were basedon the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the applicant's business operations andthe impact that the business has in the community, including the number of employees,scope of services, and customer base. A total of 70 businesses applied for funding prior to the deadline. Businesses were excludedfrom funding either because they did not complete the application and could not be reachedfor follow-up, or because they did not meet DCEO eligibility requirements related to thebusiness' location or prior grant awards. Businesses received funding for multiple needs, including loan forgiveness, restarting businessoperations, supporting restaurant operations, rent assistance, and general business support.Applicant businesses had to meet certain eligibility standards set by the DCEO and mustenter into a grant agreement required by DCEO. "I am pleased that the Village of Oswego has been able to secure this funding for our smallbusinesses, and that we were able to distribute the funds so quickly to those businesses thathave been badly hurt by this pandemic," Village President Troy Parlier said. "There is a lot of need out there, and the Village is working hard to find as many available resources as possible for our small businesses." The Oswego businesses that received funding are: 2320 Oswego Inc DBA LA TAN-$ 7,500All-In Consulting and Educational Services (ACES)-$ 6,000Classic Cinemas Kendall 11-$ 5,000DeMont Guitars LLC $-5,000Innovative Behavioral Health, PC-$ 2,000Jeff Ford Woodwind Repair -$ 500North Island Catering d.b.a. Pearce's Restaurant and Grill -$ 10,000Small Engine Sales and Service LLC -$ 2,000Thunderbolt Strength and Conditioning - CrossFit Thunderbolt -$ 9,000Your Place Realty, Inc. -$ 500Pho Son $- 10,000Schoppe Design Associates -$ 9,000Phenom Gymnastics, Inc. -$ 10,000AP Best Cleaning Services Inc -$ 500Asadoras Argentinian Burgers -$ 12,500Benny's- $ 15,000CAM Mechanical, Inc. -$ 500Christopher & John J Daniels DBA Danelli's Restaurant & Catering -$ 15,000ClassEDefined LLC- $ 500Consultax Inc. -$ 500Crescent Lake Realty Inc- $ 500CrossFit Oswego -$ 10,000DOMINION MARTIAL ARTS LLC -$ 10,000FAITHWALK -$ 500Fox Bend Counseling- $ 3,300Fox River Academy of Music and Art, Inc. -$ 8,500Fox Valley Winery, INC.- $ 10,000Happenstance Goods, Inc.- $ 7,500Hari Dry Cleaning Orchard Inc. -$ 2,000Hello Gorgeous P.C. -$ 6,700LA Financial Services Inc -$ 500Liberty Tax Service -$ 500Menchies Oswego Commons- $ 10,000Monkeys Megastores Inc- $ 2,000More Than Core Wellness Studio- $ 6,500Oswego Cleaners- $ 2,000Pepe's -$ 7,500Picture Perfect Maintenance inc- $ 500Rv' Home of the Hoagy Oswego, Inc- $ 5,000Senam Amegashie/SistaTV -$ 500SMT Events and Fundraising Inc- $ 1,500Sparkle Express Oswego Car Wash -$ 10,000Team Nunchuk, LLC- $ 10,000The Marmalade Tree- $ 10,000The Taylors Touch Barber and Salon- $ 1,500Village Vac Company -$ 2,000