“Grants will provide $5,000 for each net new full-time equivalent job added, and $2,500 for each net new part-time equivalent job added, with a minimum grant award of $10,000 (or the average of two net new full-time equivalent jobs added from January-June 2022).”
The New York State Tourism Return-to-Work Grant Program was created to incentivize employment growth by providing financial assistance to businesses in the tourism industry that suffered economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Grants will be limited to:
For-profit or non-profit businesses, open to and/or servicing the public, engaged in a tourism-related field including, accommodations, arts, entertainment, scenic and sightseeing transportation, tour operators, convention and visitor groups, or other businesses that, in ESD’s sole discretion, qualify as businesses in the tourism industry
This webinar will cover:
- Grant details
- Do you qualify?
- Calculating your grant amount
- Documentation needed
- How to apply
For more information: https://esd.ny.gov/tourism-return-work-grant-program
Speaker: Lynn Karam, CEO, LEK Management Inc.
