LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Naturally Lewis, Inc. says it has awarded close to $104,000 to Lewis County companies through two different funds. The organization in late November announced the recipients of grants from the Building Business Fund and the Small Things, Big Impacts Fund. Building Business Fund is designed to provide matching funds to businesses looking […]
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Naturally Lewis, Inc. says it has awarded close to $104,000 to Lewis County companies through two different funds.
The organization in late November announced the recipients of grants from the Building Business Fund and the Small Things, Big Impacts Fund.
Building Business Fund is designed to provide matching funds to businesses looking to scale-up their business operations through various “tools,” and the Small Things, Big Impacts Fund seeks to provide matching funds to businesses and organizations looking to increase their visibility.
A total of $103,600 has been awarded to eight businesses in Lewis County; the awarded projects are estimated to have an impact of over $334,000 for the local economy.
Naturally Lewis, Inc administers the services of the Lewis County Development Corporation.
Besides the recipients announced below, Naturally Lewis also noted that applications for the Small Things, Big Impacts Fund are open through this Thursday with $5,000 in funding remaining for 2024.
Funding recipients
The Building Business Fund aims to help businesses that are looking to expand or diversify and “demonstrate an overall benefit” to the community with matching grants greater than $10,000.
The recipients include S&S Spray Foam Insulation of Lowville which was awarded $45,000; along with $30,000 for Snow Ridge Resort of Turin and $25,000 for Greene Acres Processing, LLC of Boonville.
The Small Things, Big Impacts Fund provides matching grants between $500 and $1,000. The recipients included Squishy’s BBQ & Catering of Lowville which was awarded $1,000; along with $450 for Harrisville Food Pantry; $250 for Steeple & Hearth Marketing Collective of Lowville; $1,000 for North Country Property Maintenance of Lowville; and $900 for Old Croghan Engine House in Croghan.
