{"id":12627,"date":"2025-03-28T11:49:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/?p=12627"},"modified":"2025-03-28T11:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:49:58","slug":"maryland-department-of-housing-and-community-development-awards-over-100000-in-business-boost-microgrants-to-expand-businesses-on-the-eastern-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/2025\/03\/28\/maryland-department-of-housing-and-community-development-awards-over-100000-in-business-boost-microgrants-to-expand-businesses-on-the-eastern-shore\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Awards Over $100,000 in Business Boost Microgrants To Expand Businesses on the Eastern Shore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><i>Awards given to three businesses in Cecil and Wicomico counties<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>NEW CARROLLTON, MD <\/b>&#8211; (March 28, 2025) &#8211; Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day today announced more than $100,000 in Business Boost microgrants to several businesses across the Eastern Shore region as part of the department\u2019s continued focus to serve as a catalyst for economic development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmall businesses are the backbone of Maryland\u2019s economy and these Business Boost grants provide an opportunity for a local enterprise to grow,\u201d<b> said Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day.<\/b> \u201cSuccessful businesses lead to thriving communities and ensure that Maryland continues on a path of sustained economic prosperity. Congratulations to each of the awardees, and thank you for all you do for your communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dhcd.maryland.gov\/Business\/Pages\/Microgrant.aspx\">Business Boost awards<\/a> are offered through DHCD\u2019s Neighborhood BusinessWorks program and provides applicants with microgrants ranging from $20,000 to $50,000 to support small businesses who need capital for growth and\/or expansion opportunities. Grantees are subject to a 45-day local approval process before awards are distributed.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the most recent round of awards, the department will provide three businesses in Cecil and Wicomico counties with $113,431 in funds. Overall, $908,162 in grants to <a href=\"https:\/\/dhcd.maryland.gov\/Documents\/PressReleases\/2025-DHCD-Business-Boost-Round-2.pdf\">22 businesses<\/a> across eight counties and Baltimore City were given to recipients that showcased a well-defined plan to expand operations and positively impact Maryland\u2019s local communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Shore region awardees include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pizza Tower in Cecil County. The microgrant will allow the business to expand into a full restaurant in Perryville.<\/li>\n<li>The Night Watch Childcare in Wicomico County. Funding will support childcare services for parents looking to advance their career with online college, GED\/High School, or apprenticeship. The funds would pay for computers, staff, and coaches to support academics or career navigation.<\/li>\n<li>Pickled Goose Catering in Wicomico County will use its award to expand an event space to include an additional mobile kitchen that would extend its footprint in the downtown area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More information about Neighborhood BusinessWorks programs and how we support local businesses can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/dhcd.maryland.gov\/Business\/Pages\/NBW.aspx\">DHCD\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Awards given to three businesses in Cecil and Wicomico counties NEW CARROLLTON, MD &#8211; (March 28, 2025) &#8211; Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day today announced more than $100,000 in Business Boost microgrants to several businesses across the Eastern Shore region as part of the department\u2019s continued focus to serve as<a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/2025\/03\/28\/maryland-department-of-housing-and-community-development-awards-over-100000-in-business-boost-microgrants-to-expand-businesses-on-the-eastern-shore\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Read the Rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":239,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-neighborhood-businessworks","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12627"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12628,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12627\/revisions\/12628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}