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Naturally Lewis Awards $60,000 in Funding to Two Lewis
County Businesses
Published: March 24, 2025 at
01:00 p.m.
By: Press Release
from Naturally Lewis
Naturally Lewis Awards $60,000 in Funding to Two Lewis
County Businesses
LEWIS COUNTY, NY – Naturally Lewis,
Inc., on behalf of the Lewis County Development Corporation (LCDC), is proud
to announce that two local businesses have been awarded a total of $60,000 in
funding:
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Rags& Rivers (Lyons Falls, NY)
was awarded $30,000 for machinery
to expand their services, increase efficiency, and support community needs more
effectively.
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New Life Construction
(Port
Leyden, NY) was awarded $30,000 for
equipment and machinery to increase capacity and efficiency.
Launch Lewis County
is made possible through a grant from the New York State Homes and Community
Renewal Community Development Block Grant Program; Launch Lewis County is a
partnership between the LCDC and Lewis County. Based
on NYS requirements, Launch Lewis County is a microenterprise grant program
for low-to-moderate income entrepreneurs or for those creating a new, full-time
position.
“As we are working
to develop an entrepreneur-led economy, programs like Launch Lewis County are
driving us forward,” says Brittany Davis, Executive Director of Naturally Lewis,
Inc. “Our partnership with Lewis County to administer the Launch Lewis County
program has allowed small businesses and entrepreneurs to start and expand products
and services, which in turn creates and retains jobs, creates unique experiences
for residents and tourists, and ultimately enhances the tax base of Lewis County.”
The full slate of
businesses that have received 2025 Launch Lewis County funding include Hartley’s
Meat Market (Port Leyden), Coffee & Clay Cafe (Port Leyden), Rags& Rivers(Lyons Falls), and New Life Construction (Port Leyden).
In
order to qualify for the Launch Lewis County Microenterprise Grant Program, businesses:
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Must have a small business idea or a desire to innovate
their existing small business
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Must be considered low-to-moderate income based on 2023
Income Tax Returns OR create a new full-time job that will be made available
to low-to-moderate income persons
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Must contribute at least 10% of total project costs
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Must complete their project by December 2025
We are currently seeking
additional applicants for the Launch Lewis County Grant Program with $145,000
in funding remaining available. For more information on the program and application
process visit naturallylewis.com/support/funding-opportunities.
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