Assistance to be provided to small businesses and nonprofits that experienced negative economic impacts will include the following:

• Loans or grants to mitigate financial hardship, such as by supporting payroll and benefits, costs to retain employees, and mortgage, rent, utility, and other operating costs
• Technical assistance, counseling, or other services to support business planning

Applicants will be required to identify, describe, and document the harm experienced by their business or nonprofit operation as well as the requested response to the harm experienced.  Funding provided in an amount of up to $10,000 per business or nonprofit organization.

Small Business and Nonprofit Assistance Fund Application (Click Here for Application)

Please contact the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency at 315-379-9806 or info@slcida.com for additional information.

Tourism Business/Partner Marketing Opportunities:
Lodging, restaurant, retail, recreation, and attractions will be eligible to apply for both cooperative and independent marketing opportunities to leverage their marketing reach and provide professional branding and marketing assets for ongoing promotion of their business, community, or organization.

• $150,000 is available for Tourism, Travel and Hospitality partners. Once approved, marketing receipts for print, radio, digital placements, trade show booth fees, website development, email marketing, professional photography, videography, and branding are eligible.

Tourism Business/Partner Marketing Promotion Program Application (Click Here for Application)

Please contact the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce at 315-386-4000 or info@slcchamber.org for additional information.

CDL-A
This program provides financial assistance to help offset the costs associated with licensing for the New York State Commercial Class A driving license. This training program will be offered through the Career Ready Education and Success Training (“CREST”) Center at SUNY Canton to individuals. The anticipated length of the program is 8-10-weeks, consisting of 10 hours of classroom sessions and 40 hours of behind-the-wheel training scheduled by the student and instructor. Completion of the program offers employment opportunities in a wide variety of careers, such as road construction/highway maintenance, agriculture, logging and timber industries, residential and commercial construction, municipalities, and entrepreneurial opportunities for individuals to start their own businesses. Funding will be available and awarded as long as funds are available.

Heavy Equipment Operator Training
This 16-week program will be offered through St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES to employed individuals as well as job seekers and will emphasize safe and proper operation of heavy equipment. Through simulation as well as on and off-site projects, students will learn and hone entry-level operation skills on backhoes, bulldozers, forklifts, mini excavators, skid steers and graders from a variety of manufacturers and will be exposed to dump truck operation. Instruction will include specialized attachments as well as laser level technology. Equipment maintenance includes pre-shift checks, equipment mechanics and welding. Completion of the program offers employment opportunities in a wide variety of careers, such as road construction/highway maintenance, agriculture, logging and timber industries, residential and commercial construction, municipalities, and entrepreneurial opportunities for individuals to start their own businesses.

Please contact the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency at 315-379-9806 or info@slcida.com for additional information on these training programs.