The city of Salisbury is opening the application period for a Covid-19 Emergency Relief Grant Program for eligible businesses within the Main Street designated area.

The program, made possible through funding from the Department of Housing & Community Development’s Maryland Strong Economic Recovery Initiative, will be available to businesses in the Designated Main Street area on a grant basis in amounts up to $20,000.

“The goal with this program is to help businesses that have seen a negative impact as a result of Covid,” said city Business Development Director Laura Soper.

“Our small businesses that relied on a steady customer base were hit especially hard, and we recognize that their recovery will not be easy,” she said. “Our hope is that these funds will play a small role in helping our business community to come out of this down-time, and continue operating in the post-Covid world.”

The grant is open to businesses located in the Main Street area that can demonstrate they have been negatively impacted by the pandemic and that those funds will help their recovery.

The application period is open and will remain open until Sunday, Feb. 28, at 11:45 p.m.

All eligible applications will be reviewed by a committee and awards will be made on March 5. For more information about the microgrant program or to apply, please visit www.salisbury.md/covidmainstgrant or contact Laura Soper at LSoper@salisbury.md.