A new Pennsylvania grant program known as CHIRP, which offers grants to hospitality businesses hurt by COVID-19 shutdowns, opens for applicants.

On Tuesday, March 2 Gov. Wolf announced plans for the disbursement of $145 million in restaurant relief via the Hospitality Industry Recovery Program.

Businesses are permitted to use grants from the program, which range from $5,000 to $50,000, to alleviate revenue losses and pay eligible operating expenses. “The CHIRP program is doing exactly ...

These 174 Berks food and hospitality businesses got CHIRP grants Grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 were awarded to restaurants, hotels and other hospitality businesses.

Reading restaurants Mi Casa Su Casa and The Peanut Bar were among the most recent recipients of some of the state funding as part of the CHIRP program.

Northampton County Executive Lamont McClure and Lehigh County Executive Phillips Armstrong promote the regional CHIRP program. The two counties pooled their $7.5 million to better help the Lehigh ...

In Allegheny County, over $15 million in CHIRP funds from the state were distributed to 642 businesses, preserving 8,620 jobs.