On the longest day of the year, the Morris County Board of County Commissioners delivered a small business grant in the shortest time yet during a one-hour tour of Denville. 

Morris County Commissioner Stephen Shaw presented a Morris County Small Business Grant Program check this morning to Jane Di Maria of Jane’s Hair Salon on Route 46 West in Denville. Her business had to close for three months in 2020, and struggled to regain clientele in the years that followed.

“Thank you. It’s great to be surviving it all. This helps,” Di Maria said, after receiving a check for more than $6,000.

Salons, spas and other personal care, grooming and exercise businesses faced heavy losses even after the state-ordered lockdowns were lifted in 2020, as social-distancing requirements forced many to reduce the number of customers permitted inside their operations.

Small Businesses Are Still Qualifying for No-Cost Morris County Grants

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The Morris County Board of County Commissioners created and launched the grant program on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, with $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds and announcing Morris County Loves Small Business.

Small businesses and nonprofits alike are invited to apply. Most successful applicants have received the full $15,000 permitted in the grant program.

Photo: Commissioner Shaw presents grant to Jane Di Maria of Jane’s Hair Salon of Denville.