COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program (CHIRP)

CHIRP is a new $145 million statewide program created by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to alleviate revenue losses and pay eligible operating expenses for certain businesses in the hospitality industry, which has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding was allocated to counties in the form of block grants based on population size. COUNTY BREAKDOWN

Basic eligibility for the grant include the following:
  • Be physically located in the county you are applying in and in operation as of February 15, 2020.
  • Have a NAICS designation within the Accommodation subsector (721) or Food Services and Drinking Places subsector (722) as its primary activity.
  • Have a documented 25% reduction in gross receipts between 2019 and 2020 due to financial impact from COVID-19.
  • Be a for-profit business and not a publicly traded entity.
  • Have a maximum tangible net worth of not more than $15 million as of February 15, 2020.
  • Have fewer than 300 full-time equivalent employees entity-wide as of February 15, 2020.

Each county is responsible for preparing their own application process, as well as outlining any additional eligibility criteria. We've rounded up the links available for each county's CHIRP information below. If your county is not listed, then we don't have their information yet.

Multi-unit operators with locations in multiple counties should apply for a CHIRP grant in the county where their home office is located.

Contact sotterson@prla.org with link submissions or corrections. 

County CHIRP Information

Adams Allegheny Armstrong
Beaver Bedford
  • CHIRP Website (administered by Johnstown Industrial Development Corporation)
  • Application
  • Applications will be accepted and reviewed in 6 rounds — OR — until funding has been fully dispersed. Round 1 applications are due March 15.
Berks Blair ​Bradford ​Bucks Butler
Cambria
  • CHIRP Website (administered by Johnstown Industrial Development Corporation)
  • Application
  • Applications will be accepted and reviewed in 6 rounds — OR — until funding has been fully dispersed. Round 1 applications are due March 15.
Cameron Carbon Centre Chester Clarion
  • CHIRP Website (administered by the Northwest Commission)
  • Application open March 10 through June 15 and reviewed on a rolling basis
Clearfield Clinton Columbia Crawford Cumberland
Dauphin Delaware
Elk ​Erie
​Fayette Forest
  • CHIRP Website (administered by the Northwest Commission)
  • Application open March 10 through June 15 and reviewed on a rolling basis
​Franklin Fulton
  • CHIRP Website (administered by Johnstown Industrial Development Corporation)
  • Application
  • Applications will be accepted and reviewed in 6 rounds — OR — until funding has been fully dispersed. Round 1 applications are due March 15.

Greene
Huntingdon
Indiana
Jefferson Juniata
Lackawanna
  • CHIRP Website (administered by MetroAction, the small business affiliate of the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce)
  • Application open March 8 through March 19
Lancaster Lawrence Lebanon Lehigh
  • CHIRP Website (administered by The Rising Tide, community loan fund)
  • Application opens on March 15
Luzerne Lycoming

McKean Mercer
  • CHIRP Website (administered by Penn-Northwest Development Corporation)
  • Application  open March 15 until June 15 or funding is exhausted, whichever occurs first
Mifflin Monroe
  • CHIRP Website (administered by Pocono Mountains Economic Development Corp.)
  • Application open March 1 through June 15, or until all funds are gone
Montour
Northumberland
Perry Philadelphia Pike Potter
Schuylkill  Snyder Somerset
  • CHIRP Website (administered by Johnstown Industrial Development Corporation)
  • Application
  • Applications will be accepted and reviewed in 6 rounds — OR — until funding has been fully dispersed. Round 1 applications are due March 15.
Sullivan Susquehanna
Tioga

Union
Venango
  • CHIRP Website (administered by the Northwest Commission)
  • Application open March 10 through June 15 and reviewed on a rolling basis

Warren
  • CHIRP Website (administered by the Northwest Commission)
  • Application open March 10 through June 15 and reviewed on a rolling basis
Washington
  • CHIRP Website (administered by the Washington County Chamber of Commerce)
  • Application opens March 15
Wayne Westmoreland Wyoming
York
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