In 2023, the Westchester County Office of Economic Development’s Business FIRST Grant Program offered qualifying municipalities the opportunity to apply for a pilot Downtown Improvement Grant (DIG) program. The five communities chosen as inaugural DIG grantees are: Bedford, Dobbs Ferry, Mount Kisco, Pelham and Port Chester. Each of the selected communities will receive comprehensive market analysis, a custom-designed strategic economic growth plan, and six-months of hands-on technical support and assistance, and up to $250,000 support for implementation efforts.
The Business FIRST Grant Program is not accepting applications at this time.