City of New York

COVID-19 Loans and Grants

The City of New York's Department of Small Business Services (SBS) issued small business loans and grants for emergency COVID-19 financial assistance. Each record details the recipient, the type of assistance (loan or grant), the dollar amount in actual dollars, and the date of issuance.

Example records
Namelegal entityZIP CodeaddressPublication DatetemporalAwarding AgencyroleService TypeclassificationRecipient DescriptionindustryFunding SourceclassificationLoan/Grant NumberregistrationLoan/Grant AmountfinancialFunded DatetemporalMaturity DatetemporalPurposeclassification
Outernationalist1001320201022Department of Small Business ServicesSmall Business LoanMen's Clothing StoresCRF12000772846607/30/202007/01/2025Emergency Financing
Lindsey Kate LLC dBa by Niche1003820201022Department of Small Business ServicesSmall Business LoanPublic Relations AgenciesCRF120008101000007/31/202007/01/2025Emergency Financing
Dasanti Construction1002720201022Department of Small Business ServicesSmall Business LoanResidential RemodelersCRF120007593000006/17/202006/01/2025Emergency Financing
Use cases

KYB Screening for Government Benefit History

A fintech lender onboarding a small business applicant checks whether the business previously received government emergency financing, using the loan amount and service type to gauge prior debt obligations and assess creditworthiness before extending a new credit line.

NameService TypeLoan/Grant AmountFunded DateMaturity Date

Fraud Pattern Detection Across Disbursements

A fraud investigator at a financial intelligence firm cross-references business names and ZIP codes against known shell company registries to identify whether any recipients appear to be fictitious entities or duplicate claimants that collected funds under slightly varied names.

NameZIP CodeLoan/Grant NumberLoan/Grant AmountFunded Date

Industry-Level Market Sizing for Small Business Lenders

A sales analyst at a small business lending platform segments COVID-era relief recipients by industry category and ZIP code to identify which sectors and neighborhoods had the highest concentration of financially distressed businesses, prioritizing outreach to those verticals for new loan products.

Recipient DescriptionZIP CodeLoan/Grant AmountService Type