Palm Beach County Offers $5,000 Grants After Greenacres Plane Crash Closure

PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Businesses hurt by the Military Trail closure after this month’s plane crash near Greenacres can now get some help. Palm Beach County commissioners on Nov. 10 approved $250,000 for the Military Trail Business Interruption Grant Program, which offers eligible businesses and nonprofits a one-time grant of up to $5,000 while the money lasts.

A private aircraft went down near Greenacres on Nov. 1, partially shutting down Military Trail and cutting off access for customers and deliveries. County Administrator Joseph Abruzzo launched the program on Nov. 2 under local emergency authority. The Department of Housing and Economic Development will run it, and the grants can cover rent, payroll, utilities and essential inventory. The county will estimate each applicant’s loss from its latest filed business tax return, based on a 30-day interruption. Awards go out first-come, first-served until the funds run dry or every eligible applicant is paid.

The grant zone runs along Military Trail from Broadway Street on the south to Kelly Drive and Sussex Avenue on the north, and the county will check every address against the boundary on its official program map. Applicants must have been operating at a physical location inside that area before Nov. 1, and must certify that the closure disrupted their operations or access and that they plan to stay open or reopen.

Applications and program criteria go live Thursday, Nov. 12, on the Department of Housing and Economic Development website. Businesses will need a signed application, a W-9, their latest filed business tax return, proof of business address, photo ID for the authorized signer, and any applicable Sunbiz and business tax receipt documentation or exemptions.