Local Firms Receive $133,177 in RDC Micro Grant Awards

On November 26, 2025 the Regional Development Corporation awarded 48 businesses a total of $133,177.72 through its RDC Micro Grant Fund, money generously provided by Triad National Security, LLC. The average award was approximately $2,774.54 per recipient. The grants are designed to give small businesses a modest capital boost and access to expertise to diversify revenue, sustain operations, leverage other investments and establish systems that support growth and job creation.

Los Alamos County had 11 awardees that span a wide range of local services and retail. Recipients include 52 Sounds, a music and engineering company that does rapid prototyping, audio engineering and 3D design, Los Alamos Chimney and Dryer Vent Cleaning, Anthonyography videography for realtors and entrepreneurs, Beehaus Design and Ecomarketing, Boomerang Consignment and Gaia Gifts retail combined shop, Glisten day spa, Samizdat Bookstore and Teahouse, LANET internet service provider offering high speed fiber and Airfiber connections, Los Alamos Lock and Key, and New Clear Solutions landscaping services.

The composition of awardees highlights several local economic themes. Support for LANET signals targeted investment in broadband infrastructure that can amplify remote work, telehealth and online commerce for the county. Funding for retail and cultural enterprises such as the bookstore and consignment shop supports foot traffic and tourism spillover, while grants to creative and professional service providers can raise productivity through upgraded equipment and marketing. Small awards of this size rarely transform a business on their own, but they can act as catalysts that help firms qualify for larger financing, adopt new technology or scale modestly.

The RDC expressed gratitude to Triad National Security, LLC for funding and support. For Los Alamos policymakers and economic development planners the program underscores the value of public private collaboration in sustaining a diverse local economy. Tracking how grantees leverage these awards into additional investment and jobs will be important for assessing long term impact and for guiding future small business support strategies.