small businesses impacted by COVID-19 in the form of a non-repayable grant.“It is crucial that we continue to support businesses that face difficulties, especially when they are impacted by elevated and/or restrictive, but necessary, Public Health measures in either orange or red alert levels,” Higgs said in a statement.This announcement comes after Higgs confirmed that the entire province will step back into the orange COVID-19 recovery phase Tuesday at midnight due to the latest spike of COVID-19 cases.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Through Opportunities New Brunswick, the province said these grants of up to $5,000 will be available for small businesses that have been subject to orange or red.