The City of Decatur is now accepting applications for the Decatur Small Business Rapid Relief Funds. The City has been awarded $1.2 Million from the DCEO CURE-ES program to provide to small businesses and hospitality industry.
Sponsoring Agency: City of Decatur
Type of Fund: Grant
Deadline Available: Available
Deadline Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/28/2021
Size of the Fund: Not Available
The City of Decatur is now accepting applications for the Decatur Small Business Rapid Relief Funds. The City has been awarded $1.2 Million from the DCEO CURE-ES program to provide to small businesses and hospitality industry.
Hotels/motels, along with bars and restaurants, as well as other small businesses are encouraged to apply immediately online for this grant opportunity to help alleviate the financial constraint that COVID-19 has had on their businesses. This grant money is being made available to reimburse Decatur businesses for expenses incurred between March 1 and December 30, 2020, related outdoor dining expenses, PPE purchases, as well as mortgage/rent and utility relief.
Ineligible Businesses:
• Businesses that owe the City any fees, fines, and taxes
• Child care facilities who received CCRG are excluded from this funding
• Independent contractors or freelance workers that do not operate a sole proprietorship
• Any business that listed on the SAM.gov
• A private club or business that limits membership for reasons other than capacity
• A business primarily engages in speculative activities that develop profits from fluctuations in price rather than through normal course of trade
• A business primarily engages in speculative activities that develop profits from leading activities, unless the business is a non-bank or non-bank holding company certified as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)
• A business that derives in pyramid sales, where a participant's primary incentive is based on the sales made an ever-increasing number of participants
• A business engaged in activities that are prohibited by federal law or applicable law in the jurisdiction where the business is located or conducted (Included in these activities is the production servicing, or distribution of otherwise legal products that are to be used about an illegal activity, such as selling drug paraphernalia or operating a motel that knowingly permits illegal prostitution)
• A business principally whether in a religious or secular setting
• A government-owned business entity (except for businesses owned or controlled by a Native American tribe)
• A business that manufactures or sells at wholesale, tobacco products, liquor or that manufactures or sells firearms at wholesale or retail
• A night club or strip club
• An employment agency
• A pawn shop
• A liquor store
• A storage facility or trailer-storage yard or junk yard
• An establishment like any enumerated above
• A business in which a majority owner has a financial or familial connection to a director, principal shareholder or leadership member of the Department or Department's partner under the program
• Businesses which have a conflict of interest (COI) or appearance of a conflict of interest. COI may be a family member is on the city council, staff person, or a member of the grant review committee.
More information at: https://www.decaturil.gov/public-information/city-of-decatur-covid-19-business-impact/
Eligible Countries:
United States
