York to begin third round of Small Business COVID-19 Grant Program

YORK, Pa. — Spherical three of the Small Enterprise COVID-19 Grant Program will launch on Monday, Oct. 24, in accordance with The Metropolis of York Division of Financial and Neighborhood Improvement (DECD). 

Grant funds of $5,000 can be awarded to eligible for-profit small companies which might be situated inside the Metropolis of York and struggling financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

“We now have seen the devastating impression the pandemic has had on our companies and our native financial system; that impression has been multiplied for our small companies,” mentioned Director of Financial and Neighborhood Improvement, Nona Watson. “We wish to grant funding to the companies who want it most presently and we’re lucky to be within the place to do this with current COVID aid funding.”

Funds used for COVID-19 aid are federally allotted via the Neighborhood Improvement Block Grant (CDBG) and should be used for eligible CDBG-related prices akin to utilities and lease or mortgage funds. 

To be eligible for the Small Enterprise COVID-19 Grant Program, a enterprise should: 

• Personal a legally shaped enterprise inside the metropolis of York with 10 or fewer workers
• Earn $1 million or much less in annual gross revenues
• Be present on all Metropolis taxes and CURRENTLY licensed as a enterprise with the Metropolis of York
• Have been open
  and working within the metropolis as of 12/1/2021 or earlier than as documented by the date of the enterprise’s metropolis working license and by revenues earned in 2021
• Be situated inside a low-income census tract
• Haven’t acquired another CARES Act help for the enterprise in 2021/2022
• Present 2019, 2020 and 2021 tax returns
• Submit extra supporting documentation as requested

Purposes can be accepted starting Oct. 24 via Nov. 30, 2022, or till all grant funds are expended. 

For extra data on eligibility and regularly requested questions, click on here.

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