Food and Beverage Establishment Grant

Food and Beverage Establishment Grant is sponsored by Ohio Development Services Agency (administered by the Ohio Department of Development). This program provides grants to restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and other food and drinking businesses in Ohio that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant amount is determined by the business's revenue loss in 2020.

Ohio Food & Beverage Establishment Grant Archives - William Vaughan Company Ohio Small Business Grants Available Starting June 29 The Ohio Development Services Agency released eligibility information for a series of small business grants available starting Tuesday, June 29. Below you will find information regarding each of these grants including eligibility, qualifications, and fund usage.

Food & Beverage Establishment Grant This program provides grants up to $30,000 to restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and other food and drinking businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The dollar amount of each grant will be determined by the business’s loss of revenue in 2020.

Eligible businesses for this grant include food service contractors, caterers, mobile food services, bars, taverns, nightclubs, full-service restaurants, limited-service restaurants, cafeterias, coffee shops, and businesses that do not otherwise qualify for the Entertainment Venue Grant because they earn more than 50 percent of their revenue from the sale of food and/or beverages.

Eligible businesses must have experienced at least a 10 percent reduction in revenue in 2020 at one or more Ohio locations.

Grant funds can be used to reimburse eligible businesses for the following expenses relating to their Ohio business location as long as the costs do not violate state or federal law and are not otherwise specified as ineligible costs: Personal protective equipment to protect employees, customers, or clients from COVID-19. Measures taken to protect employees, customers, or clients from COVID-19.

Mortgage or rent payments for business premises (personal residences explicitly excluded). Salaries, wages, or compensation paid to contractors or employees, including an employer’s share of health insurance costs. Business supplies or equipment Grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis under the guidelines outlined, here .

This program provides grants up to $30,000 to hotels, motels, and bed and breakfast operations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The dollar amount of individual grants to qualifying businesses will be determined by the business’s decline in occupancy rate in 2020. The business must have at least one Ohio location that has been in operation since at least Dec.

1, 2019, and must have a hotel/motel license from the Ohio Department of Commerce. Businesses can be a hotel, motel, or bed and breakfast. The business must have experienced at least a 10%reduction in occupancy in 2020 as a result of COVID-19.

Grant funds can be used to reimburse eligible businesses for the following expenses not otherwise specified as ineligible costs: Personal protective equipment to protect employees, customers, or clients from COVID-19. Measures taken to protect employees, customers, or clients from COVID-19. Business supplies or equipment.

Mortgage or rent payments for business premises (personal residences explicitly excluded). Salaries, wages, or compensation paid to contractors or employees, including an employer’s share of health insurance costs Grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis under the guidelines outlined here . Grants of up to $10,000 to small businesses established between Jan.

1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2020, under this program. The business must be a for-profit entity that started operations between Jan.

1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2020, and that has at least two and no more than 25 Ohio employees paid via W2 wages as of Jan. 1, 2021.

The business must have a physical location in Ohio and experienced revenue loss or unplanned costs because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A lengthy list of ineligible businesses includes those that previously received the Small Business Relief Grant; are a nonprofit entity; are publicly traded; are operated by a governmental agency or entity; are a club; are primarily engaged in political or lobbying activities or political issue advocacy; operate as a sexually oriented business; engage in conduct regulated by the Ohio Casino Control Commission or the Ohio State Racing Commission.

A complete list can be found here . Grant funds can be used to reimburse eligible businesses for the following expenses: Personal protective equipment to protect employees, customers, or clients from COVID-19. Measures taken to protect employees, customers, or clients from COVID-19.

Mortgage or rent payments for business premises (personal residences explicitly excluded). Salaries, wages, or compensation paid to contractors or employees, including an employer’s share of health insurance costs. Business supplies or equipment.

Additional grants, including the Entertainment Venue Grant which provides up to $30,000 to theaters, music venues, spectator sports venues, museums, and other entertainment establishments affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, are available through the Ohio Development Service Agency website .

After an application is approved, businesses also will be required to provide an Ohio Supplier ID assigned by the Ohio Office of Budget and Management. If the applicant business does not currently have an Ohio Supplier ID, the business will be required to register at Supplier. Ohio.

Gov . A Supplier ID is required so that grant funds can be distributed by direct deposit. If you require assistance or have general questions about your application, our team is ready to help.

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