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Visit funder's website →The Maryland Small Business COVID-19 Emergency Relief Grant Fund was a Maryland Department of Commerce program providing up to $10,000 to small businesses and nonprofits impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Grants covered up to three months of cash operating expenses for applicants with 50 or fewer employees and annual revenues under $5 million.
Businesses must have been established before March 9, 2020, been in good standing, and had W-2 employees on payroll. The application closed on December 31, 2020, and this program is no longer accepting applications. It was a one-time emergency relief program designed to help Maryland's small business community survive economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 public health crisis.
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covid-19-grant | Maryland OneStop last revised 01/05/21 at 5:39 pm Maryland Small Business COVID-19 Emergency Relief Grant Fund Please fill out the form below to apply for the Maryland Small Business COVID-19 Emergency Grant Relief Fund offered by the Maryland Department of Commerce.
Small Businesses and nonprofits with fewer than 50 employees and annual revenues less than $5 million are eligible for grants to cover three months of cash operating expenses up to $10,000. Dec 31, 2020 at 12:00 pm EST This application is closed. Please contact the administrator if you have questions.
Review the steps - read carefully Grants up to $10,000 not to exceed 3 months of cash operating expenses for Maryland businesses and nonprofits impacted by the COVID-19 with 50 or fewer employees. Must be established prior to March 9, 2020. Business must be in good standing.
Applicants must have employees on their payroll for whom they have had payroll taxes withheld (i.e. W-2 employees). Annual Revenues of the business or nonprofit not to exceed $5 million as evidenced by Financial Statement or other financial documentation. Business or nonprofit is expected to seek longer term funding through its bank, SBA, or other source.
Eligible uses include: working capital to support payroll expenses, rent, mortgage payments, utility expenses, or other similar expenses that occur in the ordinary course of operations. The business or nonprofit must demonstrate financial stress or disrupted operations, which may include but are not limited to: Notices from tenants closing operations and not paying rent caused by loss of income.
Notice of inability to make loan payments due to reduced sales, suspended operations. Increased cost related to COVID-19 prevention measures. Notice of disrupted supply network leading to shortage of critical inventory or materials.
Other circumstances subject to review on a case by case basis. Good to know - Find helpful information Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information for Businesses Latest COVD-19 News from Governor Hogan Maryland COVID-19 Case Map and Dashboard and Information Maryland Unites - Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic Maryland Department of Commerce commerce. maryland.
gov/fund/maryland-small-business-covid-19-emergency-relief-grant-fund Commerce COVID-19 Assistance Address: 401 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 Check "Claim Records" page later. A record can be a license, permit, certification, or registration, etc.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Small businesses in Maryland affected by COVID-19. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to four (4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) that will provide entrepreneurial development services to Native American communities, focusing on supplying services to socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing SBA resources. Eligible applicants must be Tribal Colleges and Universities as defined in the Higher Education Act HEA 316 (U.S.C. 1059c). Funding Opportunity Number: SB-GC7J-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.007. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,ED. Award Amount: Up to $250K per award.
The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to two (2) private, non-profit organizations that will provide entrepreneurial development services to women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing WBCs for the District of Columbia (DC) and the State of Oregon. There will be one award for each location. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax exempt status from the U.S. Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service and must provide services to the District of Columbia (DC) and State of Oregon. Funding Opportunity Number: SB-OEDWB-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.043. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,CD,RD. Award Amount: $75K – $150K per award.