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June 24, 2020
Community Announcements
Community Announcements, from page 7
City of Newburyport Announces Small
Business Relief Grant Program
NEWBURYPORT — Mayor Donna D. Holaday announced
a new Small Business Relief Grant Program to
help Newburyport businesses impacted by COVID-19.
The City is able to provide up to 15 grants of up to $2,000
to qualified small businesses affected by COVID-19. Grants
can be used to help address fixed debts, payroll, accounts
payable, lost sales, lost opportunities, and other working
capital expenses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Funds for the Small Business Relief Grant Program provided
through the State Attorney General’s Small Business
Relief Partnership Grant Program.
"Many of our local businesses had been shuttered for
over three months due to the pandemic and those who remained
open struggled through extremely difficult times”
says Mayor Holaday. “Our local businesses are an important
part of our community and we are fortunate to receive
funding from Attorney General Healey’s office to create this
relief program that provides financial support directly to
our small businesses. We hope these grants can be used to
help cover rent, payroll, and other expenses as they reopen
and get back on their feet”.
To qualify to receive grant funds, businesses must be a
for-profit entity with:
Fewer than 10 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.
Less than $250,000 in annual revenue.
Registered with, in good standing with, and operating
in the City of Newburyport (excluding chain or corporate
franchise)
To apply, a small business owner must fill out the online
application form at https://www.cityofnewburyport.
com/bizrelief which will be available starting Tuesday,
June 30 at 9 a.m. Business owners will be able to submit
their applications at that time and applications can only
be submitted online.
Grants will be awarded to the first 15 qualified businesses
with complete applications on a first come, first served
basis. Grants will be awarded to businesses the week of July
6, 2020.
The City of Newburyport is pursuing other opportunities
to grant relief funds directly to small businesses affected by
COVID-19. Last week the City submitted an application
for $400,000 of Community Block Development Grant
funding that could be granted directly to qualified small
businesses.
The Mayor, in conjunction with her Economic Recovery
Task Force, the Licensing Board and the City Council, has
also worked to streamline the permitted process for outdoor
dining to support restaurants and retailers reopening
in Phase 2 of the Governors reopening plan.
Questions can be sent by email to Finance Director Ethan
Manning at emanning@cityofnewburyport.com.
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