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Overview:
These grants are provided thanks to the Washington State Department
of Commerce. The purpose of these grants is to support businesses with
a physical location in Mason County who have been impacted by the
COVlD—19 pandemic and shut—down. These grants are administered by
the Economic Development Council of Mason County (a Mason County,
Washington based non-profit organization), All complete and eligible
applications will be reviewed and scored. The top 14 applications will
each receive a grant award of up to $10,000. The information provided
here in no way implies that any specific amount will be awarded to any
specific individual business. '
To be eligible for consideration, qualifying small businesses must:
0 Have been officially in business (licensed with the State of Washington)
since January 1, 2020.
i Be federally—legal businesses.
0 Have a physical location in Mason Counw. . '
0 Have 20 or fewer employees including the owner prior to March 17, 2020.
. ' Be able to demonstrate a loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic/shut
doWn order.
- Be sole proprietorships, partnerships, LLCs, S-Corps, and contractors.
- Non—profits (any 501 organization) are also eligible for a portion of
these funds.
If selected for an award, a successful business must be
ableto answer "yes" to the following questions:
0 The expense is connected to the COVlD-19 emergency.
0 The expense is "necessary" to continue business operations.
The expense is not filling a shortfall in government revenues (i.e. taxes,
‘ licenses, state, county, federal and/or city fees). '
o The business will self—attest that the expense is not funded by any
other funder, whether private, state or federal.
Can I apply if I own multiple businesses?
Yes. However, only one business per owner has the
potential of being selected. '
How much are these grants for?
The total grant fund is $133,675.00. Reserved funds for non-profits-
working in economic development or on economic development projects
is $20,000.00. Individual awards will be made to selected qualifying
businesses for up to a maximum of up to $10,000 per business.
Businesses will need to be able to provide a proof of expenses for the
specific amount of funding they are requestingthat falls under the
~' eligible uses for the grant. . '
What can I use a grant for?
Eligible uses include: operating expenses, rent, marketing, supplies,
utility
bills, inventory, consulting/training. ,
d Ineligible uses include: payroll and capital expenses(e.g. computer
equipment, machinery, office equipment, vehicles, and software.)
What dol need in order to apply?
if you meet all qualifying criteria, you will. need to answer all questions
on the application through‘the application portal When it opens and
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thriving businesses strong communities
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It's Back! Commerce has funded
a second round of $10 million
in grants to support small'
businesses with 20 or fewer
employees. Grant amounts will '
not exceed $10,000 total per
business and is made possible
by the Federal CARES Act.
Nonprofits are eligible for a 5
small section of this program.
submit all required documentation including:
0 A copy of your eligible expenses records
A copy of your eligible expenses payments
All financial statements must be complete, accurate, and easily
comprehensible. Any documentation that does not meet these criteria
will not be considered. Filetypes that will be accepted include updf,
.jpeg, and .png. Please submit these via email to karin@choosemason.
com.
. When can 1 apply:
The application will be online only through the portal. No applications
submitted by email will be accepted. The application portal will open
to applicants starting at 9:00 AM PST on September 15, 2020. The
application will be open for three weeks with the final deadline is 5:00
'
PM PST October 6th at which time the application portal will be closed. If
there is money still available after all eligible applications have been
reviewed and awarded, we will reopen the application portal upon
announcement to the public.
How are funding decisions made? ,
Applications will be reviewed after the deadline to ensure applications
are complete and applicant businesses are eligible. All eligible and
complete applications will be reviewed and scored by two members
of the five-member review panel with a focus distributing the funding
across the entire county. The top 14 applications will be awarded a grant.
When will funding decisions be announced?
Funding decisions will be announced as soon as possible. Due to the
anticipated volume of applications, decisions may not be announced .
until October 9, 2020. We anticipate aWarding all funding ($133,675)
to eligible applicants by October 9, 2020. You will receive confirmation
that yourapplication has been received. Due to the anticipated volume
of applications, we are asking applicants not to contact us via email
regarding the status of their application. Everyone will be notified
regarding the outcomes.
\.
How will. I receive the funding if I am awarded?
Awardees will be notified and awarded checks will beissued by
Economic Development Council of Mason County once all expenses
reports and verification have been submitted. What if 'I need help with
or
have questions about the application process? .Please send any questions
you may have to info@ch005emason.com.
Where is the application?
The online application is available'through the portal at http://Www.
choosemason.com/ andapplicants are encouraged to review the
application questions listed in the FAQs and prepare their financial
reports (balance sheets and profit and loss statements). ‘
Application submission deadline is
October 6, 2020 at 5pm PST.
Stay Healthy, Stay\Positive!
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