The DuPage County Board of Commissioners today approved a resolution authorizing $2.5 million in additional funding for a new phase of the DuPage County Small Business Relief Program designating $15,000 grants for county restaurants and food service establishments.
Under this new phase, restaurants and food service establishments in DuPage with less than $4M in annual gross revenue and meet the criteria and qualifications outlined below will be eligible to apply for COVID-19 relief funds up to $15,000 to cover business and operational expenses.
Applications will be accepted and reviewed by Choose DuPage, the County’s Economic Development arm, on a first-come, first- served basis at the following website portal: https://www.choosedupage.com/reinvest-dupage/.
Following are the criteria and qualifications for applicants, subject to County Board changes:
CRITERIA
Restaurants with less than $4 million in annual gross revenue may apply for a grant up to $15K.
If you have previously received Reinvest DuPage funding, you are not eligible.
If you were previously ineligible for this program because you received other funds intended for this purpose (i.e. federal Paycheck Protection Program, United States Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loan), you may be eligible* now.
* Note: if such funds caused your income to exceed pre-COVID income, you may not be eligible.
DO YOU QUALIFY? ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:
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- Are you a restaurant or food service establishment located in DuPage County, Illinois?
- Does 50 percent or more of your revenue come from the sale of food or liquor?
- Were you in business as of February 15, 2020?
- Has your business been affected by COVID-19, making this grant request necessary to support your ongoing operations?
- Is your gross revenue less than $4 million?
If you answered YES to all the above, you may be eligible to receive a grant from this program.