Deadline Approaching for Small Business Grant Opportunity

Small businesses have until June 24 at 11:59 p.m. to submit an application for Macomb County’s Small Business Sustainability Grant. The grants are part of the Macomb County CARES for Small Business Program, a $70 million initiative made possible through the county’s $152 million allocation of federal CARES Act funding. Each Small Business Sustainability Grant will be worth $5,000.

“This type of funding may not cover all of the losses our businesses have incurred, but it will have a definite impact,” said Vicky Rad, director of Macomb County Planning and Economic Development. “Our grant can help them pay employees, cover rent and utilities and purchase supplies and materials that are essential for operating. Our goal is to aid in recovery in any way we can.”

Small businesses can apply for funds if they meet the following criteria:

• Must have a physical location in Macomb County (office/building/store front).
• Employee size is 1- 49 employees.
• Must be a for-profit organization.
• Business must have a valid Employer Identification Number (EIN).
• Business must have been in business for at least 12 months.
• Business must showcase a verifiable need for working capital to support payroll expenses, rent, mortgage payments, utility expenses and/or other similar expenses that occur in the ordinary course of business.
• Business must be able to verify they have been negatively impacted or experienced a loss in revenue or business due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

An application must also include:

• A signed W9 from within the last 12 months.
• A recent utility bill (within the last 6 months) that lists the business address. This can be a rent or mortgage payment, water, gas, electric, or phone bill. The address must match the location you are submitting for a grant.
• A signed and dated affidavit.

Click here to learn more about the program and to apply today.

Executive Mark Hackel and Planning and Economic Development director Vicky Rad provide information about the Macomb County CARES for Small Businesses program. Click here to watch.

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