We know many businesses are waiting to hear about grants, so please read on for more information on each of our current schemes.
We currently have two business support grants available for businesses that have been impacted by the winter 2021 Omicron COVID-19 variant.
- Additional Restrictions Grant Omicron (ARGO)
- Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant (OHLG)
Applications for either grant must be submitted by 18 March 2022 - we cannot accept any applications submitted after this date.
All payments for these schemes will be made by 31 March 2022.
These deadlines are compulsory, set by Government as a condition of the funding received. Local authorities do not have any discretion in this matter.
If you are contacted for further information about your grant application, please make sure to provide it as soon as possible. You risk missing out on payment if you do not.
You can also read about our business support grant schemes and how to apply for them using the following links to our website.
Click here if your business is in West Devon
Click here if your business is in South Hams
The ARGO is a brand new support grant for businesses specifically impacted by the Omicron COVID-19 variant in late 2021.
Your business may qualify for this grant if:
- It had to close as a result of the Omicron variant
- It experienced supply chain issues as a result of the Omicron variant
- It suffered cancellations as a result of the Omicron variant
- It was impacted by Omicron but is not eligible for the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant
For more information about eligibility, and to apply online:
Click here if your business is in West Devon
Click here if your business is in South Hams
Reminder invitations, including instructions on how to apply, were sent to a number of businesses on 21 January 2022. Please check email spam filters if you think you may be eligible and have not yet been invited to apply.
If you have already applied but not yet been contacted about the outcome, please add our case management email address info.h1@forms.swdevon.gov.uk to your safe senders email list, to make sure you receive any information we send about your case.
If we request further information, it is important you provide this as soon as possible so our team can assess your application promptly.
If you are still waiting to hear from us, please do not reapply. Duplicates cause delays to processing and payments.
Our payments system will send you a confirmation email as soon as your payment is processed. The payment will appear in your bank account within five working days from the processing date, though it is usually much faster.
Pending fraud checks, we aim to have payments on this scheme finalised and sent to successful organisations by 5pm on 31 January 2022.
If your project is successful we will send two emails. The first is an approval email to say the project was successful.
The second is an automated email from our payments system to say funds have been processed and released to your bank account. The money will be available in the account within five working days, but will usually be much sooner.
Our small team is unable to provide detailed feedback on projects that have not been approved.
We know some projects will be disappointed, but we received an extremely high volume of applications for the limited funds available.
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