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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SMALL <br />BUSINESS RECOVERY <br />COVID-19 GRANT APPLICATION <br />Through the federal CARES,Act;funding program, the Indian <br />River County Board of County Commissioners is providing one-time grants of up to <br />$5,000 to qualifying independently or locally-owned,.for=profit small businesses in an <br />industry affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic.(see Eligible\Li t of Businesses) <br />The grant is limited to one application per/business, including businesses with multiple <br />locations within Indian River County. Funds may be used for business-related expenses <br />incurred between 3/1/2020 through 12/31/2020. Applications will b a cepted and <br />1 � <br />processed until the funds are exhausted.. <br />The Florida Small Business Development Center_(SBDC) at Indian River State College <br />(IRSC) has agreed to process all,grpnt applications on'the County's behalf. Grant <br />payments will be dispersed through the Indian -River County Budget Office. <br />To meet grant eligibility. criteria, the business-must:� <br />• Operate a.business in` an industry affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic <br />(see Eligible..L'ist of Businesses) <br />i -� <br />• rBe locally or independently owned, and,operating in Indian River County — <br />f� including a home-basedbusiness or sole proprietor <br />•` 'Have 25 orfewerJull\time\equivalent/(FTE) employees, including the business <br />owner <br />• Been in,operation'since October 1, 2019 <br />• Expects,to\return to full operations after all local and state emergency guidelines <br />for COVID497aref rescinded <br />• Up to date on tangible personal property and/or real estate taxes <br />• No active judgements, liens, bankruptcies, etc. against the business or business <br />owner(s) <br />Ineligible businesses include: <br />• Businesses with more than 25 FTE Employees <br />• Publicly traded companies <br />• Non -Profit organizations <br />• Those not in an industry affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic <br />160 <br />