City opens application process for COVID business assistance program - Vacaville Reporter

Vacaville businesses that whitethorn person struggled financially astatine the tallness of the COVID-19 pandemic person different avenue for support.

The metropolis has launched its COVID Small Business Assistance Grant Program, and applications are owed Dec. 2.

The goal, according to a metropolis quality release, is to “assist those concern sectors successful Vacaville who person sustained fiscal hardships caused oregon exacerbated by COVID-19 related mandates and are struggling the astir to retrieve from the pandemic.”

“The City supports our section businesses and acknowledges the value of showing this enactment successful the signifier of fiscal assistance,” City Manager Aaron Busch said successful a statement. “The City Council recognizes that businesses are the backbone of our section economy, and that fostering their occurrence today, creates a prosperous aboriginal for Vacaville tomorrow.”

At its Sept. 27 meeting, the assembly voted to allocate $1 cardinal of its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for this program. The national authorities has provided ARPA currency to assistance successful the section COVID-19 recovery. If a concern successful Vacaville has been negatively and economically harmed by the pandemic and has gross receipts of little than $1 cardinal from the erstwhile year, it is eligible to apply. Applicants whitethorn get up to $25,000, depending connected their yearly revenue.

Complete applications are owed by 5 p.m. Dec. 2 and volition lone beryllium received done physics submission. The exertion and guidelines are disposable astatine CityofVacaville.gov/SmallBusinessGrant. For much information, email Economic.Development@CityofVacaville.com.