The City of Kingston is accepting applications for its ARPA Business Hardship Grant Program.
Donor Name: City of Kingston
State: New York
City: Kingston
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/16/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The City of Kingston has allocated $30,000 of its federal American Rescue Plan Act award to fund a local Business Hardship Grant Program. The grant award amount is $7,500 per successful applicant. To be eligible, applicants must demonstrate their businesses were adversely impacted by ARPA-funded infrastructure construction conducted by or at the direction of the City of Kingston in 2024.
Uses of funds
Grant funds may be used for: payroll and cost of benefits; rent; mortgage; utilities; payments for installed equipment (e.g., oven, refrigerator); other equipment (e.g., computer, software); product inventory; signage; technical assistance, counseling or other services to assist with business planning needs.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for an award, a business must:
- Demonstrate that a drop in business revenue coincided with adjacent infrastructure construction by:
- submitting monthly income documentation for the period in which you sustained revenue loss from construction
- submitting monthly income documentation for the period, prior to construction that you are using to demonstrate revenue loss
- submitting corresponding bank statements with each monthly income statement
- Not submit reimbursement requests that were satisfied in previous ARPA grants
- Not have any principals, including all managing members and/or officers, who have been convicted of financial crimes within the past three years
- Not be suspended or debarred from the use of federal funds.
For more information, visit City of Kingston.
