Downtown Morehead City, Inc is pleased to offer a Small Business Support Grant, funded by the Duke Energy Foundation’s Hometown Revitalization Grant Program.
Donor Name: Downtown Morehead City
State: North Carolina
Town: Morehead
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/05/2022
Size of the Grant: $500 to $2,500
Details:
Downtown Morehead City, Inc. was awarded $25,000 by the Duke Energy Foundation to distribute to qualifying small businesses in their downtown community.
To support these community needs, the Duke Energy Foundation announced that $500,000 would be awarded across North Carolina to help local businesses – from restaurants to retailers – grow and strengthen throughout this changing environment through their Hometown Revitalization Grant Program. Funding awarded to Downtown Morehead City, Inc. totals $25,000.
Funding Information
Grants may range from $500 to $2,500 per individual business.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
- Be a for-profit company.
- Have a storefront property between 4th and 18th Streets in downtown Morehead City (nonprofits that operate a storefront small business, like a resale store, may apply).
- Employ less than 50 employees (in total, if more than one location).
- Have been in business for at least one year prior to the date of this application.
- Have been affected by economic factors in the past four years.
- Appropriate small business expenditures may include:
- Enhanced service or commerce opportunities, such as modifying physical space, technology to improve online sales or expanding capacity for delivering goods and services
- Furniture for expanded outdoor capacity, such as materials for construction of takeout windows, accessibility compliance for additional outdoor seating, additional fixtures required for compliance with public health issues.
- Storefront beautification projects enhancing the appearance of the business and downtown region. For example, new exterior paint, awnings, signage, or planters.
- Tools or programs to support the business’s workforce needs. For example, working with a recruiter, paying to list job opportunities or tuition for a training program.
- The small business support awards may be used to reimburse small businesses for expenses already incurred, original receipts must be provided with the application.
For more information, visit Small Business Support Grant.
