DoorDash, in partnership with Hello Alice, has started the Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund to provide grants and resources to local restaurants across the United States and Puerto Rico affected by natural disasters.
Donor Name: DoorDash
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Small businesses are the center of local economies, yet nearly 40% of small businesses are unable to reopen following a disaster, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Disaster can occur at a moment’s notice and access to capital is crucial to helping a restaurant rebuild their business following a disaster.
Funding Information
Grant Recipients will receive a $10,000 (USD) grant to be used for any expense related to loss in revenue as a direct result of a state/tribal or federally-declared natural disaster, but that would not be covered by insurance.
Eligible Expenses
Examples of expense categories include:
- Payments of principal or interest on any mortgage obligation
- Rent payments, including rent under a lease agreement
- Utilities
- Maintenance, including new outdoor seating construction
- Supplies and materials
- Food and beverage inventory
- Covered supplier costs
- Business operational expenses
- Any other expense essential to maintain operations.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet all of the below criteria to be eligible for this opportunity. Please note: A partnership with DoorDash or Caviar is not required or considered.
- Be a restaurant located and registered in one of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
- Be a restaurant, gastropub or bakery with a brick & mortar location that has experienced a loss in revenue as a direct result of a natural disaster, severe weather event, or major infrastructure failure which occurred within the last 12 months declared a disaster by state, tribal, or federal government.
- Operate a brick-and-mortar location.
- Own a maximum of three locations, and employ fewer than 50 employees per location.
- Have been open for at least six months.
- Have revenues of $3M or less per location in the last 12 months.
For more information, visit DoorDash.
