- November 22, 2024
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Flagler County is providing $10 million of the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act federal stimulus monies to assist qualified small businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Any application from a business that was forced to shut down due to a Governors Executive Order, will be processed first,” said Tourism Director Amy Lukasik. “Funds will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis until the funds are depleted. Funds will not be duplicated in situations where applicants have received money for specific expenses through PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) or EIDL (Economic Injury Disaster Loan).”
Lukasik will be part of WNZF’s radio program “Free for All Friday” – live at 9 a.m. July 17.
The program will allow small businesses access to grant money to help cover business expenses, including employee wages, mortgage, rent, vendor invoices, utility bills, payroll and other costs to offset the financial impact due to business interruption or closures as a result of COVID-19. After an initial review, an applicant may be asked to provide additional documentation to demonstrate a loss of revenue.
The main priority and goal of the small business grant program for distributing funds is to:
“We quickly recognized that if we complicated the processes too much, it will only make it that much harder to draw the funds down and would further delay stimulating our economy,” Lukasik said
Small business – including home-based businesses – and 501(c)(3) applicants must attest they:
Qualified small businesses that they were negatively impacted by COVID-19 are eligible for funding at the following levels:
The grant is targeted specifically to help local small businesses with its principal location in Flagler County, established before March 1, 2020. All applicants will be required to affirm and upload relevant business documents to be considered for the program.
“We are asking businesses to use the time between now and Monday to gather their paperwork so that the process goes smoothly once we start,” Lukasik said.
Required Documentation
Sole Proprietorship (without employees must provide the following 2019 forms or 2018 if 2019 taxes have not yet been filed):
All Others:
Access to the online application will go live at 10 a.m. July 20 and will be prominent on the www.flaglercounty.org homepage.
